Finance
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Coffee from an elephant’s gut fills a $50 cupDec 07, 2012 8:30 pm - GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand — In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world’s most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as earthy in...
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Ford hybrids don’t meet mileage claim, Consumer Reports saysDec 07, 2012 7:49 pm - Ford Motor Co.’s two newest hybrid models fell 17 percent to 21 percent short of the company’s promise of 47 mpg in tests by Consumer Reports, the biggest shortfall the ...
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Investors take 11th-hour revenue before tax changesDec 07, 2012 4:46 pm - WASHINGTON — Companies are rushing special payments to shareholders to take advantage of lower dividend tax rates before they go up Jan. 1. But investors should beware: ...
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Apple holds back S&P, Nasdaq; Dow ends higherDec 07, 2012 3:43 pm - NEW YORK — Apple spoiled the stock market’s party on Friday. Stocks shot higher in the early morning, after the government reported that the U.S. added jobs in November....
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Legal pot complicates drug-free work policiesDec 07, 2012 3:40 pm - DENVER — Pot may be legal, but workers may want to check with their boss first before they grab the pipe or joint during off hours. Businesses in Washington state, wher...
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Consumer borrowing rises to record $2.75 trillionDec 07, 2012 2:55 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans swiped their credit cards more often in October and borrowed more to attend school and buy cars. The increases drove U.S. consumer debt to an all-...
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Fiscal cliff ads pick up where campaign stoppedDec 07, 2012 2:42 pm - WASHINGTON — Debate over the “fiscal cliff” has money pouring into television, print, radio and online ads, picking up where the wall-to-wall election campaign left off....
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Economy adds 146K jobs, rate at 7.7%Dec 07, 2012 6:46 am - The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had o...
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Euro drops due to Germany forecastDec 07, 2012 6:30 am - The euro declined against most of its 16 major peers after the Bundesbank lowered its 2013 forecast for economic expansion in Germany, following the European Central Ban...
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Oil rises ahead of China economic dataDec 07, 2012 6:19 am - Oil prices rose moderately Friday, clawing back some of the ground lost during a sharp sell-off the day before, as traders awaited a slew of economic data from China. Be...