All Stories from February 22, 2013 (Change date)
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US home sales rise to 2nd-highest pace in 3 yearsFeb 22, 2013 5:53 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to the second-highest level in three years, a sign that the housing market is sustaining its recover...
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US consumer prices flat in January for 2nd monthFeb 22, 2013 5:52 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices were flat in January from December for the second month in a row, the latest sign inflation is in check. That could give the Federal Re...
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Safeway 4Q net income jumpsFeb 22, 2013 5:51 am - PLEASANTON, Calif. — Bring on the deal hunters. Grocery store operator Safeway said Thursday its customer loyalty program helped its fourth-quarter net income jump 13 p...
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Google adds new touch to line of Chrome laptopsFeb 22, 2013 5:51 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google is adding a new and more expensive touch to its line of Chrome laptops in an attempt to outshine personal computers running on software made by ri...
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Entry level buyers are often tripped up by student debtFeb 22, 2013 5:50 am - WASHINGTON — Though the housing market is rebounding in many local markets, there is one important segment that is not: First-time buyers are missing in action and repre...
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Oil snaps 2 days of steep losses, gains modestFeb 22, 2013 5:49 am - The price of oil broke two days of steep losses Friday and scrambled back to close to $93 a barrel after official predictions that economic growth in Europe would pick u...
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U.S. consumer prices flat in January for 2nd monthFeb 22, 2013 5:48 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices were flat last month, the latest sign inflation is in check. That could give the Federal Reserve leeway to continue its efforts to stim...
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Gov’t downsizes amid GOP demands for more cutsFeb 22, 2013 5:43 am - Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, they’ve already go...
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Carpentersville to put board meetings onlineFeb 22, 2013 5:41 am - Times have changed in Carpentersville, to the point officials are eager to stream the village board meetings online. Civility rules the meetings these days and it’s one ...
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Young Wolf Park on the run to gloryFeb 22, 2013 5:35 am - As a teenage runner living in his native Mexico, Julio Mercado had grand visions. He dreamed of the world stage, of running on the fast track to glory, culminating with ...