June 18, 2013
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Prices mixed after stimulus extended
NEW YORK — Treasury prices were all over the map after the Federal Reserve announced it was extending a program to buy bonds with long maturities. The price of the benchmark 10-year Treasury not...
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Associated Press Demonstrators carry anti-nuclear signs during a rally, protesting against restarting the Ohi nuclear power plant's reactors Saturday in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Japan moved closer to restarting the nuclear reactors for the first time since last year's earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown.
Japan OKs restart of reactors for first time since tsunami
TOKYO — Japan’s government on Saturday approved bringing the country’s first nuclear reactors back online since last year’s earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown, going against wider ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Peggy Penn bags chocolate covered pretzels for customers Wednesday at The Chocolate Factory in Paducah. The Chocolate Factory sees an increase in sales around each holiday season.
Seasonal holidays play into local sales
While holidays prove to be a big boon to commercial and online retailers, for smaller local businesses, commerce can ebb and flow between the seasons. When trying to find that unique Valentine’s...
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Associated Press A customer walks by cases of Coca-Cola at JJ&F Market in 2009 in Palo Alto, Calif. Coca-Cola, the world's biggest soft-drink maker said Thursday it will start doing business in Myanmar as soon as the U.S. government issues a license allowing American companies to make such investments.
Coke to enter Myanmar for first time in 60 years
NEW YORK — The Coca-Cola Co. plans to start selling its drinks in Myanmar for the first time in 60 years, following the U.S. government’s decision to suspend investment sanctions on the country for...
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Associated Press Demonstrators protesting against Italian premier Mario Monti's labor reforms clash with police as Monti participates in a meeting Saturday in Bologna.
Italian workers join forces to protest Monti workplace cuts, reform
ROME — Tens of thousands of Italian workers rallied in Rome on Saturday to protest pension cuts, tax hikes and labor reforms imposed by the government of Mario Monti and to demand more stable work,...
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Associated Press The engine compartment of Scott Pierce's 1969 Oldsmobile F-85 with the W-31 engine performance package in 2008 in Meriden, Conn.
American drivers turn to smaller, better engines
DETROIT — Back when gas was cheap, Americans bought cars with V-8 engines like the Big Block, Cobra Jet and Ramcharger. Acceleration was all that mattered, even in family cars that never made it to...
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Sun files John Williams (far right) and Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson (far left) flank other members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform in Paducah Tilghman High School's auditorium May 29. Williams and Sen. Bob Leeper, I-Paducah, seated beside Abramson, are local representatives on the commission, which will suggest changes to Kentucky's tax code to Gov. Steve Beshear.
Commission accomplished
Call her an optimist, but Jessica Carlson felt hopeful after speaking to the state’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform at a town hall meeting in Paducah. Carlson works as a senior tax analyst...
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Jobs
From May 30 to Wednesday, 36 new job orders were added to the Office of Employment and Training’s database for McCracken County employers. The jobs listed are: office assistant, restaurant gener...
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Associated Press Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, holds a newspaper as he participates in a newspaper throwing competition prior to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting May 5 in Omaha, Neb. At a charity auction Friday, one bidder paid a record-breaking $3,456,789 to have lunch with the billionaire investor.
Cost to dine with Warren Buffett: $3.5 million
OMAHA, Neb. — The cost to dine with investor Warren Buffett has apparently spiked in value, with one deep-pocketed bidder forking over nearly $3.5 million during a charity auction. The annual au...
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Associated Press Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos participates in a news conference at the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness on Saturday in Madrid. Spain will ask for a bailout for banks felled by bad real estate loans, in an about-face that European officials welcomed Saturday and said could cost up to €100 billion ($125 billlion).
Europe bailout of Spain could cost $125 billion
MADRID — Spain became the fourth and largest country Saturday to ask Europe to rescue its failing banks, a bailout of up to €100 billion ($125 billion) that leaders hoped would stabilize a financia...
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