Finance
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How do you move 700 tons of gold? Very quietlyJan 16, 2013 3:16 pm - BERLIN — In what sounds like the setup for a stylish Hollywood heist movie, Germany is transferring nearly 700 tons of gold bars worth $36 billion from Paris and New Yor...
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United tries again to raise airfaresJan 16, 2013 3:13 pm - DALLAS — United Airlines is trying again to raise prices after a similar move failed earlier this month. United said Wednesday that it raised prices for travel within th...
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Goldman, Morgan Stanley pay $557 million in mortgage caseJan 16, 2013 2:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will pay a combined $557 million to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have...
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Charities worry new tax law will reduce donationsJan 16, 2013 2:25 pm - WASHINGTON — Charities and nonprofit organizations are worried that new limits on tax deductions for high earners will hurt donations just as charitable giving is starti...
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JPMorgan reports higher earnings, finishes reviewJan 16, 2013 5:27 am - NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase, the country’s biggest bank by assets, says its fourth-quarter earnings shot up 55 percent over the year. The bank made $5.3 billion after pay...
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Report: Germany to repatriate gold from U.S., FranceJan 15, 2013 9:51 am - BERLIN — A German newspaper reports the country’s central bank will repatriate parts of its massive gold reserves worth about $200 billion at current market rates from s...
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6 ways to put those unwanted gift cards to useJan 12, 2013 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Gift cards are easily forgotten. All too often they're placed in drawers or stuffed into wallets, never to be seen again. Some $1.7 billion of the $110 billi...
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Treasury rejects trillion-dollar coinJan 12, 2013 7:06 pm - WASHINGTON — Forget about the government minting a $1 trillion coin to solve its debt-limit crisis. Treasury Department spokesman Anthony Coley said Saturday that neithe...
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Storm commission urges flood walls for subwaysJan 12, 2013 12:22 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Friday that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airp...
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Hostess to sell breads to Flower Foods for $390 millionJan 11, 2013 6:00 pm - NEW YORK — Hostess said Friday it has a deal to selling most of its bread business, including the Wonder and Nature’s Pride, to Flowers Foods Inc. for $390 million. The ...