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Dow surges to record high ... and keeps going
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Tuesday, beating the previous record it set in October 2007, before the financial crisis and Great Recession. The Dow rose ...
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Republicans unveil government measure
WASHINGTON — Republicans controlling the House moved Monday to give the Pentagon more money for military readiness while easing the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the Border Patrol from ...
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Stocks are good buy; ketchup is forever
Warren Buffet says stocks are a good investment, long-term government bonds are a dumb one, and ketchup is forever. The billionaire investor covered a range of topics in a CNBC interview on Mond...
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Asian firm buys site of stalled Vegas casino
LAS VEGAS — Panda habitats, tea gardens and red pagodas have never been part of the visual vocabulary of the Las Vegas Strip. But Sin City is about to get all three and much more as a Malaysian con...
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Slim world’s richest for 4th year in a row
NEW YORK — Mexico’s Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since 2000. ...
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Slim world’s richest for 4th year in a row
NEW YORK — Mexico’s Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since 2000. ...
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Associated Press Karen Barworth, vice president at Navsys, walks through an unoccupied work area in the satellite company's lab Feb. 27 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The defense contractor cut its workforce in half because of the uncertainty over the federal budget.
US economy hamstrung by automatic spending cuts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Three budget crises ago, in early 2011, Republicans and President Barack Obama faced off over raising the debt ceiling — and Alison Brown saw the writing on the wall. W...
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Associated Press Part of the containment vessel for a new nuclear reactor at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is under construction Dec. 11 in Augusta, Ga. With the cost of nuclear plants rising, a handful of state officials are showing signs of buyer's regret.
Some leaders souring on nuclear power costs
ATLANTA — As the cost of building a new nuclear plant soars, there are signs of buyer’s remorse. The second-guessing from officials in Georgia and Florida is a sign that maybe the nation is not ...
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Obama to tap Walmart’s Burwell for budget chief
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Walmart’s Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget director, a senior administration official said. If confirmed by the Senate, Burwe...
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Associated Press Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto delivers a speech during a national convention of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) on Sunday in Mexico City. Mexico's ruling party changed its platform to allow a reform that could bring private investment into the state-owned oil monopoly, in a country where oil is a source of national pride.
Mexico’s ruling party says ‘yes’ to private oil investments
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party changed its platform on Sunday to allow for private investment in the oil industry, paving the way for a possible overhaul of a state-owned company that is seen ...
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