Finance
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Most states opt out of health exchangesDec 14, 2012 5:37 pm - WASHINGTON — More than half of the state exchanges to be created under the 2010 U.S. health-care overhaul are expected to be run by the federal government, offering insu...
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Facebook falls as lockup expiresDec 14, 2012 5:32 pm - Facebook Inc. fell the most in almost three months after a lockup expiration boosted the number of tradeable shares and a recent run-up in the stock price gave investors...
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EPA to tighten standards for soot pollutionDec 14, 2012 2:48 pm - WASHINGTON — In its first major regulation since the election, the Obama administration will impose a new air quality standard that reduces by 20 percent the maximum amo...
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Holiday shoppers may see big discounts soonDec 14, 2012 12:40 pm - NEW YORK — If shoppers don’t show up in stores soon, more 70 percent off sale signs will. After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanks...
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Tribune, exiting bankruptcy, said to seek sale of newspapersDec 11, 2012 4:00 pm - Tribune Co., the bankrupt owner of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and six other daily newspapers, is interviewing bankers about selling its papers, according to ...
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Antarctica team set to drill two miles under iceDec 11, 2012 3:59 pm - LONDON — British scientists plan to start drilling in Antarctica Wednesday in their quest to discover whether life exists in a lake that’s been isolated for hundreds of ...
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Rock removal on Mississippi to start soonDec 11, 2012 3:51 pm - ST. LOUIS — Work to explode barge-impeding rock pinnacles in the middle Mississippi River could begin as early as next week, about a month-and-a-half earlier than first ...
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Stocks gain on budget talk optimismDec 11, 2012 3:19 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market showed signs of life Tuesday following hopeful signs of progress in budget talks being held in Washington. The Standard & Poor’s 500 had its ...
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How California leads U.S. in pay giveawayDec 11, 2012 2:17 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nine years ago, California Democrat Gray Davis became the first governor in 82 years to be recalled by voters. The state’s 20 million taxpayers stil...
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Trade deficit grows to $42.2 billionDec 11, 2012 2:13 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit increased in October because exports fell by a larger margin than imports, a sign that slower global growth could weigh on the U.S. e...