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US, Colombia trade deal to be started in May
CARTAGENA, Colombia — The Obama administration said Sunday that a key free trade deal with Colombia will be fully enforced next month, an expected but important victory for the U.S. business commun...
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Best Buy announces places where stores are closing
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Best Buy on Saturday announced the locations of 50 stores that it is closing this year, including seven in California, six in Illinois and six in the company’s home state of Minn...
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Associated Press This two-photo combination image shows trays of printed social security checks waiting to be mailed, and an undated photo provided by the Treasury Department of a Direct Express Card. Starting next year, the check will no longer be put in the mail to millions of Americans who receive Social Security and other government benefits.
Don’t wait for Social Security checks
WASHINGTON — Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits. The federal government, which issues 73...
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Dole recalls bagged salad for salmonella
MONTEREY, Calif. — Dole Food Co. said late Saturday that its fresh vegetables division is recalling 756 cases of bagged salad, because they could be contaminated with salmonella. The bags of Sev...
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Associated Press Sen. Max Baucus (left) reaches across the table to shake hands with Rep. Fred Upton, after bi-partisan House and Senate conferees signed a compromise agreement on the payroll tax cut extension. Democrats and Republicans are forcing votes in Congress this week in April 2012 on competing tax plans that they know are doomed from the start. But little does that matter to either party.
Political fights ahead over dueling tax plans
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans are forcing votes in Congress this coming week on competing tax plans that affect millionaires and smaller businesses, and they know the proposals are doomed ...
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China’s economic growth nears 3-year low
BEIJING — China’s declining economic growth fell to its lowest level in nearly three years in the first quarter, but analysts said it should rebound in coming months. The world’s second-biggest ...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Scott Jones, a sales professional, plugs an extension cord into a 2012 Chevrolet Volt at Country Chevrolet in Benton.
Car sales not so electric
Through March, the recovery in the American auto industry didn’t include a surge of electric car sales. In western Kentucky, electric cars such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf have been slow t...
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Bank reports point to a healing housing market
NEW YORK — Earnings reports from two major banks Friday painted a picture of a healing housing market, with more Americans taking out mortgages, paying them on time and taking advantage of low inte...
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Associated Press A group of nearly 50 people look on as the town of Buford, Wyo., is auctioned for $900,000 to Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen on April 5.
Vietnam man buys little piece of American dream
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen flew to the U.S. for the first time, drove to a tiny, frigid trading outpost and bought his own piece of the American dream: Buford, Wyoming...
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Best Buy’s departed Dunn joins list of troubled CEOs
NEW YORK — Innocent until proven guilty? Maybe not if the defendant is a CEO and the jury is a company’s board of directors. Best Buy’s CEO Brian Dunn resigned this week after the retailer’s boa...
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