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By Dale Wetzel |
May 18, 2012
The new trust fund, overseen by the state's Retirement and Investment Office, uses a conservative investment philosophy that excludes stocks.
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By Justin Juozapavicius |
May 15, 2012
An estimated 2,100 jobs could be lost at the American Airlines maintenance hub in Tulsa after mechanics rejected the company's final labor contract offer, the embattled airline confirmed Tuesday.
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By Alan Fram |
April 27, 2012
Republicans ignored a veto threat and overcame a rebellion by party conservatives to push a bill through the House Friday keeping interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer.
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By Alan Fram |
April 27, 2012
The White House threatened a veto Friday of a Republican bill keeping the interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, objecting that the measure would finance its $5.9 billion cost by abolishing a health care program.
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By Chris Carosa |
April 18, 2012
Ironically, the legacy of the Merrill Rule might be the extinction of the Merrill species.
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By David Koenig |
March 27, 2012
American Airlines is asking a bankruptcy judge to break its union contracts and impose cost-cutting terms on workers.
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By Andrew Taylor |
March 20, 2012
Conservative House Republicans on Tuesday set up what appears to be a potential re-run of last year's turbulent domestic policy fight with President Barack Obama, putting forward an election-year budget manifesto that would blend steep social program cuts with reduced tax rates.
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By Joshua Freed |
March 6, 2012
Stocks suffered their biggest losses in three months Tuesday, the first hiccup in a strong and steady rally to start the year. Wall Street worried about the global economy and waited while Greece pressured the last investors to sign on for its bailout.
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By Daniel Wagner |
February 28, 2012
The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that cut retirement savings in half.
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By Laurie Kellman |
February 22, 2012
President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country's brighter economic mood.