Finance
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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 ...
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Why the economy is taking so long to recoverMay 04, 2013 4:49 pm - WASHINGTON — The American economy and job market are moving in the right direction, just not very quickly. The news Friday that U.S. employers added a solid 165,000 jobs...
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What’s happening at the capitalists’ WoodstockMay 04, 2013 2:46 pm - Dubbed “Woodstock for Capitalists,” Saturday’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders revolves around Warren Buffett, the company’s founder and a billionaire ...
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Buffett leads an annual meeting like no otherMay 04, 2013 2:39 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Before facing questions from a crowd of more than 30,000, billionaire Warren Buffett started Saturday being mobbed by fans at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual m...
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Disney’s Bangladesh exit pressures those who stayMay 03, 2013 7:17 pm - Walt Disney Co.’s decision to pull out of Bangladesh is fueling debate over whether other manufacturers should leave the country or stay put to improve workplace conditi...