May 24, 2013
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Foreclosures squeezing home prices and sales
WASHINGTON — Rising foreclosures are weighing on the U.S. housing market, reducing prices and keeping new-home sales weak. Foreclosed homes are usually sold at steep discounts, thereby lowering ...
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Associated Press A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 waits to take off in February at Chicago's Midway Airport as another lands. Southwest Airlines says it made $98 million in the first quarter of 2012, helped by one-time gains on fuel-hedging contracts.
Southwest Air posts 1Q profit
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. is worried that the days of easy fare increases are over. The airline had a surprisingly good first quarter, helped by a 5 percent increase in the average ticket ...
Apr 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Paducah Sun Danny Hart mans the wheel of his Case/IH tractor and accompanying harrow Thursday as he plows a field in Graves County near Mayfield.
Farmers just getting warmed up
Western Kentucky grain farmers plan to harvest wheat as many as three weeks earlier than usual,  thanks to the warmest March in Kentucky in 115 years. The early harvests have made way for earlie...
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Jobs
Registered nurse — Part-time midnight shift. Must be licensed in the state of Kentucky. Job order: KY0451546 Marine maintenance tech — HVAC, must be familiar with working on HVAC equipment, and ...
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Starbucks to stop using red dye from ‘crushed bugs’
NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. says it will stop using a red dye in its drinks that is derived from crushed bugs. The Seattle-based coffee chain said in a blog post on its website Thursday that it m...
Apr 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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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.
Auto debuts at Auto China 2012
Some noteworthy new models due to receive world debuts at Auto China 2012 in Beijing, which opens to the public on April 27. The show is an important platform for automakers who want to boost sales...
Apr 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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