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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.
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Why the Markets Ignore CBO Forecasts
Published February 06, 2013
Analysts say the markets have been able to brush off the Congressional Budget Office's gloomy predictions about U.S. growth because the CBO has been consistently way off in its projections.
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Equity Fund Inflows Hit Dotcom-Era Levels
Published February 04, 2013
It's a stock move seen around the world -- January is the first monthly close that saw 18 global markets finish above their 20-month moving average.
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Hospital Video Mocks Patient Care Under Health Reform
Published January 30, 2013
A video leaked to FOX Business mocks how health reform can make more money for doctors and hospitals by preventing patients from being readmitted to hospitals.
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Stocks Could Hit New Highs Amid Bull Run
Published January 28, 2013
The Dow Industrials have had their best start of a year in a quarter century and analysts say the markets could hit fresh record highs by the middle of 2013.
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The Curious Case of the SEC vs. Egan-Jones
Published January 22, 2013
There is a curious history to the Egan-Jones matter, one that raises the issue of government retaliation.
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Hey, Uncle Sam: Land Trust Scams on the Rise
Published January 21, 2013
Land trusts, in which landowners donate land to trusts in an effort to obtain billions of dollars in federal tax deductions, have allowed some owners to wipe out all of their federal tax bills.
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Big Ben’s Big Bite Out of Corporate Pensions
Published January 18, 2013
The Federal Reserve’s historically low interest rate policy is taking big bites not just out of bank deposit accounts and seniors’ wallets, but also big chunks out of the country’s 100 largest corporate pension plans.
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Retire at 70, Business Group Urges
Published January 17, 2013
If you figured you could retire at age 62 or 65, you may want to hear what an important group of business CEOs is now pushing -- a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70.
