Finance
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AT&T to sell toll-free service for wireless dataJan 12, 2014 6:38 am - LAS VEGAS — AT&T Inc., the country’s second-largest wireless carrier, announced this week that it’s setting up a “1-800” service for wireless data. Websites that pay for...
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Study: Gender pay gap would lessen with flexible scheduleJan 12, 2014 5:29 am - Bloomberg News Pay differentials between the sexes could be erased if more companies offered a flexible work schedule to their employees, according to results of a study...
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4 questions to ask before next health overhaul deadlineJan 12, 2014 5:22 am - More than 2 million Americans met the health care overhaul’s deadline last month to sign up for insurance coverage that started Jan. 1. But the enrollment window hasn’t ...
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Daily-play fantasy sports luring Wall Street tradersJan 12, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Drew Dinkmeyer spent seven years as a senior investment analyst in Tampa, Fla., before deciding to pursue fantasy sports professionally. Dinkmeyer, who's 31 a...
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GOP Entrepreneur: Boost wages to $12-an-hourJan 12, 2014 3:54 am - LOS ANGELES — Democrats across the nation are eager to make increasing the minimum wage a defining campaign issue in 2014, but in California a proposal to boost the pay ...
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Hops farming grows slowly despite brewers’ demandJan 11, 2014 7:50 pm - MILWAUKEE — Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states ...
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VA under fire for proposed disability filing ruleJan 11, 2014 2:51 pm - WASHINGTON — For veterans seeking disability compensation, the application process is supposed to be so easy that a handwritten note on a napkin will initiate a claim or...
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Stocks open lower on Wall Street ahead of Fed newsJan 08, 2014 9:04 am - Stocks are mostly lower in early trading as investors hold back ahead of the release of the latest news from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average fell ...
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JPMorgan settles Madoff fraud claims for $1.7BJan 07, 2014 9:17 am - NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co., already beset by other costly legal woes, has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges that the bank ignored obvious warnin...
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Mowery & Schoenfeld merge with Wolowicki and AssociatesJan 07, 2014 8:54 am - Lincolnshire-based Mowery & Schoenfeld announced Tuesday it has merged with the certified public accounting firm Wolowicki and Associates and the combined CPA firm will ...