Finance
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Travelers may be owed a tax refundJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - DALLAS — Travelers who paid all their federal airline taxes when they bought tickets might get a refund if they’re flying now, after some of the taxes expired. The situa...
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Jefferson County hired bankruptcy lawyer KleeJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Jefferson County, Alabama, which may vote in two days to file a record U.S. municipal bankruptcy, hired attorneys who represented Orange County, California, when it soug...
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Cyprus still on track to implement austeriy planJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Cyprus’s fiscal consolidation package that the government agreed on with political parties on July 22 remains on track to be implemented, Finance Minister Charilaos Stav...
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Fidelity National jumps after profit beats esimatesJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Fidelity National Financial Inc., the largest U.S. title insurer, climbed the most in a year after profit beat analysts’ estimates on a rebound in sales to commercial re...
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Mexico sells 7 billion pesos on 1-yeear Cetes at auctionJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Mexico sold all 7 billion pesos of the one-year Cetes it offered at auction today, the central bank said on its website. The government sold 5.5 billion pesos of 28-day ...
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Hedge funds boost natural gas after losing betsJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Hedge funds raised bullish bets on natural gas for the first week in six, reversing wagers on falling prices for the power-plant fuel, as a heat wave swept across much o...
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FTC paying nearly $108M to Countrywide borrowersJul 24, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who took out mortgages with Countrywide Financial Corp. will soon receive their slice of a $108 million settlement over ...
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Fund managers can’t ignore debt ceiling politicsJul 24, 2011 6:00 am - BOSTON — How do you invest when the prospect of a financial disaster dominates small talk nearly as much as the midsummer heat wave gripping the nation? Mutual fund man...
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Consumer-finance watchdog agency launchesJul 24, 2011 6:00 am - But it’s missing key powers it was supposed to have
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With default looming, what investors should do nowJul 24, 2011 6:00 am - How do you prepare for a financial cataclysm that may not happen? That’s the question facing investors as an Aug. 2 deadline approaches for Washington to raise the gover...