Finance
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Investors can rein in college savings plan feesApr 28, 2012 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Rising college costs have become an election campaign issue. President Obama spoke at three campuses this week, vowing to keep student loans affordable. He's a...
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Travelers face patchwork of free vs. paid Wi-FiApr 28, 2012 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Getting online while traveling has never been easier. Getting online for free is still hit-or-miss. Travelers run into a patchwork of free vs. paid access ...
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Mutual fund fees declined in 2011, studies findApr 28, 2012 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Mutual fund fees fell slightly last year, driven in part by demand for low-cost funds. That's good news for investors, because fees cut into fund investment per...
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China and Russia sign contracts worth $15 billionApr 28, 2012 1:53 pm - MOSCOW — Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has announced the signing of contracts between China and Russia worth a total of $15 billion. Speaking at a trade and investment...
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FCC: TV stations must post rates for campaign adsApr 27, 2012 4:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to require broadcast TV stations to post online the advertising rates they charge political candidates an...
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Dow regains ground it lost in AprilApr 27, 2012 4:21 pm - NEW YORK — It took a while, but the Dow Jones industrial average finally gained back all its losses for the month. On a day of conflicting signals, as investors weighed ...
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A weaker first quarter doesn’t mean a weak yearApr 27, 2012 3:29 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the first three months of this year. Governments spent less, and businesses cut back on investment. But consumers spent...
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Spain crisis deepens with jobless rise, downgradeApr 27, 2012 3:26 pm - MADRID — The hole in Spain’s economy is getting deeper. The government reported Friday that unemployment rose to 24.4 percent in the first quarter — compared with 22.9 p...
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Boeing wins $6 billion 777 order from China EasternApr 27, 2012 3:25 pm - Boeing Co. reached an agreement to sell 20 long-range 777 jets, the planemaker’s most-profitable model, to China Eastern Airlines Corp. in a deal with a list value of ab...
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Sealy debt shows private equity shortcomingsApr 27, 2012 12:10 am - Bloomberg News Sealy Corp. and Tempur-Pedic International Inc. are mattress makers that were backed by private-equity firms. The similarities pretty much end there. Temp...