Finance
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Facebook shares soar 30 percent on big 2QJul 26, 2013 6:32 am - Facebook shares soared 30 percent Thursday after the social media giant pushed aggressively into mobile advertising and reported much-improved second-quarter revenue and...
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Senators decry corporate deals to delay generic drugsJul 24, 2013 5:37 am - WASHINGTON — Two senators want to do away with the agreements that pharmaceutical companies make with one another to keep lower-priced generic copies of brand-name drugs...
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Versace’s former Miami Beach home up for auctionJul 24, 2013 4:38 am - MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Snake-haired, golden Medusa heads still glint from the gates, the swimming pool and flower pots at 1116 Ocean Drive, vestiges of the glamour fashion ...
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Discover Financial's profit jumps 13 percentJul 23, 2013 7:00 pm - An increase in loans and interest income helped boost Discover Financial Services' net income by 13 percent in the second quarter, trumping Wall Street expectations. The...
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Al-Jazeera America plans live programming 24/7Jul 23, 2013 5:50 pm - NEW YORK — Al-Jazeera America’s incoming president said Tuesday that people interested in news will get live programming whenever they tune in, even in the middle of the...
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Crew rescued from Gulf rig after blowoutJul 23, 2013 5:49 pm - NEW ORLEANS — Wild well experts are expected to arrive soon at the site of a natural gas well blowing out of control in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast. Hercule...
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Smart Spending: How to ferret out senior discountsJul 21, 2013 6:57 am - NEW YORK — There’s a big silver lining to getting older: a bevy of discounts for you to enjoy, from free samples to discounts on car rentals. For many of these incentiv...
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What to expect from your bond mutual fundJul 21, 2013 6:50 am - NEW YORK — Investing in bond mutual funds is easy. At least, that’s the way it was for decades. Investors could count on steady interest payments. Their funds also bene...
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Atlantic City redevelopment keeps poor on the moveJul 20, 2013 2:01 pm - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — As Sandra Taliaferro prepares to move out of her apartment to make way for redevelopment efforts near Atlantic City’s newest casino, she recalls th...
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Residents worry if bankruptcy will really help DetroitJul 19, 2013 6:25 pm - DETROIT — In Detroit, it can take police nearly an hour to respond to a 911 call. Despite razing close to 10,000 vacant houses, three times as many still stand with wind...