Finance
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New proposed Keystone XL pipeline route unveiledApr 19, 2012 9:15 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. — Officials unveiled a new preferred route Thursday for the Nebraska portion of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline that avoids the state's groundwater-ri...
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Ex-Fla. hedge fund manager Nadel dies in prisonApr 18, 2012 5:30 am - BUTNER, N.C. — A Florida hedge fund manager sentenced to 14 years in prison after cheating investors of $168 million has died. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billin...
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Warren Buffett says he has early prostate cancerApr 17, 2012 7:33 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, but he tried to reassure his company’s shareholders that th...
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Last-minute tax tips for procrastinatorsApr 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Getting an extra two days to file taxes beyond the usual April 15 tax filing deadline isn't likely to cure a nation of procrastinators this year. Tens of millions of us ...
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What fund investors should know about tech dividendsApr 14, 2012 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Investing is about give and take. Consider growth-oriented companies, which are focused on building business and expanding market share. When the economy impro...
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Investors pull most cash from emerging-market stocksApr 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Investors pulled the most money this year from emerging-market stock funds in the week ended April 11, amid renewed fears Europe's sovereign debt crisis may curb growth ...
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5 reasons the U.S. job market might be weakeningApr 14, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Economists mostly shrugged off news that U.S. hiring slowed in March as a one-month aberration warped by warm weather. But what if they're wrong? What if th...
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Pennsylvania is No. 2 gambling market in U.S.Apr 08, 2012 6:28 am - PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s 11 casinos pulled in more than $233.1 million in gross slot machine revenue last month, setting an all-time monthly high since the state’s ...
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Europe’s central bank looks in vain for growthApr 08, 2012 6:22 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe is searching for something to get growth going again and pull the eurozone’s heavily indebted countries out of their troubles — but with litt...
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Eel market sizzles as prices hit $2000 a pound in MaineApr 08, 2012 6:19 am - PORTLAND, Maine — Tiny translucent elvers — alien-looking baby eels the size of toothpicks, with big black eyes and spines — are mysterious creatures, floating thousands...