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Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow
MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In the long run, the devastation the storm...Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Olive Garden, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sears
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Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year. The increase, which starts in January, is tied to a measure of inflation released Tuesday. It shows that inflation has...
Tags: Barack Obama, Consumers, Labor Legislation, Inflation and Deflation, Employees
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Holiday sales to rise 4.1 percent
Associated PressNEW YORK – Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail Federation, the...Tags: Consumers, National Institutes of Health, Kmart, Credit and Debt, Gallup, Inc.
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Elkhart-Goshen, Columbus among tops for GDP growth
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Three Indiana cities are among the tops in the nation for growth in the value of goods and services they produce.
The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that the Elkhart-Goshen area saw a 13 percent increase in its Gross...Tags: U.S. Department of Commerce, Cummins Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance
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'Steady rebound' in Indiana economy, but risks remain
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's economy is showing signs of life as banks increase lending, real estate developers launch projects that have been on hold and consumers buy big-ticket items like cars. But experts and business owners caution the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Real Estate Buyers, Realty, Simon Property Group, Inc., Sales
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Will higher gas prices sidetrack Indiana's RV industry rebound?
Associated PressVolatile gasoline prices could hamper the recreational vehicle industry's attempts to recover from a deep downturn caused by the recession because sales of the big ticket items are so dependent on consumer confidence, industry executives and analysts say....Tags: Elections, AAA, Consumers, Indiana, Indiana University
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Michiana retailers keeping fingers crossed for 2011
Store closings plagued the region in 2008 and 2009, as consumers watched a myriad of chain and locally owned businesses shutter. Spaces large and small went dark, some seemingly overnight, and retail leasing just about ground to a halt.
Then in...Tags: Elections, Consumers, Michigan City, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Washington (U.S. state)
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Consumer price index jumps on costlier gas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices rose last month as the cost of gas increased by the largest amount since June 2009. But outside of energy costs, there was little sign of widespread inflation. The Labor Department says the Consumer Price Index...Tags: Prices, Market and Exchange, Consumers, Consumer Confidence, Washington, DC
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India leaves rates unchanged, warns of inflation risks as rupee sags
ReutersMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates unchanged on Monday as expected after cutting them in each of its previous three policy reviews, warning of upward risks to inflation as its currency is among the hardest hit amid a global...Tags: India, Inflation and Deflation, Baseball, Finance, Sports
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FEATURE-Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils
ReutersBy Paul Carsten and Pairat Temphairojana UDON THANI, Thailand, June 17(Reuters) - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in...Tags: Government, Bangkok (Thailand), Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Conservation, Thai Political Protests (2010)
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ANALYSIS-Ditch WTI:Canadian crude trade intensifies call for single benchmark
Reuters* Investors see potential in Canadian crude oil benchmark * Trade in heavy oil futures contracts slowly picking up * Market limited by competing price indices, landlocked oil By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, June 17 (Reuters) - Canadian oil traders,...Tags: Mutual Funds, Globalization, Energy, Enbridge Incorporated, Petroleum Industry
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Chile presidential favorite Bachelet says would hike corporate tax
ReutersSANTIAGO, June 17 (Reuters) - Chilean presidential favorite Michelle Bachelet said on Sunday she would gradually hike corporate taxes to 25 percent from their current 20 percent, chiefly to fund an education overhaul, if she is elected to the presidency...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Chile, Politics, Sebastian Pinera
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