June 18, 2013
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Associated Press Richard Lowe loads a truck with mulch in Morrisville, Vt. Nursery owners and landscapers around Vermont have been getting big bills from the state recently for unpaid sales taxes on products like bark mulch and soil additives that many thought had an agricultural exemption from the 6 percent levy.
Some asking for tougher tax man
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Dentist Frank Illuzzi was stunned when Vermont tax collectors began demanding a 6 percent sales tax on the value of toothbrushes and floss he hands out to patients. Senior care fa...
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Associated Press Gas prices are displayed at a Hess station May 13, in Hoboken, N.J. The price of oil has declined to its low for the year on continued doubts about Europe's ability to pay off massive government debts. Benchmark U.S. crude lost $1.57 to $94.56 per barrel in New York. It dipped to $93.65 per barrel earlier May 14, the lowest since mid-December.
Oil holds close to low for 2012
NEW YORK — The price of oil held near the lowest levels of the year on a quiet Friday ahead of the holiday weekend. Benchmark U.S. crude on Friday added 20 cents to finish the week at $90.86 per...
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Alex Brandon/ Associated Press Patrons play the slot machines at Harrah's Casino Thursday in Chester, Pa.
by PATRICK WALTERS Associated Press CHESTER
by PATRICK WALTERS Associated Press CHESTER, Pa. — When Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack opened its doors in this struggling city in January 2007, it was the state’s third casino, a novel...
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Associated Press Traders work in the oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Thursday. Oil lingered near seven-month lows around $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia as Europe's debt crisis festers and China's economy continues to slow.
Crisis concerns push markets
LONDON — Concerns that Europe lacks a concrete plan to keep Greece in the currency union pushed markets lower on Friday, with the euro nearing a 22-month low. The likelihood of Greece leaving th...
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Associated Press Visitors crowd around a Toyota Dear Qin concept car during the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition April 27 in Beijing. Japan's top automaker said Friday it is looking to emerging markets for growth, targeting 50 percent of its global vehicle sales there by 2015, and rolling out eight compact models over the next few years.
Toyota looks to growth in emerging markets
TOKYO — Toyota is looking to emerging markets for growth, targeting 50 percent of its global vehicle sales in such countries by 2015, and rolling out eight compact models over the next few years. ...
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun Kevin Hammonds, general manager for Precision Machine, explains machinery in the company's shop on South Third Street on Monday. Hammonds was in favor for the company's new ESOP option.
ESOP’s fables
People tend to treat their own possessions best, whether it be their car, their lawn or their company. It’s the latter that Buel Alexander and Randy Warmath at Precision Machine, Inc. in Paducah...
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Texas farmers use ingenuity to survive drought effects
ELKHART, Texas — Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her son leave their East Texas family ranch for a job in S...
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Typical CEO made $9.6 million in ’11
NEW YORK — Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associa...
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Associated Press New York Stock Exchange Governor Nicholas Briganti works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks alternated between gains and losses throughout the day.
H-P leads Dow to 4th day of gains in May
NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard helped pull the Dow Jones industrial average to a slight gain Thursday, giving the index only its fourth gain this month. Stocks flipped between gains and losses throu...
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Associated Press Enkelin Berberi of Albany fills out a job application during a career fair at the Empire State Convention Center in Albany, N.Y. The Labor Department say that weekly applications for benefits dipped by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 370,000.
Weekly jobless aid applications dip
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits changed little last week, signaling modest job growth. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for benefits di...
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