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Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics
Issued: February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a...
Trump: Getting to know Romney led to endorsement
Issued: February 2, 2012
LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump has confirmed that he will endorse Mitt Romney's GOP presidential bid. He says he made the decision after getting to know...
Feds: Mid-Atlantic wind farms take step forward
Issued: February 2, 2012
BALTIMORE — Offshore wind farms from New Jersey to Virginia took a big step closer to reality with the completion of a review that showed the...
Former MF Global official says he warned Corzine
Issued: February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — The former chief risk officer of MF Global says he warned then-CEO Jon Corzine in late 2010 of the risks in large bets on European...
Gingrich: 'We should care about the very poor'
Issued: February 2, 2012
LAS VEGAS — Newt Gingrich says he believes "we should care about the very poor," unlike GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney. ...
Fewer seek unemployment aid as US job market improves
Issued: February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. The figures...
Trump’s pricey cemetery has stiff competition
Issued: February 2, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. — They say you can’t take it with you when you die, but that’s not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans — like Donald Trump. ...
Obama links economic policies with faith
Issued: February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he relies on his faith and values to guide his work on the nation's most urgent problems, including the...
Worker productivity growth slowed in 4th quarter
Issued: February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — Workers were more efficient in the final three months of last year, but their gains in productivity were slower than during previous...
Money managers, analysts comment on Facebook IPO
Issued: February 2, 2012
Facebook is finally going public. ...
Facebook files for IPO, aims to raise $5 billion
Issued: February 1, 2012
Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark...
Zuckerberg describes 'The Hacker Way' at Facebook
Issued: February 1, 2012
In Facebook's regulatory filing Wednesday for an initial public offering of stock, CEO Mark Zuckerberg included a letter to potential investors...
Chrysler posts 1st annual net profit since 1997
Issued: February 1, 2012
DETROIT — Higher sales of Jeeps and other new vehicles propelled Chrysler to its first annual net income since 1997, capping a pivotal turnaround that...
Paul: Immigration not solved by barbed wire, guns
Issued: February 1, 2012
LAS VEGAS — Ron Paul says he favors a compassionate immigration policy that doesn't rely on "barbed wire fences and guns on the border."...
House GOP bill would cut small business taxes
Issued: February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan legislation to cut small business taxes by 20 percent, a GOP leader said Wednesday, as the party stepped up its...
Got an extra million? A candidate could be in need
Issued: February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — Brother, can you spare $1 million? ...
Romney: Not focused on poor, they have safety net
Issued: February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he’s “not concerned about the very poor” because they have an “ample...
Treasure hunter takes aim at $3B sunken bounty
Issued: February 1, 2012
PORTLAND, Maine — A treasure hunter from Maine says he has located and will soon start salvaging what he's calling the most valuable sunken...
Manufacturing expands at fastest pace since June
Issued: February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — U.S. factories grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, boosted by a rise in new orders. And builders ended a poor year for...
Boehner: GOP nomination fight will resolve itself
Issued: February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner says he understands Republican concerns about the bitter tone of the party's nomination fight in Florida...
Builders step up spending for fifth straight month
Issued: February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — Builders increased their spending in December for the fifth consecutive month, ending a weak construction year on a hopeful note. ...
Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mixup
Issued: February 1, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS — Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental...
Treasury exploring new types of debt securities
Issued: February 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is exploring the idea of issuing two new types of securities as a way of expanding the government's means of...
Romney says GOP fight strengthens him for fall
Issued: February 1, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. — Barreling out of Florida with money and momentum on his side, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the...
Romney turns to killer instinct to win Florida
Issued: February 1, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney embraced a killer instinct and leveraged a dominant political machine to crush chief rival Newt Gingrich in Florida's...

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