All Stories from June 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Uruguay plan: sell marijuana to registered buyersJun 21, 2012 6:20 am - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s government apparently plans to take a step beyond legalizing marijuana: It wants to sell it. Local news media cited unnamed ruling-party ...
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Jury convicts Ind. financier in $200M fraud schemeJun 21, 2012 6:18 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis businessman accused of looting an Ohio-based finance company after buying it and bilking about 5,000 mostly elderly investors out of more ...
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Fed message: Economy unlikely to improve this yearJun 21, 2012 6:17 am - WASHINGTON — The economy we’ve got today is more or less the economy we’ve got for the rest of the year. That’s the message from the Federal Reserve, which has sharply r...
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Limited Fed action disappoints global marketsJun 21, 2012 6:15 am - LONDON — Global markets fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve balked at providing major new stimulus to the U.S. economy, while key surveys showed manufacturing activi...
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Giant coupon company to come out of mergerJun 21, 2012 6:14 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coupon-clippers, take note. The company that owns and distributes Valpak coupons to millions of homes around the U.S. is acquiring one of the bigg...
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Oil hovers around 8-month lows near $80 in EuropeJun 21, 2012 6:14 am - Oil prices hovered around 8-month lows near $80 a barrel Thursday after the U.S. central bank balked at implementing vigorous stimulus measures to boost waning economic ...
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ECB official backs using rescue fund to buy bondsJun 21, 2012 6:13 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — A top European Central Bank official has backed using a eurozone bailout fund to buy government bonds on the open market to ease market stresses fro...
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Honest Abe turns vampire killer in viciously visual thrillerJun 21, 2012 6:00 am - This has got to be the dumbest movie I've seen in the last 10 years. But I sat in the audience slack-jawed and pop-eyed at this viciously visual, relentlessly amazing ac...
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'Seeking a Friend' lost in dull characters, rushed romanceJun 21, 2012 6:00 am - In the apocalyptic romance "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," the earth will be destroyed in less than 21 days and who are we worried about the most? A cute l...
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American Airlines pilots reject contract offerJun 21, 2012 6:00 am - DALLAS — The pilots' union at American Airlines has rejected the company's latest contract offer. The move could clear the way for a judge to decide whether American can...