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General Motors: Obama's new deal
The Swampby Mark Silva As the nation's largest automaker heads into bankruptcy court in the morning, the Obama administration this evening spelled out the agreements that it has made for the reorganizaiton of the ailing car-and-truck-maker: Including $30 billion...Tags: Employees, Justice System, United States, Automotive Equipment, Politics
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Federal Reserve: Low rates holding
The Swampby Don Lee The Federal Reserve, offering a modestly more optimistic assessment of the economy today, reaffirmed its policy of keeping interest rates at near zero and suggested it could continue to spur economic activity without triggering inflation. The...Tags: Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Don Lee, Money and Monetary Policy, Central Bank
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Europe has no exit
WASHINGTON -- For most Americans, Europe is out of sight and out of mind. We figure that the worst of its debt crisis has passed. Italy has a new government. To mute social unrest, some countries are slightly relaxing austerity policies. The European...
Tags: Germany, Government Debt, Italy, European Central Bank, Think Tanks
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MarksJarvis: Clashing slogans cloud investor strategies
The calendar beckons investors to tread lightly through the stock market, according to an old saying. "Sell in May and go away" is a popular slogan among pundits because, over the years, stocks have sometimes suffered losses from May through October,...Tags: Federal Reserve, Consumer Confidence, European Central Bank, Consumers, Globalization
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'Unloved' funds urged as strategy to embrace
It's IRA time, with people opening individual retirement accounts after doing their tax returns and then fretting over where to invest the new money. Some labor over the decision, figuring there is one right fund. Yet, if you already have a balanced...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Mutual Funds, Credit Ratings, Career and Workplace
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Ritter's Lobbying Raises Questions
The Hartford CourantWhen is a lobbyist not a lobbyist? The answer, according to the complicated state laws that determine who's allowed to influence government officials in decision-making (which is what lobbying is, pretty much), is: When a person lobbies a public official...Tags: Ethics, Values, U.S. House of Representatives, Lobbying, Justice System
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Kevin Hunt: Why Do Stop & Shop Gas Rewards Expire?
The Hartford CourantGas rewards points, savings bonds and the common meaning of "scheme" in different parts of the world have found their way into today's edition of "Is It Just Me?", where no question is too small for The Bottom Line. Remember, it's not just you. Other...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, United Kingdom, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Consumers
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Germany's Weber says Eurozone's debt issues to worsen and need crisis management
As the Eurozone debt crisis threatens banks and potentially the global economy, former German central banker Axel Weber said he “fears” financial conditions will have to deteriorate more in Europe before leaders take “drastic action.&...Tags: Germany, Greece, Europe, Credit Ratings, Economic Indicator
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Helping Poor Brings Health CEO Big Payday
The Hartford CourantThere's money in poverty. Learning to work the system of government payments can mean lavish salaries under the guise of helping the poorest among us. Just ask Middletown-based Community Health Center Inc. CEO Mark Masselli, though he probably won't speak...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Middletown, Meriden, Poverty, Mutual Funds
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High-speed rail concept would include the Lehigh Valley
When it comes to high-speed railroads, much of the world is passing America by. Even countries like South Korea and Turkey have moved ahead of us. Here in the land of the Pennsylvania Railroad and steam-powered passenger trains that could exceed 110 mph...
Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Flu, New York City, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), China
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The market strikes back
WASHINGTON -- We now know the promise and peril of paper wealth. In the last 15 years, the stock market's convulsions ought to have rattled even hardy investors. Twice -- after the popping of the "tech bubble" in 2000 and after the financial crisis in...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Stock Market, CNBC (tv network), 401K
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Allentown water lease secrecy is aimed at keeping public in the dark
The way government officials spend the public's money, especially the way they put the public in debt for decades to come, is none of the public's business. That seems to be the gist of the message disseminated in recent days in connection with the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Government, York (York, Pennsylvania), Local Government
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