Finance
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How much risk to take? Assessing fund volatilityMay 05, 2013 6:55 am - BOSTON — The stock market is in a groove. The Standard & Poor’s 500 has climbed six months in a row and finished April at another record high. So far this year the index...
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5 ways to cut that doggone pet food tabMay 05, 2013 6:23 am - NEW YORK — Pet food isn’t cheap. Americans are expected to spend $21.3 billion on pet food this year, up 3 percent from $20.6 billion in 2012, according to the American...
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Texas plant that blew up carried only $1 million policyMay 04, 2013 5:14 pm - McALLEN, Texas — The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage ...
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Why the economy is taking so long to recoverMay 04, 2013 4:49 pm - WASHINGTON — The American economy and job market are moving in the right direction, just not very quickly. The news Friday that U.S. employers added a solid 165,000 jobs...
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What’s happening at the capitalists’ WoodstockMay 04, 2013 2:46 pm - Dubbed “Woodstock for Capitalists,” Saturday’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders revolves around Warren Buffett, the company’s founder and a billionaire ...
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Buffett leads an annual meeting like no otherMay 04, 2013 2:39 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Before facing questions from a crowd of more than 30,000, billionaire Warren Buffett started Saturday being mobbed by fans at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual m...
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Disney’s Bangladesh exit pressures those who stayMay 03, 2013 7:17 pm - Walt Disney Co.’s decision to pull out of Bangladesh is fueling debate over whether other manufacturers should leave the country or stay put to improve workplace conditi...
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PepsiCo cuts ties with Lil WayneMay 03, 2013 7:14 pm - NEW YORK — PepsiCo is bowing to public pressure for the second time in a week and cutting ties to Lil Wayne over the rapper’s crude reference to civil rights martyr Emme...
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Employers add 165,000 jobs; rate falls to 7.5 percentMay 03, 2013 2:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers adde...
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The week ahead: ECB, Fed, Facebook, Buffett, DerbyApr 28, 2013 6:17 am - The European Central Bank is likely to cut its benchmark rate in the coming week to keep the recovery it forecasts for later this year on track. The U.S. Federal Reserve...