Finance
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New York braces for sugary drink rulesMar 09, 2013 5:38 pm - NEW YORK — At barbecue joints, coffee counters and bottle-service nightclubs, a coming clampdown on big, sugary soft drinks is beginning to take shape on tables and menu...
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Businesses in military towns brace for budget hitMar 09, 2013 1:27 pm - FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Like many who make their living in the commercial strip outside the gates of Fort Bragg, Mike Thomas is confident the $85 billion in automatic milit...
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Summer concert sold out? How to save a few bucksMar 09, 2013 6:23 am - NEW YORK — It’s not even spring yet, but tickets for big summer concerts are going fast. Pop stars Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have already sold out most of their summer t...
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Stocks gain for sixth dayMar 08, 2013 3:13 pm - NEW YORK — A burst of hiring in February pushed stocks higher on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 67.58 points, or 0.5 percent, to 14,397.07. The ind...
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Obama to discuss energy at ArgonneMar 08, 2013 2:53 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will talk about energy and climate change during a visit next Friday to Argonne National Laboratory, near Chicag...
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Mattel said to plan $500 million bond offering to refinance debtMar 04, 2013 8:46 am - Mattel Inc. plans to raise $500 million with bonds as the world’s biggest toymaker prepares to refinance outstanding obligations. The company intends to sell equal $250 ...
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Recalls this week: motor scooters, battery packsMar 03, 2013 6:05 am - Motorized scooters that can unexpectedly accelerate and battery packs that can overheat are among this week’s recalled products. Other recalls include coffee makers that...
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Startup hopes investors will latch onto trendsMar 03, 2013 5:59 am - BOSTON — Think you can tell the difference between a fad and a trend with staying power? Look around, and you might come up with some decent investing ideas. If you’ve n...
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Gun company will move if Colorado approves gun controlMar 02, 2013 5:45 pm - ERIE, Colo. — Unnoticed amid dozens of tract homes in the Denver suburbs, a nondescript industrial building is suddenly in the middle of the gun control debate in Colora...
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Rig owner cites BP’s low flow estimatesMar 02, 2013 2:58 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 says BP hampered efforts to stop the resulting gusher of oil by misleading government ...