All Stories from January 31, 2013 (Change date)
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Pension charge pushes UPS 4Q results into the redJan 31, 2013 8:08 am - UPS is reporting a fourth-quarter loss of $1.75 billion because of a $3 billion accounting charge for pension liabilities. Without the pension item, UPS said Thursday th...
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Global growth boosts MasterCard 4Q net incomeJan 31, 2013 8:07 am - MasterCard’s net income rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter as its overseas business continued to expand, the company said Thursday. The results benefited by compar...
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U.S. mortgage rates rise with 30-year highest in four monthsJan 31, 2013 8:05 am - U.S. mortgage rates rose for a second week, increasing borrowing costs as tight supplies of listings drive up home prices. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage ...
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Consumer spending in U.S. rose in December as incomes surgedJan 31, 2013 8:04 am - Consumer spending in the U.S. climbed in December as incomes grew by the most in eight years, a sign the biggest part of the economy was contributing to the expansion as...
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Palatine Park District renaming athletic fields after former leaderJan 31, 2013 8:00 am - Palatine Park District officials generally try to avoid naming facilities after people, preferring instead to highlight native plants and animals. But some people, they ...
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Fire engulfs Wisconsin egg plant; no one hurtJan 31, 2013 8:00 am - BURLINGTON, Wis. — Smoke and flames poured Thursday from a southeastern Wisconsin food processing plant, where dozens of firefighters battled a blaze all night in frigid...
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Mike North video: A-Rod and Ray Lewis - two of a kind?Jan 31, 2013 8:00 am - A-Rod is being exposed again. Is he a serial cheater? ESPN has hired Ray Lewis who is also in the midst of a substance controversy. Is this a good choice in light of the...
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Pa. girl back to class after toy bubble gun suspensionJan 31, 2013 7:52 am - MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. — A 5-year-old kindergartner is headed back to class in central Pennsylvania after being suspended for comments she made to another girl about a pink t...
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Menendez says he reimbursed donor for 2 jauntsJan 31, 2013 7:52 am - WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Menendez’s office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 on Jan. 4 of this year for the full cost of two of three trips ...
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2 dead after storms rake South, take aim at EastJan 31, 2013 7:52 am - ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — Kandi Cash trudged in rain through the splintered debris of her grandparents’ home, hoping to salvage photos and other keepsakes after violent storms ...