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Natural Perspectives: Rainbow isn't stealing our gold
Some people in town are upset because our trash collection fees may go up.
Like other homeowners, Vic and I got the notice that the city of Huntington Beach is proposing to raise the residential trash collection fees. Vic thought the proposed fee...Tags: Energy Resources, Vehicles, Elections, Politics, Natural Gas
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Jobless claims barely change; durable goods orders plunge
After jobless claims reached a five-month high in April, last week’s tiny dip came as a relief. But a heavy slide in orders for long-lasting goods is less soothing. Applications for unemployment benefits shrank by 2,000 last week to a seasonally...Tags: General Mills Incorporated, Google+, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Benefits
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Britain's deep double-dip raises questions about austerity
We knew it was bad, but news out from across the pond indicates that uncertainty in Europe might be slamming the economy there even more than had been thought. Revised data show that Britain’s gross domestic product contracted more than previously...
Tags: United Kingdom, Personal Investing, World War II (1939-1945), Europe, Consumer Confidence
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Eurozone's turmoil threatens global economy
When economic and financial conditions have grown particularly dicey in the eurozone during the last couple of years, European leaders have made a habit of throwing pacifiers at the markets. So as European leaders meet in Brussels on Wednesday, the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Heart Attack, Globalization, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Brazil
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Can Congress steer us away from the fiscal cliff? Don't bet on it
Although Mitt Romney wants to focus on jobs and economic growth, the House GOP leadership seems determined to make the coming election a referendum on the federal budget. That's a debate at least some Democrats believe is a winner for them as well: It's...
Tags: Elections, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Politics, John A. Boehner, U.S. House Committee on the Budget
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Fed regional bank directors saw improvement in economy
Directors at the Federal Reserve's regional banks saw a pickup in the pace of economic growth last month as housing, motor vehicle sales and consumer spending gained strength.
"Directors noted further improvement in economic activity, and they...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Banking, Financial Markets, Government, Money and Monetary Policy
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Consumer index hints of lower COLA in 2013 for seniors
Seniors be warned: Your Social Security cost of living adjustment for next year may be less than half of this year's 3.6 percent increase. That's because the inflation rate that Social Security increases are pegged to is only 1.7 percent as of the...
Tags: Medicare, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Health, North Palm Beach
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Eurozone's turmoil threatens global economy
When economic and financial conditions have grown particularly dicey in the eurozone during the last couple of years, European leaders have made a habit of throwing pacifiers at the markets. So as European leaders meet in Brussels on Wednesday, the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Heart Attack, Globalization, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Europe
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Caution in a season of confidence
What a difference a year makes. Last spring, home buyers were nearly an endangered species. Despite tantalizingly low interest rates, widespread economic jitters and difficulties qualifying for home loans kept people from making such a major investment....Tags: Consumers, Natural Resources, Endangered Species, Money and Monetary Policy, Wildlife
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Share the burden of defense
The two-day NATO summit starting Sunday is guaranteed to yield two things: world-class gridlock on some Chicago streets and lots of jockeying over who will pay for Afghanistan's security forces after most allied troops leave at the end of 2014.
Afghan...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Organizations, NATO, Politics
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7.5% unemployment by end of 2013: economists
By the end of next year, the unemployment rate will be at 7.5%. Consumer spending will be up, as will housing starts. But first, the economic recovery needs to slog its way through the remainder of 2012, economists said. Monthly non-farm job growth...
Tags: Google+, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities
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Boehner draws his sword
WASHINGTON -- John Boehner thinks it's kind of funny. "It struck me as somewhat comical," he told reporters Thursday morning, "that, you know, people are looking to me like I'm the guy carrying a sword around town, I'm going to bludgeon someone." Well,...
Tags: Democratic Party, Consumers, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Nancy Pelosi
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