Business Stories from February 19, 2012 (Change date)
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What to do when all the jobs are goneFeb 19, 2012 6:00 am - Q: Living where even the menial jobs have dried up, and last work reference asked to stop being used as a reference. What options are left? A: As I see it, you h...
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When World Cup meets stocks, soccer winsFeb 19, 2012 5:22 am - BRUSSELS — The furious activity in the trading pits of the world’s great stock exchanges often gives the feeling that every second is gold dust in the relentless rush to...
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Counterfeit drugs becoming big business worldwideFeb 19, 2012 5:22 am - WASHINGTON — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-...
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3 stock picks from top small-cap fund managersFeb 19, 2012 5:12 am - What are small-cap mutual fund managers investing in, now that stocks of smaller companies are outperforming those of larger ones? The Associated Press recently asked tw...
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Nice weather keeps snow plows idleFeb 19, 2012 5:12 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — The plow operators in Syracuse, N.Y., the snowiest U.S. city, have spent much of this winter busy with the work of warmer months: cleaning the streets. “O...
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Toronto building bubble may strain mortgagesFeb 19, 2012 5:12 am - A sliver of land wedged between Toronto’s elevated expressway and an off-ramp that pumps traffic into downtown may become the epicenter for a Canadian housing bubble. In...
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Obama’s budget: Winners and losersFeb 19, 2012 5:12 am - The White House’s 2013 budget request is the first that has to follow the terms of last year’s debt-ceiling deal. That means it’s the first year that domestic discretion...
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How-tos of offshore accounts: First, get a millionFeb 19, 2012 5:11 am - WASHINGTON — Movie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers o...
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Experts predict drop in food-stamp spendingFeb 19, 2012 5:11 am - Spending on food-stamp benefits would fall 0.6 percent to $69.9 billion in the year starting 2013 as employment improves, according to projections contained in the budge...
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Chains, couture mix during Fashion WeekFeb 19, 2012 5:05 am - NEW YORK — Oscar de la Renta, say hello to Kohl’s and QVC. Carolina Herrera, wave to Bebe and Levi’s and J. Crew if you’ve got a second during New York Fashion Week. Lik...