Stocks May Fall Further On Worries About Euro Zone
(New York, NY) -- Wall Street could be in for another rough week because of growing concerns about the euro zone debt crisis. Investors are getting more worried that Greece may exit the euro zone and cause a domino effect in the European region that court hurt the U ...Read More
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Facebook Founder Zuckerberg Marries
(Palo Alto, CA) -- Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is changing his relationship status to "married." TMZ.com reports Zuckerberg has wed his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan. They were married at Zuckerberg's home in Palo Alto, California ...Read More
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Host Committee: NATO Summit Will Give Chicago Economic Boom
(Chicago, IL) -- Organizers are hoping the NATO summit could have a lasting effect on Chicago's economy. Chicago NATO Host Committee spokeperson Jennifer Martinez says the weekend summit is putting 128-million dollars into the region ...Read & Hear More
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Americans Taking Steps Now To Afford A Summer Vacation
(Whiting, IN) -- The majority of Americans intend to take some time for themselves this summer. Two-thirds of the respondents in a new CouponCabin.com poll say they'll be taking a vacation this summer ...Read More
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House Passes Massive Defense Bill
(Washington, DC) -- Despite a veto threat from President Obama, a massive defense spending policy bill has been approved by the Republican-led House. The more than 640-billion dollar measure exceeds what the Pentagon is seeking ...Read More
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New iPhone Could Have 30 Percent Bigger Screen
(Undated) -- Apple is reportedly redesigning its popular iPhone to include a bigger screen. The next generation iPhone's screen is said to be 30 percent larger than it is now. The move is described as a reaction to Samsung's release of its new Galaxy smartphone ...Read More
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Facebook's IPO Affects California Real Estate
(San Francisco, CA) -- The "Facebook effect" is expected to increase property values in the Bay Area by a total of one-to-two billion dollars. Movoto.com believes housing prices will increase across the entire Bay Area, but especially in trendy places like Palo Alto, Noe Valley and Pacific Heights ...Read More
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Buffett Buys Newspaper Chain
(Undated) -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is making a big newspaper buy. His Berkshire Hathaway investment company is acquiring the Media General chain of 63 papers for more than 140-million dollars ...Read More
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New Apple Facility Will Run On Renewable Energy
(Undated) -- Apple is planning to run a huge data center on renewable energy. The 500-thousand-square-foot facility in North Carolina will get its power exclusively from renewable sources by year's end ...Read More
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DC Unemployment Declines in April
(Washington, DC) -- Washington D.C.'s unemployment rate declined to nine-point-five-percent in April, down from nine-point-eight-percent the previous month. The district has consistently reported one of the country's highest unemployment rates ...Read More
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Dog Bites Cost Insurers Almost $500M
(Undated) -- Insurance companies are getting chewed up by record-setting payments to take care of dog bite claims. U.S. insurers shelled out almost 500-million dollars last year to resolve the bite claims ...Read More
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Stockton, California Tops Nation's Foreclosure List
(Stockton, CA) -- Stockton, California has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. RealtyTrac says one in every 213 homes is in foreclosure there. California's overall foreclosure rate decreased 30-percent from last year at this time, however the state still has the nation's second highest foreclosure rate behind Nevada ...Read More
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