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Breaking News: The Word Process Offers Reasonably Priced Manuscript Editing Service
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Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 21:58:10 -0700 | business-news

United States of America, May 4, 2013: The Word Process, which has been dealing with a gamut of services related to writing, has announced that they can provide a manuscript editor to those who want to add depth to their...
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Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 18:06:39 -0700 | business-news

While the United States is more energy secure now than in the past, the national security picture with respect to energy is a complex one, U.S. researchers say. Students at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing...
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Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 15:32:43 -0700 | business-news

The Toro Co. of Bloomington, Minn., is recalling 3,700 Z Master riding lawn mowers due to a pulley that can rub against the fuel tank, U.S. regulators said. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said this is the second recall for...
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Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 15:32:39 -0700 | business-news

U.S. wholesale inventories rose by 0.4 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted $503.1 billion, the U.S...Inventories were up 4.7 percent from March 2012 levels, the bureau said. Wholesale sales slipped 1.6 percent to $414.7 billion in March, although sales...
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Source: Washington Post

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 14:53:44 -0700 | business-news

Between 2007 and 2010, the number of working Americans 55 and older grew by nearly 8 percent the only group whose workforce participation rates increased. Couple that with many baby boomers' desire to keep working later into life for personal...
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Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 10:03:33 -0700 | business-news

The Bank of England said Thursday it would maintain its overnight lending rate at 0.5 percent and continue with its $581.3 billion asset purchasing program. The bank's policy making committee holds off on explaining policy decisions for three weeks.
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Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 10:03:31 -0700 | business-news

New home prices in Canada rose 0.1 percent in March after a 0.2 percent increase in February, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. Nationally, month-to-month home price increases have been steady for the past year, rising in a range of 0.1 percent...
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Breaking News: Jobless claims fall to lowest level in almost five-and-half years
Source: Reuters

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 07:28:07 -0700 | business-news

Topics People wait in line to meet a job recruiter at the UJA-Federation Connect to Care job fair in New York March 6, 2013. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in...
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Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 05:59:25 -0700 | business-news

The U.S. government has an obligation to ensure that oil and natural gas deposits are developed responsibly, a natural resource advocate testified. The House Natural Resources Committee had an oversight hearing on regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing.
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Breaking News: Jobless claims drop by 4,000 in week
Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 10:55:25 -0700 | business-news

Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 4,000 to 323,000 in the week that ended Saturday. The department revised last week's estimate from 324,000 to 327,000, taking away most of the impact of the 4,000 claim drop. With...
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Source: Washington Post

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 10:18:21 -0700 | business-news

The Washington Post After passing with bipartisanship support in the Senate, an online sales tax proposal faces a much more difficult path in the House of Representatives, with opposition already mounting from tax-averse Republicans. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) earlier...
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Source: Politico

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 03:27:29 -0700 | business-news

The Navy's second attempt to build a new fleet of presidential helicopters could face some strong political headwinds. The service is now seeking proposals from industry for the new presidential choppers, flown by the Marine Corps and called Marine One...
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Source: India Abroad

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 22:06:44 -0700 | business-news

D escribing Aadhaar card as one of the best example of integration of technology for social welfare use, the World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, believes that this massive effort by the Indian Government would help in achieving his goal...
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Source: Washington Post

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 18:13:46 -0700 | business-news

Terry McAuliffe wasted little time pursuing new business opportunities after his defeat in Virginia's gubernatorial primary four years ago. Having campaigned as an entrepreneur with business savvy, McAuliffe again turned his eye to ventures that would build the alternative energy...
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Source: United Press International

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 10:13:55 -0700 | business-news

Demand for relatively safe four-week Treasury bills pushed yield rates down to zero for the U.S...There was $5.42 in bids on the dollar, as the Treasury sold $20 billion in four-week notes. That meant for the first time in almost...
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