Economic and Finance
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to a record low for the second week, causing refinancing applications to surge to the highest level in […]
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What is the outlook for Medtronic Inc.? I seem to see a lot of questions about its products.
The largest medical equipment maker, holding […]
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A Burlington company that arranged investments in the life insurance policies of sick and elderly Americans is running out of cash.
Christopher Halas, vice-president of Universal […]
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Panasonic Corp (6752.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has sweetened its offer for Sanyo Electric Co (6764.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) by 8 […]
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U.S. automakers should consider executive shake-ups if it would ensure congressional backing for a bailout supporters say is needed to prevent industry collapse, an […]
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LONDON–British Airways PLC yesterday reported a first-half net loss of 49 million pounds ($77 million U.S.), as record fuel prices and a global slowdown […]
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Ameren Corp. may halt construction of pollution controls at a St. Charles County power plant as part of a broader plan to defer up […]
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The European Commission forecast Monday that the economy in the 15 countries that use the euro will barely grow next year, expanding just 0.1% […]
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Alton Pointe Apartments opened several months ago on the former site of Sullivan Homes, a 1950s-era public housing complex that was decried in its […]
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For years, some Missouri casinos have been pushing the Legislature to get rid of that quirky, only-in-the-nation remnant of this state’s riverboat gambling days: […]
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