Finance
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Germans warm to crowdfunding as luxury resort attracts investorsSep 06, 2014 7:42 am - BERLIN - Millionaire Jan Henric Buettner wanted to expand a luxury resort on the Baltic coast he'd built with some of the money he'd made over 20 years as a technology e...
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One of five IRS probes ends in a drawSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - After investigating the IRS for more than a year, two key senators - a Democrat and a Republican - disagree on whether the tax agency treated conservative g...
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ECB surprises with rate cuts, new stimulus planSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - The European Central Bank has cut its interest rates and announced a new stimulus program that involves buying financial assets, a bid to salvage a ...
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Mimicking the airlines, hotels get fee-happyAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Forget bad weather, traffic jams and kids asking, “Are we there yet?” The real headache for many travelers is a quickly-growing list of hotel surcharges, even...
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Buffett's Burger King financing includes warrant for 1.75% stakeAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s $3 billion of financing for Burger King Worldwide Inc.'s planned takeover of Tim Hortons Inc. gives billionaire Warren Buffett the option to bu...
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Chief in $800 million fraud gets 20-year sentenceAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - MIAMI - The man who masterminded an $800 million insurance scam that fleeced tens of thousands of investors in one of Florida's all-time largest fraud schemes was senten...
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5 tips to know if a home equity line of credit is right for youAug 24, 2014 7:34 am - Rising home values and low interest rates are a powerful combination for homeowners looking for more financial breathing room. The trend, fueled by the two-year housing ...
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Deals only a click away for back-to-school seasonAug 23, 2014 7:41 am - NEW YORK - It's mid-August, and parents are scrambling to outfit their kids with backpacks, gadgets and jeans as the clock winds down toward the first day of school. But...
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Yellen: Job market makes Fed hesitant on rate hikeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the Great Recession complicated the Fed's ability to assess the U.S. job market and made it harder to de...
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Stocks little changed on Ukraine, Yellen speechAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Stocks were little changed Friday after a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen left investors unsure on how the nation's most important financial voic...