Business Stories from July 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Ginnie Mae funds: 5 things investors need to knowJul 29, 2012 8:21 am - BOSTON — Investors continue to place an unusually high premium on safety. How else to explain the record low yields they’re willing to accept for lending to Uncle Sam? T...
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Soda taste test: How the new diets stack upJul 30, 2012 6:50 am - NEW YORK — Ask five strangers to taste five new diet sodas and you might get one opinion: Try again. As soda consumption has declined over the past several years amid wo...
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Charities help pets when foreclosure victims can’tJul 31, 2012 6:18 am - LOS ANGELES — Carla Waller believes in promises. She was married for 37 years, held one job for 35 and never adopted a pet she didn’t keep for life. Until now. Waller an...
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Feds urge colleges to adopt new student aid formJul 30, 2012 6:50 am - U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging colleges and universities to adopt an easy-to-understand financial aid form to help students determine where to study, how...
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Small Business Majority breaks away from pack, supports ObamacareJul 29, 2012 6:45 am - NEW YORK — When John Arensmeyer owned a high-tech company, he didn’t think the organizations that lobbied on behalf of small business really represented him — or many ot...
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Drug-makers take hit as patents lapse with few replacementsJul 30, 2012 6:50 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Fewer new prescription drugs will get approved in the U.S. this year than the 30 approved in 2011, a ratings agency forecasts, adding to the many stresse...
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Nevada's high unemployment makes election a toss-upJul 30, 2012 6:50 am - LAS VEGAS — They're called “the cooler crowd,” and Las Vegas is greeting them with ambivalence: A stream of post-recession tourists ready for fun but watching their wall...
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Why top universities are putting classes online for freeJul 30, 2012 6:50 am - It just got easier to get a free education. The startup Coursera, which was launched by two Stanford professors last year, is partnering with 12 major research universit...
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Why aren’t American movies set in America anymore?Jul 30, 2012 1:00 pm - So Spiderman is a Brit and Batman is Welsh. Woody Allen sends postcards home from Paris, Barcelona, London, Rome. After collecting hosannahs on the international festiva...
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How TV shows trick you into watching adsJul 30, 2012 10:52 am - Alyssa Rosenberg had an interesting post on her ThinkProgress blog this week about a report that shows fewer DVR viewers are fast-forwarding through ad breaks. According...