Buffett's salary unchanged, but security costs up (AP)
Warren Buffett brought home less pay than Berkshire Hathaway's chief financial officer again last year, but the company is paying more to protect the billionaire these days.
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Budget deficit sets record in February (AP)
The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year.
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Feds probe Toyota Prius crash in NYC suburb (AP)
Federal safety regulators are gathering information after a suburban New York driver told police that a Toyota Prius accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.
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Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP)
Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
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Gymboree shares up 1.8% after Q4 report
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Men's Wearhouse shares down 4.3% after results
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Budget deficit sets record in February (AP)
The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year.
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Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP)
Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
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Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece (AP)
Derivatives have become a dirty word. The complex financial products helped blow up the U.S. housing market. They all but sank AIG. Now European officials want to crack down on a derivative called a credit default swap.
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Connecticut AG sues Moody's, S&P over debt ratings (AP)
Connecticut's attorney general sued Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's over ratings the agencies issued on risky investments.
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Feds probe Toyota Prius crash in NYC suburb (AP)
Federal safety regulators are gathering information after a suburban New York driver told police that a Toyota Prius accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.
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Washington Federal warrants bring $15.39 million (AP)
The Treasury Department has received $15.39 million from the sale of warrants it received from Washington Federal Inc. as part of the support it provided from the government's $700 billion bailout program.
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Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP)
Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
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Connecticut AG sues Moody's, S&P over debt ratings (AP)
Connecticut's attorney general sued Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's over ratings the agencies issued on risky investments.
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Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase (AP)
Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.
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Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package (AP)
Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
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Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase (AP)
Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.
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Stocks rise after inventories fall but sales gain (AP)
Stocks continued their slow trek higher after the government's report of a drop in companies' inventories during January.
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Terra favoring CF over Yara in buyer battle (AP)
Fertilizer company Terra Industries said Wednesday its board favors a bid to be acquired by CF Industries instead of a previous agreement with Norway's Yara.
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Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package (AP)
Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
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