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Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) discusses why U.S. businesses should move to Texas. "California companies are already starting to make the move to Texas," he says.
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Financial stress is the most commonly cited cause of divorce in the U.S. So if you want to protect your union, make open and honest financial planning a priority. Here's how.
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On a day when United Airlines was basking in the glow of being the first U.S. Airline to take delivery of a 787 Dreamliner, its CEO admits his airline has to do better.
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The government has been pushing more short sales at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through financial incentives, and banks are streamlining the process. But all the progress that has been made could end abruptly.
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Despite a recent surge in stocks, a key transport bellwether index is flashing worrying signals about the health of the economy, one analyst said Friday.
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Vote on the top 3 finalists for ego trip of the week. One will be crowned the winner.
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While most Americans worry about gas and heating oil prices, water rates have surged in the past dozen years, according to a USA TODAY study of 100 municipalities.
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We’ve taken a look at what the trendiest costumes are for kids this year. Click to find out what they are...some may surprise you!
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As politicians hurl mud ahead of the election, investors might do well to ponder what “the economy, stupid” means in 2012.
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According to a recent analysis by the Beer Institute, a national beer trade association that represents beer brewers and importers, 45 percent of what consumers pay for a beer goes to taxes.
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A top Federal Reserve official denied Thursday that the central bank's monetary policy is allowing Congress to be irresponsible with borrowing and spending.
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Facebook is making a long-awaited move into a whole new revenue stream, announcing on Wednesday it's testing "Facebook Gifts" with 1 percent of Facebook's user base.
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With nearly seven in 10 Americans planning to celebrate Halloween, Oct. 31 is one of the fastest growing holidays of the year. Click to see some of the trendiest adult costumes for 2012.
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After gains in home sales over the spring and summer, an industry survey surprised expectations, registering a 2.6 percent drop in pending home sales from July.
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After one pig industry group predicted a bacon shortage, Major League Eating reacted swiftly, issuing a ban on all bacon-eating contests.
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For a minority of borrowers, lenders see a credit score based on a substantially different scoring model.
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Puh-leeeeeease! That job is so overrated. Here are the 12 most overrated jobs of 2012 and, lest you think no one noticed, the 12 most underrated jobs!
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Fear has crept into the foreign exchange markets: fear of central banks. Currency traders are rapidly shifting assets to countries seen as less likely to try to weaken their currencies, amid concern that the fresh round of U.S. monetary easing could trigger another clash in the “currency wars”, the FT reports.
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Pimco has been selling some of its Treasury holdings and is putting money into what the world’s central banks plan to buy, founder Bill Gross told CNBC’s "Street Signs" on Wednesday.
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