Economic and Finance
A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2009 will need approximately $240,000 — up from $225,000 in 2008 — to cover medical expenses in retirement even with […]
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Gov. David Paterson plans to lay off 8,900 state employees, according to the governor's budget division.
Matt Anderson, a spokesman for the state's Division of the […]
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The federal government, in its latest effort to prop up the financial system, took over two big wholesale credit unions Friday with combined assets […]
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Ottawa is looking to "blacklist" unscrupulous nanny recruitment agencies that exploit foreign caregivers in an attempt to put them out of business, says the federal […]
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With the price of a barrel of oil now above $50 (U.S.) for the first time in 10 weeks, there’s no shortage of theories as […]
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The F-15 Silent Eagle reflects the company’s effort to "convert a combat-proven, front-line, multi-role fighter into a silent asset," said Dan Korte, vice president […]
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Australian politicians turned up the heat against Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc’s planned $19.5 billion tie-up with China’s Chinalco, with one taking out television ads on […]
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President Barack Obama will spend more than half of the $730 million in government funds set aside to help small businesses to expand federal […]
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The U.S. sought to ease Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s concern about the security of his country’s investments in U.S. government debt, reiterating pledges to […]
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Four states — California, South Carolina, Michigan and Rhode Island — registered unemployment rates above 10 percent in January, and some believe the national […]
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