Finance
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Ill. man charged in $500 billion social media scamJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators are warning the public to be wary of social media sites that could be offering bogus investment schemes. The warning follows civil charges filed...
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Companies rate consumers with new scoresJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - From mortgages to shopping, companies rate consumers with new scores
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State revenue rises, but not enough to offset cutsJan 01, 2012 7:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. — College students clash with administrators over steeply rising tuition. Public employees shut down statehouses amid cuts to pay and retirement benefit...
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Peanut prices jump as hot, dry weather reduces U.S. productionDec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Peanut prices are surging, sending retail peanut butter to all-time highs, after hot, dry weather reduced production in the southern U.S. this year and farmers cut plant...
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Saving is a perennial resolutionDec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Saving money is one of the most popular — and repeated — New Year's resolutions, right up there with losing weight. Both of these self-improvement missions take discipli...
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Strong franc forces Swiss resorts to cut pricesDec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - GENEVA — Four years after Bruno Prior paid less than a dollar for an unprofitable ski resort in the Swiss Alps, the strength of the country's currency has quashed the Br...
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Companies rate consumers with new scoresDec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Companies are getting smarter at predicting your next move. As it becomes easier to gather information on consumers, businesses are crunching personal data in...
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Holiday season marked by different shopper typesDec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Four types of American shoppers have altered the shopping landscape this holiday season. There's the bargain hunter who times deals. The midnight buyer who stays up late...
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Dividends shone brightly in a disappointing 2011Dec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - BOSTON — Stock investors ran in place in 2011. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is ending the year about where it started. Invest in a stock mutual fund, and you likely e...
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Start 2012 off right in your small businessDec 31, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The arrival of the new year gives small-business owners a chance to fix some of the problems that may have dogged them through 2011. Those whose accounting sy...