May 25, 2013
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From March 20 to Wednesday, the Office of Employment and Training added more than 50 job orders to its database for regional employers (Paducah unless noted otherwise): diesel mechanic in Mayfield,...
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New York attracts focus in sick-days campaign
NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of workers in New York City are poised to get paid sick days in what may prove a pivotal moment in a national debate over whether businesses should be required to p...
Mar 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press A customer counts her change Monday after a purchase at Lodge's store in Albany, N.Y. U.S. consumers earned more and spent more in February, helped by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher taxes, according to the Commerce Department on Friday.
US consumer spending jumps
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers stepped up spending in February after their income jumped, aided by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher taxes. The gains led economists to pre...
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Cleaner gas rule would produce higher prices
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s newest anti-pollution plan would ping American drivers where they wince the most: at the gas pump. That makes arguments weighing the cost against the health ...
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UPS pays $40 million to end online pharmacies probe
SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping company UPS agreed Friday to pay $40 million to end a federal criminal probe connected to deliveries it made for illicit online pharmacies. The U.S. Department of Justic...
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Associated Press Protesters shout slogans and wave flags Thursday during a rally outside the Cypriot Parliament in the capital of Nicosia. There were long lines of anxious people but no sign of trouble as banks in Cyprus opened Thursday for the first time in nearly two weeks.
Cypriots remain anxious as banks open with limits
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Anxious Cypriots patiently waited in long lines to get at their accounts on Thursday after banks opened for the first time in nearly two weeks, following an international bailout ...
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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RIM reports gains in 4th quarter
TORONTO — Research In Motion Ltd., once written off as dead amid fierce competition from more modern mobile devices such as the iPhone, surprised Wall Street Thursday by returning to profitability ...
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Highest corn acreage since 1936 expected
DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers intend to plant 97.3 million acres of corn this year, the most since 1936, the USDA’s spring planting survey said Thursday. The overall corn acreage forecast is up sli...
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tax breaks approved for Missouri businesses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A trio of measures that could reduce taxes for some businesses won approval Wednesday in the Missouri House, as lawmakers continued pushing to keep pace with recent tax breaks...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Trader Anthony Riccio (center) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday. Analysts blamed Wednesday's market decline on worries about Europe.
Europe’s debt weighs on investors’ moves
NEW YORK — Investors just can’t get past Europe. Renewed worries about the region’s debt crisis weighed on the Dow Jones industrial average on Wednesday, and held the Standard & Poor’s 500 index...
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