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IMF calls on U.S. to develop credible budget plan
WASHINGTON -- Global finance leaders agreed that nations must take stronger action to spur still-lagging and uneven economic growth and job creation. And they had a pointed message for the U.S.: For the sake of the rest of the world, address your longer-...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Markets, Politics, World Bank Group, Productivity
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Europe austerity strategy is hurting growth, IMF says
WASHINGTON — Britain and the Eurozone are steadfastly sticking to austerity measures despite increasing evidence that such action alone isn't working to revive their economies and is dragging down global growth. Such persistence, analysts said,...
Tags: Politics, Moody's Corporation, World Bank Group, Christine Lagarde, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013)
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Curt Schilling wants 38 Studios lawsuit dismissed
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling asked a Rhode Island judge to dismiss a state economic development agency's lawsuit over its $75-million loan guarantee for his now-defunct video game company, calling claims he and fellow executives misled the...
Tags: Defendants, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Laws, Gaming Industry
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Economists increasingly wary of Fed's stimulus policy
Even as top Federal Reserve officials continue to defend their economic stimulus, a growing number of industry and academic economists view the Fed's policy now as too aggressive -- with two-thirds of those recently surveyed saying the central bank should...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance
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Letters: Enough money to go around
Re “Seniors vs. kids claim is a sham,” Business, Feb. 27 As a senior, I am concerned about my Social Security and Medicare benefits. However, I am also concerned about the future prosperity of my children and grandchildren. Your writer...Tags: Theft, Medicare, Social Security, Money and Monetary Policy
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U.S. state and territory travel offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262 or...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Phoenix (Cook, Illinois), Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Salem (New London, Connecticut)
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G-20 moves to allay fears of 'currency war'
WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials of the Group of 20 largest economies sought Saturday to allay fears of a currency war, pledging not to target exchange rates to gain a competitive advantage in trade. But the joint statement, issued at the end of a G-...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Shinzo Abe, Politics, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke
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Gordon Brush plant owner bristles at red tape tying up expansion
Ken Rakusin is frustrated. You would be too. Since 2009, the owner of Gordon Brush Manufacturing Co. has been trying to expand his 51,000-square-foot City of Commerce factory by 20,000 square feet. That would mean a larger factory floor, more office...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Aerospace Manufacturing, Politics, Labor Markets, Employees
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California manufacturing jobs fall through the cracks
The shutdown of a 102-year-old California manufacturing company points to a major flaw in California's industrial development policy: We don't have one. The company is Pneumatic Scale Angelus, which turned out top-of-the-line machines for sealing lids...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Taxation, Labor Markets, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar
World NowBurma United States Obama Democracy: Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to U.S. in decades starting Monday.... -
McManus: The likely winner -- gridlock
After a year of campaign sound and fury, we're about to hold an election that will probably fail to usher in the one thing voters of all stripes would like to see: an end to the partisan gridlock in Congress. Neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney...
Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Des Moines Register, Weather Reports
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Andrew Brimmer dies at 86; first black member of Federal Reserve
Andrew Brimmer, the son of a Louisiana sharecropper who in 1966 became the first black member of the Federal Reserve Board, has died. He was 86. Brimmer died Oct. 7 at a Washington hospital after a lengthy illness, said his daughter, Esther Brimmer....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Politics, World War II (1939-1945), Finance
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