November 9th, 2011
With a Thanksgiving deadline fast approaching, the GOP members of a deficit-reduction supercommittee are pressing a plan to cut the deficit by about $1.5 trillion […]
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October 27th, 2011
Freight railroad Norfolk Southern says third-quarter profit rose 24 percent on higher rates.
Net income was $554 million, or $1.59 per share, compared with $445 million, […]
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October 20th, 2011
AutoNation Inc. says that its third-quarter profit rose 24 percent on higher new and used vehicle prices.
The nation’s largest auto dealership chain said Thursday that […]
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October 19th, 2011
Social Security recipients will get a raise in January _ their first increase in benefits since 2009. It’s expected to be about 3.5 percent.
Some 55 […]
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October 15th, 2011
American drone strikes in southern Yemen have killed nine al-Qaida-linked militants, including the media chief for the group’s Yemeni branch and the son of a […]
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October 14th, 2011
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has formally asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to determine whether conditions are
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October 12th, 2011
European stocks rose Wednesday as investors shrugged off Slovakia’s rejection of Europe’s bailout fund and focused on hopes that a possible workaround solution would be […]
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October 11th, 2011
The big banks leave something to be desired when it comes to high interest savings accounts, which explains why online competitors like Ally, PC Financial […]
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October 4th, 2011
It hasn’t even been announced yet and Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone is already causing a stir. Analysts expect consumers to queue up around the block […]
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October 1st, 2011
Forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is rapidly gaining strength and is expected to pass east of Bermuda.
On Friday afternoon, Ophelia had winds approaching 115 mph (185 […]
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