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Treasury projects borrowing of $305 billion

October 31, 2011

The Treasury Department is seeking to borrow $305 billion in the current quarter through December and announced plans to borrow $541 billion in the first […]

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Old chemicals are back in battle against weeds

October 30, 2011

As farmers wage war on a worsening weed problem, they are being forced to enlist the aid of chemicals they once virtually abandoned.
Since 1996, Monsanto’s […]

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Murdoch to pay $3.2 million to schoolgirl’s family

October 22, 2011

Rupert Murdoch’s company said Friday it has agreed to pay 2 million pounds ($3.2 million) to the family of a murdered schoolgirl whose phone was […]

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NY protesters clean park, some may resist removal

October 14, 2011

Wall Street protesters are scrubbing, mopping and picking up garbage at the corporate-owned park they have been occupying in an attempt to stave off a […]

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NY hedge fund trader gets 3 years in prison

October 7, 2011

A hedge fund trader who paid hefty bribes to coax confidential information out of shady lawyers has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Emanuel Goffer […]

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Health care law looms over new Supreme Court term

October 2, 2011

The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who serve without seeking election, soon will have to decide whether to insert themselves into the center of […]

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S&P: No change with Russia minister resignation

September 27, 2011

The departure of Russia’s influential finance minister and the impending power swap between President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won’t have any immediate […]

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World stock markets stung by Fed pessimism

September 22, 2011

World stocks skidded lower Thursday, stung by the Federal Reserve’s pessimistic assessment of the U.S. economy and the perceived ineffectiveness of measures to kickstart growth.
Benchmark […]

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Schnucks buys seven stores in Rockford, Ill. from Kroger

September 21, 2011

Schnuck Markets may have bowed out in Memphis, but it is now boosting its presence in Rockford, Ill.
The Maryland Heights-based grocery chain announced this morning […]

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August home building fell 5 pct., slide continues

September 20, 2011

Builders broke ground on fewer homes in August, a reminder that the housing market remains depressed.
The Commerce Department says builders began work on a seasonally […]

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