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The following is an excerpt from The Associated Press | December 21, 2011 | DailyFinance.com |
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy is ending 2011 on a roll.
The job market is healthier. Americans are spending lustily on holiday gifts. A long-awaited turnaround for the depressed housing industry may be under way. Gas ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Richard Sine | Original day of publication November 18, 2011 | Smartmoney.com |
Americans have become notoriously bad at saving: Here's what they can learn from the likes of the Swiss and the Vietnamese.
It is a scene that's stunningly common in Vietnam, from the tiniest ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from SUZANNE MCGEE | February 9, 2012 | The Fiscal Times |
What mattered when BP (BP) reported its earnings this week wasn’t what happened in the just-ended fourth quarter (pretty good news – it beat analysts’ earnings forecasts by a penny a share; revenue jumped ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from TOM FOWLER | March 4, 2012 | WSJ.com |
BP PLC has agreed to a settlement with thousands of individuals and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that the company estimates will cost it about $7.8 billion.
The settlement, which must be approved by ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from By The Associated Press | March 13, 2012 | DailyFinance.com |
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve offered a more positive view of the economy after a burst of hiring since its last meeting. It held off taking further steps to boost the recovery and ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Jeb Blount and Sabrina Lorenzi | March 15, 2012 | Reuters.com |
(Reuters) - Chevron (CVX.N) filed to temporarily halt production operations in Brazil on Thursday after it detected a "small new seep" of oil in the same offshore field where it suffered a high-profile ... Read More
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