Finance
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Stocks end little changed; investors wary of Greek debtFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed effectively flat in quiet trading Wednesday as investors waited to see what the outcome would be of an emergency meeting between Greece and...
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Fact Checker: Does raising minimum wage help workers 'make ends meet?'Feb 08, 2015 6:42 am - "Of course, nothing helps families make ends meet like higher wages. . . . And to everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If y...
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How to choose the right hearing aid for your specific needsFeb 08, 2015 6:32 am - Tired of making people repeat themselves? Is cranking up the volume on the TV no longer enough help? That's a signal it's time to get your hearing checked and consider ...
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TurboTax stops processing state tax returns on fraud reportsFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK - TurboTax, the country's most popular do-it-yourself tax preparation software, said Friday that it has temporarily stopped processing state tax returns because...
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More Americans finally seeing a pay raiseFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As the U.S. economy has steadily recovered from the Great Recession, the critical missing piece has been a painful lack of pay raises for many Americans. T...
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S&P paying $1.38B to settle charges over crisis-era ratingsFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Standard & Poor's is paying about $1.38 billion to settle government allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments tha...
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Decoding the jargon of mutual funds: a look from A to EFeb 01, 2015 6:32 am - NEW YORK - Few industries slip into jargon as much as the investing world. As quickly as you can give your shoe size, mutual fund managers can rattle off their "active s...
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Germany to Greece: Don't try blackmailJan 30, 2015 12:01 am - ATHENS, Greece - Greece and its European bailout creditors were in open dispute Friday, with Germany bluntly rejecting suggestions the heavily-indebted country should be...
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Record 41.1 million visit Las VegasJan 30, 2015 12:01 am - LAS VEGAS - A record 41.1 million visitors descended on Las Vegas last year. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority confirmed Friday what it had already been an...
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Record iPhone sales drive blowout quarterJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Apple had another blowout quarter thanks to its new plus-sized iPhones, which helped the company smash sales records for the holiday season. Apple said T...