Finance
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Life after a minimum wage hike means a better version of povertyFeb 22, 2015 6:43 am - PINE BLUFF, Ark. - One Friday last month, Shanna Tippen left the house where she sometimes gets by with candles and flashlights, got into her beat-up 2003 Chrysler Sebri...
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What to do if your tax refund is stolenFeb 22, 2015 6:31 am - Tax fraud happens every year, but it seems that this year even more people are sitting down to prepare their taxes only to find out that someone has already filed in the...
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HealthCare.gov sends wrong tax info to nearly a millionFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a new setback for the health care law and the people it's supposed to help, the government said Friday it made a tax-reporting erro...
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Warren gains upper hand in Dodd-Frank debateFeb 15, 2015 6:42 am - WASHINGTON - The financial industry is finding that winning in Washington comes at a cost. Wall Street lobbied aggressively and succeeded late last year in persuading ...
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FBI probes fraudulent state tax returns made with TurboTaxFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating cases of fraudulent tax returns filed using TurboTax software. The probe comes after a number of states, including Minnesota, Utah,...
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White House to intervene in West Coast ports strikeFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - With the West Coast dock strike reaching a critical point, the White House announced on Saturday that Labor Secretary Thomas Perez would start talks with...
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House bill locks in charity tax breaksFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - The House of Representatives voted to revive three U.S. tax breaks that encourage charitable giving in a bipartisan challenge to President Barack Obama's threat to veto ...
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IRS apologizes for seizing bank accountsFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Pressured by Congress, the IRS said Wednesday it is changing its policies and apologizing for seizing banks accounts from otherwise law-abiding business own...
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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...