Finance
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Oil boom and housing bust alter U.S. spending trendsAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - North Dakotans, enriched by an oil boom, stepped up their spending at triple the national pace in the three years that followed the Great Recession. In Neva...
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How to fit a wind farm into your portfolioAug 02, 2014 7:43 am - NEW YORK - You can now fit a wind or solar farm into your portfolio, even if your portfolio isn't exactly vast. Energy companies are wrapping renewable energy projects ...
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Yellen 'dashboard' signals: Job market not at full healthAug 02, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — With employers ramping up hiring and the unemployment rate sinking in the past year, pressure is rising on Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve: Is the time near ...
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Study: 35 percent in U.S. facing debt collectorsJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - More than 35 percent of Americans have debts and unpaid bills that have been reported to collection agencies, according to a study released Tuesday by the U...
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Obama tax changes reduced income gapJul 27, 2014 7:39 am - Today, the average after-tax income of a member of the top 1 percent of earners is $1.12 million. The average after-tax income of someone in the bottom 20 percent is $13...
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States with higher minimum wages gain more jobsJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Maybe a higher minimum wage isn't so bad for job growth after all. The 13 U.S. states that raised their minimum wages at the beginning of this year are add...
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IRS says hard drive that lost emails destroyedJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The IRS said Friday that Lois Lerner's computer hard drive was destroyed three years ago, ending any chance of retrieving her lost emails. In court papers, ...
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Ex-chief of huge pension guilty of taking bribesJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The former head of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the nation's largest public pension fund, pleaded guilty Friday to bribery and fra...
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Budget gap shrinks to narrowest since 2008Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. budget deficit so far this fiscal year was the smallest since 2008 as a stronger economy bolstered tax payments by consumers and businesses, a government report...
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First Midwest acquires Great Lakes BankJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - ITASCA - First Midwest Bancorp, the parent company of First Midwest Bank, said it would acquire Great Lakes Financial Resources, the holding company for Great Lakes Bank...