Finance
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Analysis: Obama’s Asia policy set back by DemocratFeb 01, 2014 1:03 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s Asia policy took a hit this week, and it came from a member of his own party. The top Democratic senator, Harry Reid, announced tha...
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FDA reviews safety of testosterone therapyJan 31, 2014 6:01 pm - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it is reviewing the safety of popular testosterone drugs for men in light of recent studies suggesting they can...
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Pipeline report said to find little climate impactJan 31, 2014 12:39 pm - WASHINGTON — A State Department report has concluded that the Keystone XL pipeline will not significantly worsen climate change, according to congressional aides briefed...
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MasterCard 4Q profit climbs 3 percentJan 31, 2014 7:21 am - PURCHASE, N.Y. — MasterCard’s fourth-quarter earnings climbed 3 percent as higher revenue countered a jump in expenses, but results missed expectations. The Purchase, N....
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On finance: Why Palm Beach beats out GreenwichJan 26, 2014 5:17 am - Some of what Bloomberg’s Jonathan Weil has been reading lately: Palm Beach, Florida, is a nice place to live and save money. Not to be confused with West Palm Beach. As ...
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It takes more to diversify than investing abroadJan 26, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Why buy foreign stocks? One of the main reasons commonly offered is that foreign stocks make a portfolio more balanced. That's because of a concept called di...
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Michaels Stores investigating possible data breachJan 25, 2014 7:39 pm - IRVING, Texas — Michaels Stores says it is investigating a possible company data security breach that may have affected its customers’ payment card information. The Irvi...
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Lagarde warns of risks to global recoveryJan 25, 2014 12:37 pm - DAVOS, Switzerland — The International Monetary Fund’s managing director warned Saturday of the risks posed to global economic recovery from the reduction of the U.S. Fe...
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Johansson addresses criticism over SodaStream dealJan 25, 2014 12:29 pm - LOS ANGELES — Scarlett Johansson is responding to criticism over her new ad campaign for an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank. The 29-year-old actress said ...
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Obama changing economic tune, but central theme to remainJan 24, 2014 3:36 pm - WASHINGTON — Income inequality is out, “ladders of opportunity” is in. Eager to dispel claims that President Barack Obama is engaging in “class warfare” as he heads into...