National Economy
Why that flat Facebook IPO isn't so bad after all
The botched offering of Facebook stock has raised several troubling questions, but at least we don't have to worry about the one that plagues many IPOs: How are a few select investors able to buy in early at lower prices and then pocket huge profits when the trading frenzy begins?
National Economy
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Gail MarksJarvis: Card debt still choking low, middle incomes
Americans have been successful at getting some of their debts off their backs, but many still have a long way to go.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Spending Smart: Disability insurance can save family finances
What would you say is your most valuable financial asset: your house, your car, your retirement account?
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Why that flat Facebook IPO isn't so bad after all
The botched offering of Facebook stock has raised several troubling questions, but at least we don't have to worry about the one that plagues many IPOs: How are a few select investors able to buy in early at lower prices and then pocket huge profits when the trading frenzy begins?
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Stocks fall on Wall Street as Spanish bank teeters
Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked U.S. markets lower Friday. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
May's consumer confidence at highest level since 2007
WASHINGTON-Despite Europe's economic troubles, American consumers are feeling better about the economy than at any time since the start of the Great Recession.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Europe debt crisis dragging world economies down
The Eurozone debt crisis is intensifying a global slowdown, with new signs that even powerhouse Germany may be faltering, adding to worries about China and other major pillars of economic growth.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Florida denying jobless benefits to thousands, groups claim
A national workers’ rights group has filed a federal complaint over Florida’s revamped unemployment compensation system, claiming that the Sunshine State has become the most difficult place in the nation for unemployed people seeking benefits.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Workers picket Lockheed headquarters in solidarity with Fort Worth
The understated corporate neighborhood wedged between an interstate and the Washington, D.C., Beltway and home to Lockheed Martin Inc. took on a rowdy flavor Thursday with the shouting, chanting, sign-waving and heckling of more than 150 picketers supporting the International Association of Machinists...
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Europe's woes put a drag on world growth
The Eurozone debt crisis is intensifying a global slowdown, with new signs that even powerhouse Germany may be faltering, adding to worry about China and other major pillars of economic growth.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Box Office Preview: 'MB' to disassemble 'Avengers'
Sony's debuting "Men in Black 3," starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin, is expected to vaporize "The Avengers'" nearly month-long supremacy at the top of the domestic box office charts, grossing about $80 million across the long holiday weekend.






