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The Obama administration on Friday said it was ready to free up about $260 billion so the nation could continue paying its bills as a temporary debt ceiling suspension lapses.
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Facebook is looking to improve its search and indexing capabilities by adding the hashtag symbol, one of the most recognizable features of its social networking rival Twitter.
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The leveraged buyout of Dell requires that only 42 percent of existing shareholders vote against the deal for it to be abandoned. It is fair to say the a LBO is in doubt.
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Carnival on Friday reported a quarterly profit but posted a drop in the revenue each cabin generates and lowered its revenue forecast for the year, citing weakness in Europe and pricing promotions.
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If a creditor agreed to reduce a credit card balance or other debt, you may not think of it as income. The IRS does.
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With the Dow Jones reaching an all-time high and the S&P 500 not far behind, markets have shrugged off the disappointment of the sequester. But Alastair Newton, senior political analyst at Nomura says that far bigger hurdles lie ahead that could potentially give the U.S. another "brush with default".
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Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S4, a phone that allows users to scroll with their eyes and navigate the screen without touching it.
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With stocks at all-time highs, there's little sign of a bubble forming in markets, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told CNBC on Thursday.
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President Barack Obama has taken mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's new president.
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The world's biggest strip club businesses say that business is booming despite the recession, proving that "sex entertainment" still sells despite the global economic downturn. The strip club workers, however, tell a different story.
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A prominent social media journalist has been charged with conspiring with a member of the Anonymous hacking collective to hack into and "deface" the Los Angeles Times.
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The long rally in stocks has been the biggest driver of the number of millionaires, which may have already exceeded an all-time record.
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Banks are repossessing fewer homes, in fact the fewest since March of 2007, but in some states that may be about to change.
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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is expected to announce on Thursday an emergency state takeover of Detroit, putting a lawyer in charge of the destitute city's finances.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, while producer prices rose by the most in 5 months as gas prices spiked.
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Which banks will be able to raise dividends and make stock buybacks? The Fed will tell all when it releases its review of bank capital plans. Here's a preview.
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The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.
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Here's a look at a few alternatives to Google's Reader now that it's on its way out.
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Acting on the Senate's first budget since President Obama took office, a Democratic-led panel is moving toward party-line approval of a fiscal blueprint that would trim the budget deficit while protecting safety net programs from slashing cuts proposed by Republicans.
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Rich people are picking up the slack in spending, with the rest from those working in an economy of under-the-table cash payments.
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Most banks got the green light from the Fed with their capital plans. In a surprise, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase received only "conditional approval."
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