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Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
Brokers simplify, confuse health exchange shopping

This month's glitch-filled rollout of the health insurance marketplaces created by federal law is a business opportunity for brokers and agents, but regulators warn that it also opened the door for those who would …

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
Giffords not through with guns

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
Spending stumbling block to budget deal

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
Fed up with politics

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
'We haven't done anything yet'

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
'I lusted after that car'

RALEIGH, N.C. - Curator Ken Gross had his first encounter with Porsches in college, when the cool guys were driving Super 90 Coupes. His old Ford, which was fi…

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
Rising legal costs push JPMorgan to rare loss

NEW YORK - Mounting legal costs pushed JPMorgan Chase to a rare loss in the third quarter, the first under the leadership of Jamie Dimon.

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
A need for urgent action

WASHINGTON - World finance officials said Friday the United States needs to take urgent action to address its budget problems that are creating economic uncert…

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
Jobless claims jump

WASHINGTON - The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits jumped by 66,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 374,000. But the spike was largely because California processed a huge backlog of claims…

Updated 12 years, 11 months ago
Can coffee end government shutdown?

NEW YORK - Starbucks, known for its piping hot coffee, is throwing itself in the middle of yet another heated national debate.

Updated 12 years, 12 months ago
Taking precautionary measures

NEW YORK - The nation's largest manager of money market mutual funds said Wednesday that it no longer holds any U.S. government debt that comes due around the …

Updated 12 years, 12 months ago
Dog boogies his way through half marathon

Updated 12 years, 12 months ago
The high cost of heat

The government forecast Tuesday that most households will pay more for heat this winter. Heating oil users will catch a slight break, but still pay near-record prices to keep warm.

Updated 12 years, 12 months ago
Swift, Aldean to perform at CMAs