Finance
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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...
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Oppenheimer to pay $20 million in settlements with regulatorsJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Oppenheimer & Co. is paying $20 million in civil settlements with U.S. regulators who accused the investment firm of improper sales of penny stocks and inad...
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U.S. works to ease Caribbean dependence on Venezuelan oilJan 24, 2015 12:01 am - MIAMI - A decade-long addiction to oil subsidized by Venezuela may be coming to an end for several Caribbean nations, with a nudge from the United States. Fears that fal...