Finance
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Retailers’ Thanksgiving sales cut Black Friday crowdsNov 24, 2012 12:20 pm - Thanksgiving Day openings and midnight deals at retailers from Target Corp. to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. drew U.S. shoppers out earlier than ever, thinning crowds on Black Fr...
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European indecision on Greece weighs on marketsNov 21, 2012 6:11 am - LONDON — The continued inability of Europe to agree on Greece’s next batch of bailout cash weighed on markets Wednesday, a day when much of Wall Street will be packing u...
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Expert sees a gathering storm for top fund managerNov 21, 2012 6:09 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — The arrest of a former hedge fund portfolio manager in what prosecutors are calling one of the most lucrative insider trading schemes ever in...
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5 tips to steer clear of debt in holiday shoppingNov 18, 2012 6:13 am - Black Friday deals are starting early this year, and that means more pressure to spend spend spend. As the holiday shopping season expands and retailers make impulse buy...
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Small banks feel squeezed in home loansNov 17, 2012 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Community banks say they may be pushed out of the residential mortgage market, leaving it in the hands of a few lending giants, because of an effort by glob...
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Crave a Twinkie? The price is going up fastNov 17, 2012 3:01 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Twinkies are being sold on the Internet like exquisite delicacies. Hours after Twinkie-maker Hostess announced its plans to close its doors forever, peop...
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Who will buy Hostess brands?Nov 17, 2012 2:10 pm - Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt baker of Twinkies and Wonder bread, may attract bids for its brands from rival Flowers Foods Inc. and private equity firm C. Dean Metro...
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Two missing, 4 burned in Gulf platform fireNov 16, 2012 8:36 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard was searching Friday for two workers missing after a fire erupted on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, sending an ominous black plume ...
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Tribune gets key FCC clearances in Chapter 11 caseNov 16, 2012 5:25 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission has given the Tribune Co. key clearances as it prepares to leave bankruptcy protection and transfer t...
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Senators urge action on Mississippi waterwayNov 16, 2012 4:28 pm - ST. LOUIS — Fifteen senators from eight Mississippi River states are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to take steps to keep barges moving on the Mississippi. Sens. Roy...