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General-purpose gift cards can cost giver, recipient
It's not necessarily a gift they'll remember you by: A general-purpose gift card that can be used in many stores but can cost $6.95 above...
Workers aren't raiding 401(k) accounts, survey finds
High jobless rates haven't changed the pace at which workers dip into their retirement accounts, perhaps suggesting that psychology is...
Sharp buying eases way into wet razor use
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Free phones, airtime offered to low-income Marylanders
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Sinclair reports 3rd-quarter net income up 47%
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. reported Wednesday a 47 percent jump in third-quarter net income as revenue fell and said it had...
Starbucks Gold Card members to lose their 10 percent discount
Attention Starbucks Gold Card customers: Your 10 percent discount is ending.
Fed vows to hold rates at record-low level, signaling weak economy still needs government aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to keep a key interest rate at a record low for an "extended period,"...
Carrollton Bancorp posts loss
Carrollton Bancorp posted Tuesday a third-quarter net loss of $732,000 or 23 cents per diluted share, mostly due to a loan loss provision of...
Black & Decker, Stanley Works to join
Black & Decker Corp., the Towson-based toolmaker founded here almost 100 years ago, said Monday that it plans to merge with The Stanley...
Eileen Ambrose: Try to avoid cashing out 401(k) account
You leave your job, and then face the question of what to do with your 401(k). If you're like 46 percent of workers, you will cash out the...
CEG to act quickly on EDF deal; date unclear on $100 BGE credit
Constellation Energy Group and its nuclear joint venture partner, Electricite de France, announced Monday that they will move quickly to...
Ford tops list of economic gains
Ford Motor Co.'s surprisingly strong quarterly earnings capped a day of upbeat news that showed the U.S. economy continuing to gain strength...
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Higher than expected insurance losses lead to 3rd-quarter loss at MBIA
NEW YORK (AP) — MBIA Inc. said Monday that it incurred heavier losses in its insurance...
UN secretary-general heads to Washington deal to push climate change deal
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American Airlines CEO steps up campaign to persuade Japan Airlines to ignore Delta's advance
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CEO of Las Vegas-based Pinnacle resigns as Mo probes his behavior at St. Louis County Council
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Gold prices surge to new high, close above $1,100 an ounce on back of weaker dollar
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Feds seize Ferrari, boats, other assets from Fla. lawyer in multimillion-dollar fraud probe
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Western Refining idles Bloomfield plant to consolidate NM operations; 100 workers laid off
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AutoNation CEO says sales to stay depressed through next year; predicts gradual recovery
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Sprint plans to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs as slump continues
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