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Q&A: Will consumers find bargains on health insurance exchanges?
Stateline.orgConsumers want to know: Will health insurance cost more, less, or about the same on the new health insurance exchanges? Politicians, for their own reasons, have the same question about the impact of the Affordable Care Act on insurance in 2014....Tags: Consumers, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance, Politics, Credit and Debt
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The Week Ahead: Investors hold breath to hear Fed's message
The Miami HeraldIs moderate enough? For months, the Federal Reserve has been describing the U.S. economy as growing at a moderate pace. While the growth has been positive, it hasn't been enough to move the central bank away from pushing money into the system with hopes...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Stock Market, Bonds, Finance
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Decades after a Mexican kingpin's arrest, his fortune echoes
MEXICO CITY -- Powerful Mexican drug boss Rafael Caro Quintero was off the streets in 1985, arrested in Costa Rica on suspicion of ordering a hit on a U.S. drug agent. His fate appeared to be sealed in 1989, when a Mexican judge convicted him and...Tags: Criminal Laws, Mexico, Mexico City, Personal Service, Business
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Debt-limit fight heats up with Pay Your Bills measure
WASHINGTON — As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they do not increase the nation's borrowing authority. "It is an American value...
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U.S. budget gap widens slightly in May to $139 billion
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $139 billion in May, 11 percent higher than a year ago and above economists' expectations, partly because of temporary calendar adjustments, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday....Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Government Debt, Government, National Government
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Swiss-U.S. tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to consider a bill that would let the country's banks sidestep strict secrecy laws to end a long-running United States tax probe, rejecting calls for the legislation to be killed. Five months after...Tags: Parliament, Career and Workplace, Israel, Justice System, Trials
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Bitcoin sticks around as other digital currencies rise, fall
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)Bitcoin has shot up and crashed at least twice now. Exchanges where the fast-rising new digital currency trades have been hacked, and so have individual accounts. It's been linked to illegal activity in underground cyber haunts such as Silk Road, and...Tags: Google Inc., Bitcoin, Netherlands, Science and Technology, Liberty Reserve SA
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U.S. sanctions four Lebanese men, accuses them of aiding Hezbollah
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on four Lebanese citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of fundraising and recruiting for Hezbollah in West Africa, as Washington seeks to cut off sources of cash for the Lebanese militant group. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Politics, Finance
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Hezbollah 'ambassadors'
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four Lebanese men whom U.S. officials say are fundraising and recruiting for Hezbollah in connection with the militant group’s efforts to expand its influence in West Africa....
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FactFinder 12: Direct Express debit card scam
Factfinder 12 InvestigatorUPDATE: FactFinder 12 Investigators spoke with Nora Arpin, a debit card expert for Comerica Bank. Arpin said ATM fraud is a growing problem industry-wide for banks and businesses involved in operating debit card programs. Arpin explained the $785.99...Tags: Business, Social Security
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TIMELINE-U.S.-Swiss tax dispute escalates over four years
Reuters* Committee votes 7-6 to reject bill * Both chambers set to vote on bill in coming days BERN/ZURICH, June 11 (Reuters) - Switzerland's upper house of parliament votes on Wednesday on a bill that would let Swiss banks hand over information to help U.S....Tags: Parliament, Career and Workplace, Israel, Justice System, Trials
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GM stock sale brings government $3.2 billion this year
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has sold $3.2 billion worth of General Motors stock so far this year. The Treasury Department says in its monthly report to Congress that it sold $611.4 million worth of stock in May. That's on top of $1.64...
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