Finance
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Tech stocks lead markets higherOct 25, 2013 3:55 pm - NEW YORK — Strong third-quarter results from technology companies drove investors into stocks on Friday, giving the market its third straight weekly gain. After reportin...
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Obama sides with Tea Party as House passes dredging billOct 23, 2013 9:59 pm - The U.S. House approved 23 commercial navigation, flood control and environmental restoration projects, work that could cost taxpayers as much as $8.2 billion over the n...
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700 IRS contract workers owe $5.4 million in back taxesOct 23, 2013 5:20 pm - WASHINGTON — Nearly 700 employees of Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes, said a report Wednesday by the agency’s inspector general. More...
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Crowdfunding about to take a giant leapOct 23, 2013 4:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Crowdfunding is about to go big time. For years, filmmakers, artists and charities have used the power of the Internet to generate money for projects. But ...
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Insurance brokers air frustrations with health care websiteOct 23, 2013 3:56 pm - WHEELING — Insurance brokers in Illinois vented their frustrations Wednesday with the troubled rollout of President Barack Obama’s health care law and the crippled feder...
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Low interest rates to keep income funds in demandOct 20, 2013 6:39 am - Interest rates are unlikely to rise anytime soon. A 16-day partial government shutdown that ended Thursday knocked consumer confidence. All told, it took about $24 billi...
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Washington can’t seem to make markets nervousOct 20, 2013 6:11 am - The markets shuddered slightly as the debt ceiling neared. The yield on short-term Treasurys rose tenfold. Fidelity Investments sold off its short-term government debt. ...
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Leases for plug-in electric cars may offer savingsOct 19, 2013 11:00 pm - Automakers have sweetened deals in recent months for plug-in electric cars in a bid to boost sales and move the vehicles off dealer lots as the end of the year nears. Ge...
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Walgreens rolling out prepaid debit cardOct 19, 2013 11:00 pm - The new Walgreens in the District of Columbia's glitzy Gallery Place neighborhood is a wonderland. It's got frozen yogurt, a juice bar, a manicure station, a decent sele...
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Chase to pay $13 billion in deal with FedsOct 19, 2013 5:37 pm - WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion to settle allegations surrounding the quality of mortgage-backed securities it sold in the ru...