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Business briefs - May 12
Tractor Supply Co. BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Tractor Supply Co., a retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, announced it will be the exclusive retailer of the Jonsered brand of professional-grade chain saws. This marks the first time...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Philosophy, Awards and Prizes, Religion and Belief
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Are your mortgage modification terms worth continuing payments?
Financially strapped homeowners who are close to foreclosure may want to face the music now rather than continuing to struggle with their monthly payments. There's a high probability of losing the house anyway, even with the government's help. According...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Federal Reserve, Central Bank
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Liechtenstein open to bank data exchange talks with EU
ReutersVADUZ (Reuters) - Liechtenstein is reluctantly prepared to discuss exchanging data on bank clients in response to a new European Union push for more transparency from the secretive principality and other tax havens, its prime minister said. "We have...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, International Organizations, Finance, Politics, Swiss Confederation
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Northern May 2013 graduates
More than 250 students will receive degrees during Northern State University’s spring commencement, exercises, which begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the NSU Barnett Center. ESPN sports journalist and best-selling author Buster Olney will deliver...Tags: Sociology, Economy, Business and Finance, Education, Science, Philosophy
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BofA fires back at New York over modification violations
ReutersBy Karen Freifeld NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp has fired back at New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after he threatened to sue the bank for violating the terms of a $25 billion settlement designed to end mortgage...Tags: Banking, Justice System, Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Crime, Law and Justice
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Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. When her turn finally came after 90 minutes,...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, $700 Billion Bank Bailout (2008), U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Federal Reserve
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U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in 2nd quarter
The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion during its second quarter -- and losses will continue mounting if Congress doesn't pass legislation giving the beleaguered mail carrier more flexibility in how it runs its operations, the postmaster general said...
Tags: Government Postal Delivery, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, U.S. Postal Service
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GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes
WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop of the mid-2011 drama that led to the nation's first-ever credit downgrade. An improving economy and higher taxes,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Barack Obama, Politics, Tom McClintock
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MOVES-Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities
ReutersMay 9 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. BLACKSTONE GROUP LP The world's largest alternative asset manager hired former...Tags: Banking, Blackstone Group, L.P., Economy, Business and Finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Finance
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Fannie Mae to pay U.S. $59.4 billion after record quarterly profit
WASHINGTON -- Bailed-out housing finance giant Fannie Mae said Thursday it would pay the U.S. government $59.4 billion after posting a record profit for the first three months of the year. The fortunes of the company, which is 80% owned by taxpayers...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Bailout Funds, Finance, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae
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SEC, FINRA warn retirees on pension buyouts
Reuters(Reuters) - The top securities regulators on Thursday warned individual investors about pension purchasing companies that persuade retirees and military veterans to sign over pension checks in return for lump-sum payments, as regulatory concerns about the...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Politics, Executive Branch
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U.S. blacklists firms for evading Iran oil sale sanctions
ReutersBy Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The United States has blacklisted two companies it says helped Iran evade sanctions on oil sales and slapped penalties on four Tehran-based firms it says helped the Islamic Republic enrich uranium, the...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Tehran (Iran), Iran, Politics, Nuclear Policy
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