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Wal-Mart’s 'For Hire' Sign for Veterans
Published January 15, 2013
The president of Wal-Mart’s U.S. operations, William Simon, announced in a keynote speech at the National Retail Federation conference that the world’s largest retailer wants to be the biggest employer of U.S. military veterans.
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Home Prices Rise by Most Since May 2006
Published January 15, 2013
A top housing research firm says home prices have rebounded sharply, posting their biggest increase in November since the spring of 2006.
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Moody’s: U.S. Fiscal Cliff Deal Has 'Limited' Positives
Published January 10, 2013
Moody’s Investors Service is out with a new report that again warns the fiscal cliff deal fails to deliver a "meaningful improvement" to the federal government’s debt trajectory well into the future.
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New Government Report Backs Car Mileage Tax
Published January 10, 2013
The federal government is becoming increasingly convinced that mileage fees are a great way to raise spending money, as much as $78 billion annually, says the new report from the Government Accountability Office.
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There’s More to Greenberg’s AIG-Government Lawsuit
Published January 09, 2013
The U.S. Treasury along with the New York Federal Reserve gave AIG a massive rescue package -- and former AIG chief Hank Greenberg now says government overseers ran ‘amok’ in the bailout.
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The Goldilocks Mush of a Jobs Report
Published January 04, 2013
The broader jobless rate that counts discouraged workers was stuck at 14.4%. There are now more than four million fewer jobs out there than when President Barack Obama first took office in 2008.
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AIG Thanks America, But Investors Not Thankful Yet
Published January 02, 2013
AIG debuted a new ad campaign showing gratitude to taxpayers for one of the biggest bailouts in U.S. history. But investors aren’t in a thankful mood yet as AIG is still trading at around half its book value with a single digit return on assets.
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What Would Margaret Thatcher Do?
Published December 26, 2012
Perhaps elected officials could turn to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for inspiration about leadership and deficit reform.
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D.C. Must Enact Gun Control Now
Published December 17, 2012
It is intolerable that the U.S. cannot protect its citizens and its children against a gun culture blinded by ideology and glorified by either Hollywood or music.
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The Federal Reserve's Zombie Economy
Published December 13, 2012
Deutsche Bank is out with a warning saying Fed intervention might produce an economy filled with financially undead firms.
