Homebuilders back at work in Pierce County

Source: TheNewsTribune.com

Homebuilders in Pierce County are getting up off the dirt. In the past few months, new homes have started to appear, here and there, across the county. One or two go up at a time, filling in neighborhoods that have sat, pockma ...
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Capital Market Exchange Analysis of Market Views Triggers Questions on the Impact of Corporate Expense Growth on Bond Values

Source: Beaumont Enterprise

The global Fixed Income market remains opaque and challenging for institutional investors. Capital Market Exchange’s analytics quantify and test market views in order to provide Chief Investment Officers, Po ...
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The $6 million race for mayor

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

MONEY IN THE MAYOR’S RACE MONEY IN THE MAYOR’S RACE Candidate, Total raised from donors (excludes personal/political party contributions) Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher: $1,265,711 City Councilman Carl DeMaio: $934,822 Distric ...
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Local Educators Try To Block For-Profit Virtual School

Source: Fox Charlotte

KANNAPOLIS, NC- The North Carolina Virtual Academy is run by the non-profit NC Learns, but contracted with K12 Inc. The proposed cyber school hopes to have over 2,700 students and generate 18 million dollars in its first year. Any stu ...
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Canadian dollar moves lower for eighth session, commodity prices advance

Source: Hamilton Spectator

TORONTO The Canadian dollar closed lower Friday amid higher commodity prices and a lack of market-moving news from the eurozone. The loonie slipped 0.23 of a cent to 97.13 cents US after closing lower the prev ...
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Helium Shortage Threatens More Than Balloons

Source: NBC Los Angeles

It's peak season for balloon shops, but with a helium shortage, business is deflating. Shawn Agheassi, owner of Elegant Balloon in Studio City, says he is losing customers daily, and that business is down 50 percent. "I’m surviving right now, but st ...
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US declines to cite China as currency manipulator

Source: The Jakarta Post

The US government said Friday that China has made progress in allowing its currency to rise against the dollar and declined to accuse the nation of manipulating its currency to gain a trade advantage. The decision issued by the Treasury Department Frid ...
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Pak rupee sinks to new low

Source: Khaleej Times

Rehan Siddiqui / 25 May 2012 The Pakistan rupee sank to a new low on Friday against the US dollar as the demand for the greenback rose due to oil imports payments, though Islamabad has repaid a $394 million loan installment to t ...
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GOP's Anti-Tax Pledge Loses Some Steam

Source: San Antonio Express

WASHINGTON — In GOP activist circles, it is known simply as the pledge, and during the past 25 years, it has become the essential conservative credential for a whole generation of Republicans seeking elective office in a pa ...
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