Finance
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Burger chain owner aims for sizzle with Maxim buyFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - Seeking some sizzle, the owner of the Steak 'n Shake burger chain is buying men's magazine Maxim. Alpha Media Group Inc. put Maxim up for sale a year ago. The publicatio...
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Citigroup lowers 2013 profit on Mexico fraudFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - Citigroup reduced its 2013 earnings by $235 million on Friday, saying it was a victim of fraud committed by a Mexican oil services company to secure hundreds of millions...
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US bank earnings rise 17 pct as loan losses fallFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. banks' earnings rose 17 percent in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, as losses on loans fell to a seven-year low and banks set aside le...
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Online retailers let you try before you buyFeb 23, 2014 5:37 am - NEW YORK - The fitting room is coming home. Online retailers that sell jeans, eyeglasses and shoes are shipping their products to customers for free to try on at home be...
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Choppy market hasn't halted flows into stock fundsFeb 23, 2014 5:07 am - NEW YORK - Hearts raced faster as stock markets around the world stumbled in January, but that didn't stop investors from plugging more money into mutual funds. For a s...
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Governors: Buzz about legalized pot just smokeFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - All the buzz at the National Governors Association meeting over legalizing pot, some say, is just smoke. Nearly three months after Colorado began selling r...
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BC-US--Detroit Bankruptcy-5 Effects,368<\n>A look at the effects of Detroit's bankruptcy planFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, filed a plan Friday for restructuring the city's $18 billion debt as it begins to emerge from the largest municipa...
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Tax break helps New York lure 'The Tonight Show'Feb 22, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - "The Tonight Show" made its return to New York City with a splashy opening sequence showcasing Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler Building, Lincoln Center a...
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Detroit files plan to fix debtFeb 20, 2014 10:00 pm - DETROIT - Detroit's emergency financial manager filed a plan Friday that would bring the city out of bankruptcy, providing for the first time a detailed look at what the...
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Utah mom buys all of store's 'indecent' T-shirtsFeb 18, 2014 7:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — A mother upset about "indecent" T-shirts on display at a Utah mall found a quick if not especially convenient way to remove them: She bought every last ...