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Group seeks closer oversight of student loan firms
WASHINGTON — The government’s consumer finance watchdog wants stricter oversight of companies that collect and log student loan payments. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed Thursd...
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Teen’s petition removes questionable ingredient from PepsiCo’s Gatorade
SAN FRANCISCO — When PepsiCo Inc. announced it would stop putting an obscure vegetable oil in its Gatorade right before the Super Bowl, one of the loudest cheers came from a high school student who...
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Associated Press Blank U.S. Treasury checks appear on an idle press in 2008 at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies. The Internal Revenue Service says it has $917 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2009, and time is running out to claim them.
Millions in unclaimed tax refunds to expire April 15
WASHINGTON — If you didn’t bother filing a federal tax return for 2009, it might be a good time to rethink your tax strategy. The Internal Revenue Service says it has $917 million in unclaimed t...
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Samsung phone to face stronger competition
NEW YORK — Samsung Electronics is taking to the Big Apple to reveal its next big challenge to Apple Inc.: a successor to its top-selling Galaxy S III smartphone. The Korean company has rented Ne...
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Possible overhaul-induced price hikes
The health care overhaul starts expanding coverage to nearly 30 million uninsured people next year. The law also begins tacking on some expenses and coverage requirements to insurance policies. ...
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Associated Press Yolanda Hormilla, an RN working for Florida Blue, checks Jose Ballivian's blood pressure Feb. 7 in the Sunrise, Fla., sales office. Some Americans could see their insurance costs double this year as the U.S. health care overhaul expands coverage to millions of people.
Insurers warn of coverage price hikes
Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people. The nation’s big health insurers say they expect premiums ...
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A draft copy of the 21-page of a Health and Human Services Department form proposed for use to apply for low-cost insurance from Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program is photographed in Washington, Tuesday March 12, 2013. The governmentÕs application for health insurance, which uninsured people will use to get taxpayer subsidized coverage starting next year. Applying could get complicated, with multiple questions about income, household composition, employer coverage and even race and ethnicity. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Applying for Obama health plan may not be easy
WASHINGTON — Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government’s draft application runs 15 pages for a three-pers...
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Budget cuts forcing military jets to drop air show performances
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Even a rural festival celebrating the harvest of Georgia’s famous sweet onions isn’t safe from the federal budget battle 600 miles away, as automatic cuts are threatening to take aw...
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Associated Press A copy of Sports Illustrated magazine is shown as Sports Illustrated digital subscriptions are displayed on various electronic devices. Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday said that it will spin off the magazine unit behind Time, Sports Illustrated and People into a separate, publicly traded company by the end of the year.
Time spin-off highlights risks facing magazines
LOS ANGELES — From Sports Illustrated to People to its namesake magazine, Time Inc., was always an innovator. But now when the troubled magazine industry is facing its greatest challenge, the compa...
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Stroke prevention device misses goal
SAN FRANCISCO — The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat. Early results from a key study of...
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