Economic and Finance
William Carter Keller of Sanford has been appointed to a seat on the board of both Raleigh-based Capital Bank (Nasdaq: CBKN) and the bank’s holding […]
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Banks in six U.S. states were closed Friday, bringing the total number of failed banks this year to 140, at a cost of over […]
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The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance rose last week, the government said Thursday. Analysts had expected a decline.
There were 480,000 initial […]
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Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport was up 12 percent in November compared with the year-ago period.
Airport officials said the uptick reflects the first […]
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Singapore employers fired fewer workers last quarter than in the previous three months and increased payrolls and job openings as the economy exited its […]
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WASHINGTON–Signs of a strengthening global recovery emerged Friday, with consumers boosting retail sales, companies restoring stockpiles and Chinese exports mounting a comeback.
The reports […]
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SHANGHAI, China – China’s exports are making a comeback after a jarring slump threw millions out of work, a sign of improving global demand […]
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Chet Baker was a leading jazz musician in the 1950s, playing trumpet and providing vocals. Baker died in 1988, yet he is about to add […]
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General Motors of Canada now owns CAMI Automotive and its major assembly plant in Ingersoll near London.
GM announced Friday that it had bought out the […]
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MONTREAL–National Bank Financial Group saw its profits and revenue rise in the fourth quarter despite the recessionary economy.
The Montreal-based bank reported net income […]
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