Business & Finance
- If no casino, what becomes of casino site?
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David Robinson
Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- The steel girders rise about six stories high, offering a hint of something big to come.
- Executive trading
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Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- Here are the week’s reports of trading in the stocks of local companies or in the companies that have significant local operations, by directors and executives of the companies:
- How to spot a drowned car
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By Steven Cole Smith
- ORLANDO SENTINEL
Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- Fay, Gustav, Hanna and any subsequent member of the tropical-storm family guarantee an unfortunate supply of something we could do without: Storm-damaged vehicles.
- 401(k)s versus Roth IRAs
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By David Pitt
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- Making decisions about retirement savings can be complicated. Many workers may see recent drops in the value of their employer-sponsored 401(k) programs and question whether they should be making changes. In this new weekly column are some answers to common questions about 401(k) programs and saving for retirement.
- Should you do some pre-election selling?
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By Susan Tompor
- DETROIT FREE PRESS
Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- Should well-off investors sell their money-making stocks this year to avoid paying higher taxes on their capital gains on a hunch that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama could win in November?
- Tax credits are often overlooked
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By Claudia Buck
- SACRAMENTO BEE
Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- As summer fades away, the Internal Revenue Service is already looking ahead to the next tax season. In recent weeks, it’s been sending out reminders about some overlooked ways to lower your tax bills.
- Too desperate for 401(k) cash
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Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- Workers in their 20s and 30s using their retirement funds to pay credit card debt and home mortgages instead of leaving it alone to accumulate, according to a survey by Fidelity Investments.
- Give wisely to hurricane relief
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— Associated Press
Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- Anyone interested in making a donation to hurricane relief efforts should consider the following precautions from the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection:
- Many entitled to 90-day layoff notice
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Updated: 09/07/08 6:58 AM
- State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith wants to remind New Yorkers that many workers around the state will be guaranteed at least three months notice before mass layoffs.
- Area has limited opportunities for investing in foreclosures
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By Matt Glynn NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
Updated: 09/07/08 7:21 AM
- Foreclosures continue to rise nationwide, a trend that has created a market for some buyers seeking to invest in housing.
- Google at 10: Still changing the world
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By Michael Liedtke
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 09/07/08 7:21 AM
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor’s $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world.
- WNY Dental has parent that’s listed on Nasdaq
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By Jonathan D. Epstein NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
Updated: 09/07/08 7:21 AM
- Here’s a new investment you can sink your teeth into.
- PSC approves Iberdrola-Energy East merger
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David Robinson - News Business Reporter
Updated: 09/03/08 1:36 PM
- The $4.5 billion merger between Energy East Corp. and Spanish power producer Iberdrola SA
won the unanimous approval today of the state Public Service Commission, removing the final
regulatory hurdle facing the deal.
- Changing tide
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Updated: 08/29/08 6:55 AM
- Energy stocks became a bigger drag on the market and mutual funds in the past several weeks than the hard-hit financial sector, threatening a scenario that has helped some fund managers avoid double-digit losses.
- Hang-ups with phone books
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Updated: 08/29/08 6:55 AM
- Shares of Yellow Pages publishers have fallen off the shelf amid competition from independent publishers, big debt loads and a tough advertising climate.
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