Blue Chips Hug Flat Line, Techs Higher
(New York, NY) -- Blue chip stocks struggled Wednesday, riding a see-saw along a flat line before closing only a few points higher. Banks, financials and tech shares prospered, but healthcare stocks declined ...Read More
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Senate Passes Jobless Bill
(Washington, DC) -- The Senate has approved a bill extending unemployment and COBRA health benefits to the end of the year. It also extends some popular tax breaks that have expired. Additionally, the bill aims to fix a long-standing problem ...Read More
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Bank Of America Launches New Overdraft Rules
(Charlotte, NC) -- Bank of America is making some changes for debit card users. Deposit and Card Product Executive Susan Faulkner says the bank will allow only single debit card transactions beginning this summer if the card user has enough money in their account ...Read & Hear More
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Shell Stops Gasoline Sales To Iran
(New York, NY) -- Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed it no longer sells gasoline to Iran. CNNMoney.com reports the confirmation came Wednesday, adding Shell to a list of companies that have ceased gas sales to the the Islamic nation ...Read More
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Treasury Department Reports New Record Monthly Deficit
(Washington, DC) -- The Treasury Department is reporting the federal government posted a new record monthly deficit for February of almost 221-billion dollars. That far exceeds the previous record shortfall of nearly 194-billion dollars in February of 2009 ...Read More
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Citibank Exposes Thousands Of Customers Social Security Numbers
(Undated) -- Citibank is informing some 600-thousand customers that is exposed their Social Security numbers earlier this year. In a letter, the banking giant said it believes there is quote, "little or no risk" to the affected customers ...Read More
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