Finance
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Stocks fall as government shutdown drags onOct 07, 2013 11:37 am - NEW YORK — Investors sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its lowest close in a month Monday as few signs emerged of a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown and ra...
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Trade-in options abound for smartphonesOct 05, 2013 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Feeling stuck with your old smartphone? Do you covet new releases like the iPhone 5S that boast niftier features like fingerprint sensors? There’s good news. ...
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U.S. housing rebound likely to handle spike in ratesOct 04, 2013 3:46 pm - LOS ANGELES — When mortgage rates began climbing in May from rock-bottom lows, Kevin Williams worried he might miss out on an opportunity. So he listed his home in Orang...
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Stocks rise on hope that DC will end its bickeringOct 04, 2013 3:00 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street thinks Washington's gridlock could be easing. Stocks posted modest gains Friday, driven by budding optimism among traders that Washington's bicker...
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Stocks fall on third day of government shutdownOct 03, 2013 9:48 am - NEW YORK — Investors sold stocks across the board Thursday as a U.S. government shutdown dragged into a third day and the U.S. inched toward a deadline on raising the na...
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Dollar weakens as U.S. shutdown continuesOct 01, 2013 10:00 am - The dollar traded at almost the lowest since February as a partial shutdown of the U.S. government boosted speculation the Federal Reserve will persevere with asset purc...
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Secretive Vatican bank takes step to transparencyOct 01, 2013 8:40 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican took another step in its efforts to be more financially transparent by publishing a first-ever annual report for the Vatican bank on Tuesday. ...
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Stocks fall on government shutdown worriesSep 27, 2013 4:42 pm - The budget fight may be happening in Washington, but it’s investors on Wall Street who keep getting smacked. Stocks fell Friday for the sixth day out of the last seven, ...
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Shutdown impact: Tourists, homebuyers hit quicklySep 27, 2013 4:38 pm - WASHINGTON — If the government “shuts down” next Tuesday, your mail will still come. Doctors will see Medicare patients. NASA will keep talking to the astronauts circlin...
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Empire State Building owner, Potbelly going publicSep 27, 2013 3:13 pm - NEW YORK — Starting next week, you could own a piece of the Empire State Building. Or, if iconic New York skyscrapers aren’t your thing, you could bite into Potbelly, a ...