Finance
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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 ...
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FHA to draw $1.7 billion to cover lossesSep 27, 2013 1:16 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal housing agency said Friday it needs a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover projected losses in its reverse mortgage programs which allo...
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Archer Daniels move worries Decatur residentsSep 24, 2013 3:45 pm - DECATUR — To Decatur, the loss of Archer Daniels Midland’s global headquarters is about more than a couple hundred jobs: The small central Illinois city will be losing t...
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Smithfield shareholders vote in favor of Chinese company takeoverSep 24, 2013 3:24 pm - Smithfield Foods Inc. shareholders voted to approve Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.’s $4.7 billion deal, the largest Chinese acquisition of a U.S. company. The $34...