Finance
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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 ...
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ADM agrees to pay $36.5 million to settle bribe caseDec 20, 2013 1:09 pm - Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. agreed to pay $36.5 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve allegations it bribed officials in Ukraine to win tax re...
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Gauge of economy’s health up 0.8 percentDec 19, 2013 9:47 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of the U.S. economy’s health posted a solid gain in November, suggesting momentum was building at the end of the year. The Conference Board said T...
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Hollande: EU banking union cure against bailoutsDec 19, 2013 9:47 am - BRUSSELS — French President Francois Hollande says the creation of a new institution to handle troubled banks will spare taxpayers from having to pay for further bank ba...
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Improving US economy leads Fed to ease stimulusDec 18, 2013 5:56 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has sent its strongest signal of confidence in the U.S. economy since the Great Recession struck six years ago: It’s decided the economy...