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Superintendent Pay at Top of the Class
Published March 20, 2013
Increasing school costs, including big pay packages for administrators, are pushing property taxes higher even despite the still tough housing market.
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Dow Sets Record: More Highs to Come, or a Pullback?
Published March 06, 2013
Are the markets off to the races, or is it time for a pullback? Two big market players weigh in.
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Proof the Fed is Juicing the Markets
Published March 04, 2013
The Federal Reserve’s monetary easing policies are going into the stock market, not the U.S. economy.
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Hey, Washington: The U.S. is Becoming More Energy Efficient
Published March 01, 2013
The U.S. is becoming so energy efficient that the amount of energy it takes to produce just a buck’s worth of economic output has dropped dramatically since Richard Nixon was in the White House.
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Wal-Mart's Anti-Obesity Push Not Fattening Its Bottom Line?
Published March 01, 2013
Is Wal-Mart's good guy approach good for its bottom line?
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Pimco's Gross: Irrational Exuberance, the Sequel
Published February 28, 2013
Pimco’s Bill Gross says investors who believe double-digit market returns will continue are irrationally exuberant and warns they better lower expectations on all asset classes.
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Jump in Gas Prices Fueled By Taxes
Published February 20, 2013
The price of gas in the U.S. has risen for 33 straight days, but don't look to speculators, the summer blend switch or refinery logjams. The big reason: taxes.
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Big Banks, Treasury Against New EU Tax
Published February 14, 2013
The Treasury Department and the biggest U.S. banking lobby are urging the EU to halt its push for a financial transaction tax, saying it will harm investors.
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Higher Minimum Wage, Higher Unemployment?
Published February 13, 2013
Business and worker advocacy groups are in an uproar over President Obama's proposal to hike the minimum wage.
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Democrats: Spending Cuts to Slam Economy, Sandy Victims
Published February 11, 2013
A memo from Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee warns of the impact of mandated cuts to spending that may be right around the corner.
