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Household net worth jumps $1.7 trillion in third quarter
Americans saw their wealth increase by $1.7 trillion in the third quarter ended in September, a promising sign in the thick of the holiday shopping season. Total household and nonprofit net worth – the difference between the value of assets and...
Tags: Homes, Consumers
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John Boehner's biggest struggle may be with his own right-wingers
Before he gets to the fiscal cliff, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) will have to traverse the conservative chasm. On one side of the growing rift stand pragmatic conservatives such as Ann Coulter and Bill Kristol who say Republicans should...
Tags: Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Same-Sex Marriage
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Second measure to keep pot shops open qualifies for L.A. ballot
L.A. NOWAnother medical marijuana initiative has qualified for the L.A. ballot, increasing the chances that voters will get to choose whether to keep pot shops open in the city when they go to the polls in May.... -
Ryan says House open to short-term debt increase
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Rep. Paul Ryan, re-emerging as a leader for House Republicans on the budget, said Thursday that the party was open to a short-term federal debt limit increase to prevent another politically damaging fiscal crisis and to kick-...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Fiscal Cliff, Barack Obama, White House
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House GOP seeks to win by losing on the debt ceiling
In one nimble move, House Republicans on Friday appear to have extricated themselves from a self-made political trap that threatened the U.S. economy -- and their hold on the House. The trap was the hard-line position many House Republicans had taken on...
Tags: Medicaid, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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Scripps College reports theft of students' personal information
L.A. NOWA Scripps College roster with personal information for about 940 students was stolen from a staffer’s car, and campus officials warned students Wednesday to monitor their credit card accounts for possible suspicious activity. The listing included... -
Owner of Las Vegas limo service indicted on racketeering charges
LAS VEGAS — Here’s a sobering lesson: What happens in Vegas sometimes ends up in a grand jury indictment. Federal authorities announced the arrest of nine people, including the owner and employees of a prominent limousine service here...Tags: Defendants, Prostitution, Labor Legislation, American Express Company, Career and Workplace
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TransUnion says auto loan delinquencies are near record lows
People are borrowing more money per car purchase, but they are paying the vehicles off reliably, pushing the national auto loan delinquency to near a record low. "It’s a real sign that the automobile market is on solid footing that even with...
Tags: Ford, Consumers, Automotive Equipment, Marketing, Social Issues
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Don't let mortgage debt wreck retirement
Dear Liz: I have a first mortgage with a current balance of $32,000 at 5.625% interest. This will be paid off in about 24 months, based on regular payments plus $200 a month extra I am paying on principal. I have a home equity line of credit with a...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Money and Monetary Policy
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Report: Tax credits boost New York's film-TV industry -- and N.Y.
Movies and TV shows that received tax breaks in New York state supported 28,900 jobs and accounted for $6.9 billion in spending in 2011, according to a new study on the state's film incentive program. The study, conducted by the consulting firm HR&A...
Tags: Taxation, Tax Credits, Personal Income
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Dislodging Obamacare
Republicans believed a Mitt Romney win would seal Obamacare's fate. Democrats — or rather, the lonely two-fifths of Americans who support the president's beleaguered healthcare law — believed an Obama win would secure its future. Both sides...
Tags: Employment, Health Insurance Cost, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tax Credits, Pharmaceuticals
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'Iron Man 3' among films giving North Carolina a boost
'Iron Man 3' gave North Carolina's film industry a big lift in 2012. The upcoming release from Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel Studios filmed throughout North Carolina, helping to produce a record level of production activity in the state this year. The...
Tags: The Hunger Games (movie), Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Tax Credits, Revolution (movie), The Walt Disney Co.
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