Finance
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Utilities funds deliver gains in declining marketSep 11, 2011 5:10 am - BOSTON — There’s plenty to like about utilities companies. Investors looking for stability will find their stock returns aren’t as choppy as the broader market, and they...
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Outlet malls a big hit for back-to-school shoppersSep 11, 2011 5:07 am - NEW YORK — Parents have a new goal this back-to-school shopping season: Buy their kids the name brands they want without spending like it’s 2007. After the recession beg...
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Tuition hikes fail to stop cutbacks in higher edSep 11, 2011 5:07 am - FORT COLLINS, Colo. — America’s public colleges and universities have burned through nearly $10 billion in government stimulus money and are still facing more tuition hi...
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Back to school is a test for teen retailersSep 11, 2011 5:07 am - NEW YORK — Teens are heading back to school, but it’s the retailers catering to them that are getting the first test. They’re hoping their expanded selections of funky t...
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How to ditch, trade your giftcardsSep 11, 2011 5:04 am - The dilemma used to be that Great-aunt Martha gave you a tchotchke you didn’t really need. Thoughtful? Probably. Useful? Not exactly. In 2011, you’re most likely getting...
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Top European Central Bank official Stark resigns unexpectedlySep 09, 2011 12:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Top European Central Bank official Juergen Stark is resigning well before the end of his term, removing a key voice for higher interest rates and ra...
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Most China stocks riseSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Most China stocks rose on speculation the nation’s equities are undervalued relative to earnings and U.S. President Barack Obama’s expected jobs proposal may boost the w...
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New consumer hotline not routing some complaints to banksSep 05, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Some consumer credit-card complaints haven't reached banks that issued the cards because of technical problems in the new system created by the Consumer Fin...
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Living on fringe become common for someSep 04, 2011 6:06 am - WASHINGTON — German Morales dressed for work in tattered painter’s jeans and a stained white T-shirt, even though he didn’t know when or whether he would paint again. H...
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Protect your luggage from being pilferedSep 04, 2011 6:06 am - Philip Bramson’s iPod vanished from his checked luggage on a recent flight to Mexico, and recovering it seemed impossible. He couldn’t even be sure who had swiped it. “I...