Markets
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T. Rowe: Low rates are market’s biggest ‘anomaly’Dec 02, 2012 6:45 am - It’s not all about the “fiscal cliff.” That’s a refreshing sentiment while stock markets are being held in thrall by every comment from lawmakers in Washington on the st...
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Merkel acknowledges Germans’ frustration on GreeceDec 01, 2012 1:30 pm - BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said she understands the frustration felt by many Germans over the repeated bailout programs for debt-ridden Greece, but insisted they ...
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House and Senate sit on tax billsDec 01, 2012 1:27 pm - WASHINGTON — It may not sound like it from the rhetoric, but both the House and Senate already have passed separate bills to delay big tax increases awaiting nearly ever...
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The factory fire: Global commerce, local tragedyDec 01, 2012 1:26 pm - In the charred bones of the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory, the labels and logos — sewn and printed in scarlet and royal blue — beckon from the ashes. Even in ruins, ther...
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Indiana financier gets 50 years for swindling clientsNov 30, 2012 5:02 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million was sentenced Friday to 50 ...
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McDonald’s starved for ideas as Burger King lures dinersNov 30, 2012 4:40 pm - McDonald’s, which earlier this month reported its first monthly global same-store sales decline in nine years, hasn’t introduced enough new menu items to keep U.S. custo...
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Drugmaker Ranbaxy halts generic Lipitor productionNov 30, 2012 3:54 pm - Problem-plagued Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has halted production of generic cholesterol drug Lipitor while it investigates how tiny glass particles got into the ingred...
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Insider trading suspect was model ethics studentNov 30, 2012 3:11 pm - Associated Press BOSTON — Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bio...
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Stocks little changed for week as investors wait on budgetNov 30, 2012 9:44 am - NEW YORK — Stocks ended the week more or less where they started it. Investors were watching closely while lawmakers in Washington worked at thrashing out a budget agree...
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World stocks edge up as US budget talks continueNov 30, 2012 5:55 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets eked out only marginal gains Friday as an immediate agreement among U.S. leaders to resolve a critical budget deadlock appeared unlikely. B...