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Associated Press The Roese Sunshower SSIP house is meant to go up quickly after disasters and then serve as permanent housing that can withstand future calamities.
Solution for a disaster? House in a box
NEW ORLEANS — In one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath, developers have built a prototype house that’s aimed at providing a quick housing solution for ar...
Apr 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hidden 401(k) fees
According to a recent AARP study, seven of 10 people who participate in a 401(k) plan don’t realize they are paying fees in their accounts. According to local financial planners and accountants,...
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Associated Press The newly launched Fiat 500, co-designed with fashion house Gucci, is displayed Thursday in Beijing. Automakers are bringing SUVs and luxury sedans designed for Chinese buyers to China's biggest auto show this year as they scramble to keep sales growing amid a slump in this giant market's once-explosive demand.
Automakers unveil new models at Beijing show
BEIJING — Automakers are bringing SUVs and luxury sedans designed for Chinese buyers to China’s biggest auto show this year as they scramble to keep sales growing amid a slump in this giant market’...
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Geithner: Romney claim on job losses ‘ridiculous’
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says a claim by Mitt Romney about disproportionate job losses by women during the Obama administration is “misleading and ridiculous.” Romney sai...
Apr 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Apr 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
Apr 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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