Finance
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Despite late start, officials say record corn crop likelyMay 10, 2013 5:12 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — The wet start to the corn planting season is expected to reduce the amount each acre produces this year, but farmers are planting so much of the crop ...
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Yen in focus as G-7 discusses recoveryMay 10, 2013 3:41 pm - AYLESBURY, England — Financial leaders from the world’s top seven developed economies are gathering in the U.K. to discuss how to shore up the global recovery just as th...
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Post office lost $1.9 billion in second quarterMay 10, 2013 1:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said Friday it lost $1.9 billion over the last three months and warned that losses would continue to mount without help from Congres...
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Feds: Hackers stole $45 million in ATM card breachMay 09, 2013 5:00 pm - NEW YORK — A gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then fanning out around the g...
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Home builders need workers to keep up with demandMay 09, 2013 5:00 pm - The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help. And he would — if he ...
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Record profit signals healthier Fannie MaeMay 09, 2013 4:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae said something Thursday that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: It earned a record $58.7 billion profit in the January-March quarter. ...
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Hedge fund manager Falcone to settle fraud caseMay 09, 2013 1:16 pm - WASHINGTON — Billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone and his firm have agreed to pay $18 million to settle civil fraud charges that he used fund money to pay his t...
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How much risk to take? Assessing fund volatilityMay 05, 2013 6:55 am - BOSTON — The stock market is in a groove. The Standard & Poor’s 500 has climbed six months in a row and finished April at another record high. So far this year the index...
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5 ways to cut that doggone pet food tabMay 05, 2013 6:23 am - NEW YORK — Pet food isn’t cheap. Americans are expected to spend $21.3 billion on pet food this year, up 3 percent from $20.6 billion in 2012, according to the American...
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Texas plant that blew up carried only $1 million policyMay 04, 2013 5:14 pm - McALLEN, Texas — The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage ...