Finance
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How-tos of offshore accounts: First, get a millionFeb 19, 2012 5:11 am - WASHINGTON — Movie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers o...
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Experts predict drop in food-stamp spendingFeb 19, 2012 5:11 am - Spending on food-stamp benefits would fall 0.6 percent to $69.9 billion in the year starting 2013 as employment improves, according to projections contained in the budge...
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Businesses upset with cutting Saturday mail deliveryFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's call for the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery and raise rates will drive away customers while not addressing neede...
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Fans’ rite of spring: Sun-seeking baseball tripsFeb 18, 2012 6:17 am - Nothing stirs the blood of baseball fans quite like “pitchers and catchers report.” A harbinger of the coming season, the words mean players are reporting for duty in Fl...
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Review: 3 online services that track your spendingFeb 18, 2012 6:17 am - NEW YORK — My approach to tracking my spending has traditionally been to wait for credit card bills to come, then (hopefully) pay them off. Three new online services pro...
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Billionaire investing in Google, ComverseFeb 18, 2012 5:58 am - NEW YORK — Billionaire George Soros’s firm added shares in Google and Comverse Technology in the fourth quarter, leading purchases of technology stocks by asset managers...
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China’s stocks drop on investment slumpFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - China’s stocks fell from a two-month high as a slump in foreign direct investment and delays in a European aid package for Greece overshadowed speculation the government...
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Payroll tax cut bill meets Senate resistanceFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill negotiators Thursday officially unveiled hard-fought compromise legislation to prevent 160 million workers from getting slapped with a payroll ...
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Naperville native brought calm as World Bank presidentFeb 15, 2012 10:00 pm - Naperville native says bank is now healthy, time to move on
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Fidelity: 401(k) balances little changed over 2011Feb 12, 2012 6:56 am - BOSTON — Workers stashed money away in their 401(k) retirement plans at a faster clip last year but didn’t get an immediate reward for their savings strategy. Fidelity I...