Finance
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Senate panel advances Yellen’s bid to lead FedNov 21, 2013 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — A Senate panel has advanced Janet Yellen’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, setting up a final vote in the full Senate. The timing of a Senate vote i...
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U.S. consumer prices drop 0.1 percent on cheaper gasNov 20, 2013 6:42 am - WASHINGTON — Cheaper gasoline lowered overall U.S. consumer prices slightly in October. But outside the steep drop at the pump, inflation stayed mild. The Labor Departme...
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JPMorgan, government finalize dealNov 19, 2013 11:00 am - WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a record $13 billion settlement with federal and state authorities, resolving claims over the bank's sales of low-quality, ...
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Thanksgiving dinner price down slightly from last yearNov 17, 2013 6:21 am - Here’s another reason to be thankful this holiday season — the cost of putting Thanksgiving dinner on the table is down slightly from last year. But don’t bank on those ...
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Strayer Education lowers tuition while cutting jobs and campusesNov 17, 2013 5:39 am - Strayer Education announced recently that it was slashing tuition, eliminating jobs and closing campuses as it tries to cut costs to deal with a recent falloff in enroll...
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More investors going to target-date mutual fundsNov 17, 2013 5:39 am - NEW YORK — It may seem primitive to some, but not so long ago most investors figured out for themselves how much of their 401(k) retirement plan to put into stocks or bo...
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Teens flee Abercrombie for upstarts as phones top mallsNov 17, 2013 5:36 am - NEW YORK — Teens don’t shop the way they used to. Where young consumers with spare cash once thronged the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle Outfitters for ...
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Kmart rent-to-own program turns $300 TV into $415 buyNov 17, 2013 5:07 am - Kmart is introducing a rent-to-own program charging the equivalent of 100-plus percent annual interest, a move into a business that has drawn criticism for hurting low-i...
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Geithner to join private equity firmNov 16, 2013 12:18 pm - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who played a central role in the government’s response to the financial crisis of 2008-2009, is joining private equity f...
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Forbes publishing company explores saleNov 15, 2013 7:31 pm - Forbes Media LLC, famous for tracking the wealth of billionaires across the globe, will now get to see how much its 96-year-old brand, dented by the rise of digital medi...