Finance
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Exxon, government settle dispute over Gulf leasesJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil Corp. and the Norwegian oil producer Statoil have reached an agreement with the federal government that will allow the companies to continue devel...
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Federal Reserve governor pushes fines in mortgage messJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin said the central bank should fine mortgage servicing companies that broke the law and are partly to blame for the current “fo...
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Downgrade makes Ill. Moody’s lowest-rated stateJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Illinois had its general-obligation bond rating reduced by Moody’s Investors Service to A2 from A1, making it the company’s lowest-graded U.S. state. The downgrade to th...
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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...