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Let Bush-Era Tax Cuts Expire, Return to Clinton Tax Rates, Greenspan Says - Bloomberg

April 17th, 2011

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said tax cuts put in place by former U.S. President George W. Bush should be allowed to expire and […]

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Don’t Expect Your Paystub to Signal Inflation: Caroline Baum - Bloomberg

April 4th, 2011

Long and variable lags.
I doubt that inviolable tenet of how monetary policy works is etched into the cornerstone of the Federal Reserve Board in […]

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New Zealand Growth May Slow to 0.3% This Year After Earthquake, Group Says - Bloomberg

March 1st, 2011

New Zealand’s economic growth may almost stall this year, a nonprofit research group predicted, after earthquakes in Christchurch caused an estimated NZ$20 billion ($15 […]

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U.S. Consumer Confidence Climbs More Than Estimated to a Three-Year High - Bloomberg

February 27th, 2011

Confidence among U.S. consumers increased in February to the highest level in three years as a drop in unemployment helped overcome concern over rising food […]

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Apartment Vacancies in U.S. Decline to Two-Year Low, Extending a Recovery - Bloomberg

January 6th, 2011

U.S. apartment vacancies fell to a two-year low in the fourth quarter and rents rose, extending a market recovery that began in early 2010, property […]

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‘Company Men’ explores unemployment; baby-boomers hit 65

December 25th, 2010

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I think the restrained quality is that sort of pain one feels and that lack of surety about, you know, losing one’s […]

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How much for a holiday tip?

December 12th, 2010

Anna Post, a spokeswoman for the Emily Post Institute, provided these answers to common questions about holiday tipping.
Who should get a year-end tip?

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Tibet Lures St. Regis as China’s Big Cities Crowded by Luxury Hotel Chains - Bloomberg

November 18th, 2010

Expansion in China, the world’s fastest-growing economy, is causing an urban lodging glut that’s spurring luxury chains including Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.’s St. […]

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GlobalFoundries expanding Saratoga, Dresden plants

June 4th, 2010

GlobalFoundries confirmed today that it will expand the $4.2 billion computer chip plant it is building in Saratoga County in addition to constructing another factory […]

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Coconut Grove Bank signs regulatory order

March 26th, 2010

Coconut Grove Bank has signed a written agreement with federal and state regulators to improve its management of problem loans and investments.
One of the oldest […]