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Consumer borrowing plunges by $15.7B in April »
Posted by: engineer 5 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Borrowing by consumers fell by $15.7 billion in April as U.S. households continued to trim spending and put away their credit cards amid ...
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Card Fees Pit Retailers Against Banks »
Posted by: engineer 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Merchants across the nation, from powerhouses like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, to gas stations, mom-and-pop restaurants and 7-Eleven, have spent years unsuccessfully fighting the biggest ...
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Hungering for a True Thanksgiving »
Posted by: ameliog 1 week, 5 days ago in News
If you think that hunger is far from our shores, here is some food for thought ... and action: The U.S. Department of Agriculture released ...
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U.S. to Dole Out $1.2 Billion for Health Records Technology »
Posted by: Progressive 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The Obama administration unveiled $1.2 billion in federal grants for electronic health records systems on Thursday, the first wave of funding under a health-care ...
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White House says 'drill, baby, drill' - in Brazil (OneNewsNow.com) »
Posted by: gbudavid 3 months, 1 week ago in Political News
An energy analyst says he cannot understand why the Obama administration is borrowing money to lend money to Brazil so it can conduct oil drilling ...
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BofA Posts $1 Billion loss on Consumer Credit Woes »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News
Bank of America Corp posted a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss as improvement in its Merrill Lynch investment banking unit failed to offset consumer credit woes, sending ...
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Pow! Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion - Media biz- msnbc.com »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 3 months ago in Business & Finance
LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron ...
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Diabetes expected to double, costs to triple by 2034 »
Posted by: gkaglobal 2 days, 22 hours ago in Health & Fitness
According to estimates from researchers at the University of Chicago, the total number of Americans with diabetes will double in the next 25 years, from ...
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States Turning to Last Resorts in Budget Crisis »
Posted by: ameliog 5 months, 1 week ago in Political News
With state revenues in a free fall and the economy choked by the worst recession in 60 years, governors and legislatures are approving program cuts ...
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Pfizer to pay record $2.3 billion to settle charges »
Posted by: Progressive 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Pfizer Inc agreed on Wednesday to plead guilty to a U.S. criminal charge relating to promotion of its now-withdrawn Bextra pain medicine and will ...
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3 myths about ObamaCare, the Baucus bill and healthcare reform »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News
The plan includes a start year of 2010, even though no money is spent that year and just $14 billion through 2013. Cost the plan ...
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Dems fight over funds left from bailout »
Posted by: engineer 1 week, 3 days ago in Political News
Congressional Democrats could be careening toward a head-on collision with the White House over $200 billion in leftover bailout money — money that Republicans think should ...
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World Bank aids India in faster recovery : Rupee Times »
Posted by: monicachenoa 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Banker of the banks, World Bank, extended its support to India by approving loans worth $4.3 billion. The loans would enable financing infrastructure development ...
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The Economic Collapse Of The Wedding Industry »
Posted by: Revelation1412 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Style
The current economic downturn is hitting many industries really hard, and one industry that is really feeling the pinch is the wedding industry. As stock ...
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Calif. tax officials: Legal pot would bring $1.4B - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: splitrch 4 months, 2 weeks ago in News
A bill to tax and regulate marijuana in California like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue for the cash-strapped state, according to ...
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