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Nearly nine in 10 Americans see owning a home as part of the American dream, even as many doubt their home is a good investment, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
President Obama in a news conference said he believed Republicans would accept more taxes to avoid default and voiced exasperation at the pace of negotiations between the administration and Congress leaders.
Massey Energy, the owner of the West Virginia mine where 29 people died last year, kept accounts of hazardous conditions out of official record books, federal investigators say.
A site safety supervisor was found not guilty in Manhattan a day after another defendant was acquitted, underscoring the difficulty in prosecuting cases involving mistakes at construction sites.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music will offer cultural programming for the 18,000-seat Barclays Center arena, future home of the Nets in downtown Brooklyn.
A vote in Greece bolsters investor confidence but sparks protests; and more.
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Parliament voted in an austerity plan that foreign lenders required before Greece could receive additional funds.
Europe’s debt crisis, as well as uprisings and natural disasters, are prompting a search for portfolio protection in the event of economic Armageddon.
President Obama made comments just short of endorsing the notion that gay people have the right to marry.
Advisers found that the drug was neither effective nor safe for treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
The Federal Reserve halved the fees banks receive from retailers when a customer uses a debit card.
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A riot police officer arrested a protester near the Greek Parliament.
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Borrowers with mortgage troubles must wait a period of time before seeking another loan.
The company says the new minivan has been only re-engineered a bit, but the van feels like an all-new, and better, vehicle.
John W. Rowe of Exelon, the electric utility, says he learned early in his career that it’s always important to take action — “to always be looking for something to do that moves the ball.”
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Opinion »Editorial: Debt Limit Dog DaysThe government has a month to raise the debt limit or begin to default on its obligations, with potentially disastrous consequences. |
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