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KRUEGER SAYS DOES NOT BELIEVE RISE IN DISABILITY
ReutersKRUEGER SAYS DOES NOT BELIEVE RISE IN DISABILITY INSURANCE APPLICATIONS IS DISTORTING EMPLOYMENT FIGURES - CNBC -
Greenspan says Federal Reserve should start tapering stimulus
WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the central bank should start tapering its stimulus program and begin reducing its dramatically swelled balance sheet -- whether the economy is ready for it or not. "My view is the sooner...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Central Bank
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COLUMN - Obama and Xi's weekend getaway
Reuters(Zachary Karabell is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Zachary Karabell June 7 (Reuters) - This weekend, President Obama and China's new leader Xi Jinping will meet at a retreat outside of Los Angeles. The two men are scheduled to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, European Union, Xi Jinping, National Government
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Fairholme reports stake in Fannie, Freddie; wants restructuring
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Fairholme Capital Management said on Monday that it has acquired a combined $2.4 billion stake in the preferred shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, making a long-shot bet that the government-controlled mortgage finance...Tags: Mutual Funds, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Bailout Funds, Buyback, Mortgages
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Elon Musk says fourth Tesla will be small SUV costing about $35,000
Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk said that the fourth vehicle in the automaker's lineup with be a small $35,000-ish SUV. Musk made the announcement during an interview with CNBC on Friday. The SUV would be roughly half the base price of the company's...
Tags: Tesla, Hybrid Vehicles, Elon Musk, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Tesla Motors, Inc.
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Wall Street drops in late slide, but ends May with gains
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks sold off in late trading to close sharply lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 posting consecutive weekly losses for the first time since November, as investors retreated after a seven-month run of gains. Traders attributed...Tags: Productivity, Bonds, Federal Reserve, Food and Drug Administration, Central Bank
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Blackhawks-Red Wings sets NBC record
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Blackhawks-Red Wings sets NBC record Wednesday night's NHL playoff game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings had a 2.1 U.S. rating and had 3.4 million viewers, according to Sports Business Daily. The rating was NBC...Tags: Washington Capitals, Sports, San Jose Sharks, Ice Hockey, Western Conference (NHL)
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NHL Conference Semifinals Score for NBC Sports Network
VarietyNBC Sports is seeing stronger ratings this year for coverage of hockey's Stanley Cup playoffs, with Wednesday night's deciding game in the series between Chicago and Detroit setting a record for a conference semifinal. Nielsen estimates that the...Tags: Sports, Ice Hockey, Western Conference (NHL), Chicago Blackhawks, Entertainment
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Sony CEO: 'Premature' to Say if Company Will Accept Spinoff Offer
VarietySony CEO Kazuo Hirai said that it was "premature" to "speculate one way or the other" on whether the company would accept or reject the proposal from the company's largest shareholder to spinoff as much as 20% of its entertainment assets, including Sony...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Electronics, Jed York, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Science and Technology
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Ray Hopkins Named CBS's President of TV Networks Distribution
ReutersJun 06 (TheWrap.com) - Ray Hopkins has been named president of television networks distribution for CBS Corporation. The former YES Network chief operating officer will report to Joseph Ianniello, who was named Wednesday as CBS's COO. Hopkins will work...Tags: Television Networks, Media Industry, CBS Corp., Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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The coming Obamacare disaster
Cal ThomasFor years I have been writing about the failures of the UK's National Health Service (NHS) as a warning for what the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) will do to health care here in the U.S. London's Daily Mail has chronicled the growing problems...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health Organizations, Western Africa, Cal Thomas, Hospitals and Clinics
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Building a better economic yardstick: the new U.S. GDP
Reuters(Reuters) - This week the U.S. government released yet another revision of 2013 first-quarter economic growth showing that the economy grew a little less than initially reported â 2.4 percent rather than 2.5 percent on an annualized basis. This...Tags: Productivity, Lady Gaga, European Union, Music, National Government
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