Finance
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Target seen losing customer loyaltyDec 24, 2013 4:25 pm - At the height of the holiday shopping season, Target Corp. finds itself grappling to maintain customers’ loyalty in the wake of a breach that exposed data from 40 millio...
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First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of Jan. 26Dec 24, 2013 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing...
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Bitcoin more speculative investment than currency, study findsDec 24, 2013 5:30 am - Bloomberg News LONDON — Bitcoin behaves more like a speculative investment than a currency, according to a new economic study. Inspired by the virtual currency’s fivefol...
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Financial adviser's $100 bills come with nice catchDec 22, 2013 7:00 am - Every Thanksgiving since 1984, independent financial adviser Terry Hannon of Wheaton has mailed her clients a holiday letter that thanks them for their business and expl...
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Seven ways to keep moving costs lowDec 22, 2013 6:04 am - It’s the time of year when many people are thinking about making big changes, and few can cause more stress than moving. Job-related relocations typically begin picking ...
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At 61 she lives in basement while her 87-year-old dad travels the worldDec 22, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Eighty-seven-year-old Lew Manchester has just returned from a three-week trip touring Buddhist temples in Laos and cruising the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. His 6...
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Wealthy avoid taxes by moving assets to no-tax statesDec 22, 2013 5:23 am - WASHINGTON — Wealthy Americans looking to avoid state income taxes are moving billions of dollars in assets to trusts in no-tax states such as Delaware, Nevada and Alask...
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Castro to island’s capitalists: Slow downDec 21, 2013 6:54 pm - HAVANA — President Raul Castro issued a stern warning to entrepreneurs pushing the boundaries of Cuba’s economic reform, telling parliament on Saturday that “those press...
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Online shopping popular, but won’t save seasonDec 21, 2013 4:00 pm - ATLANTA — More Americans are deciding to shop online this holiday season instead of heading to crowded stores. But that alone won’t save what is turning out to be a ho-...
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Machinists to vote again on Boeing 777X offerDec 21, 2013 3:54 pm - SEATTLE — National leaders of the Machinists union are scheduling a vote on a proposed contract between Boeing and Puget Sound machinists, despite objections from local ...