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Nikkei hits new 5 1/2-year high on weak yen, signs of improving economy
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday, buoyed by further weakness in the yen and optimism over the growth outlook after the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy for the first time in two...Tags: Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Toshiba Corporation, Hitachi Ltd., Sony Corp., Finance
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Tuesday is next deadline to register for Indiana's Do Not Call registry
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry. Since January, the state attorney general's office says it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls from live operators or...Tags: FBI
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Consumer watchdog: most sunscreens meet FDA standards, but questionable SPF ratings persist
AP Health WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to...Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Sunburn, Medical Specialization, Skin Cancer, Food and Drug Administration
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Tuesday is deadline for Do Not Call list
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry. Since January, the state attorney general's office says it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls from live operators or...Tags: FBI
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What's in millennials' wallets? Fewer credit cards
Ringed by the posh shops of Beverly Center, Tim Ratliff said no — he didn't have a credit card. He didn't need one. "I just hear so many horror stories about people being in debt," said Ratliff, 21, who studies psychology at Ohio State University....
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Credit and Debt, Education, The Ohio State University, Passenger Cars
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Another payday loan debate on the horizon
Get ready for another debate on whether payday loan stores should return to Pennsylvania. State Sen. Pat Browne of Allentown said Friday he intends to introduce legislation in the next few weeks that would "redefine the debate" over access to short-...Tags: Media Industry, Bill Harris, Credit and Debt, Delaware County, Money and Monetary Policy
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Consumer Reports: Smartphone security tips
A smartphone can contain a lot of information that its owner would rather keep private. But 39 percent of the more than 100 million American adult smartphone owners fail to take even minimal security measures, such as using a screen lock, backing up...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, New Products, Google Play, Apple iPhone, Computer Hardware
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Unemployment continues to fall as consumer confidence rebounds
A surging stock market and rebounding housing prices are translating into a robust job market in South Florida. South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping a notch to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County,...Tags: Politics, Unemployment Rate, Palm Beach County, Government, Unemployment
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Mich. customers oppose fees to refuse power meters
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A small but outspoken group of residential customers vows to continue battling Michigan's largest utility company over the freedom to opt out of having "smart" meters installed outside their homes. State regulators' days-...
Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Electronics, Consumers Energy Company, Government
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Consumer Reports: Food-Preservation Lessons From Storm Sandy
With six months elapsed since Superstorm Sandy socked the mid-Atlantic and predictions pointing to a very active Atlantic hurricane season this year, Consumer Reports has taken stock of the superstorm's impact and distilled its lessons. In one of the...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather, Weather Reports, FEMA
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EU finds time to tell restaurants how to serve olive oil
Reuters* EU bans refillable oil jugs, bowls from tables from Jan. 1 * Commission says move will protect consumers, boost hygiene * Critics say idea proves EU bureaucrats are out of touch By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - Critics ridiculed...Tags: Politics, Germany, Italy, European Parliament, Petroleum Industry
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Buyers feeling more confident
MarketWatchWASHINGTON -- Consumer sentiment perked up in May to its highest level in more than six years, according to a survey released Friday, helped by falling gasoline prices, a rising stock market and firmer housing prices. The preliminary May reading of the...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Labor Markets, Petroleum Industry, Market and Exchange, Thomson Corporation
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