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Healthcare bill to cut deficit CBO (19 March 04:20) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional budget analysts said on Thursday a broad healthcare overhaul would cut the U.S. deficit over 10 years and sharply expand insurance coverage, boosting the... |
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Healthcare bill to cut deficit CBO says (19 March 12:55) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that budget analysts said would cut the U.S. deficit ... |
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Data points to modest recovery muted inflation (18 March 11:29) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy is on a moderate growth path and inflation pressures are contained, data showed Thursday, backing up the Federal Reserve's vow to keep benchmark interest r... |
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Budget analysts say health bill to cut deficit (18 March 11:18) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that budget analysts said would cut the U.S. deficit ... |
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Obama signs $176 billion jobs bill (18 March 11:17) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a $17.6 billion jobs bill on Thursday and sounded an optimistic note about the U.S. economy, saying it may soon begin adding job... |
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New jobless claims dip slightly CPI flat (18 March 08:58) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week and factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region accelerated in March, suggesting the economy remained on a mo... |
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Democrats say health bill to cut deficit by $130 billion (18 March 08:32) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul they said would cut the U.S. deficit over the next tw... |
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Regional Fed presidents defend bank oversight role (18 March 07:31) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidents of regional Federal Reserve banks on Thursday defended their role in supervising small banks, and said ending it would cut a link between the central bank a... |
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New jobless claims dip slightly (18 March 06:39) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of workers filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, while consumer prices were unchanged in February on lower en... |
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Fed loss of small bank oversight unthinkable Hoenig (18 March 06:35) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig said on Thursday that stripping the central bank of its oversight of smaller banks was "inconceivable" and wou... |
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Obama picks up new support for health bill (18 March 02:58) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a former critic and from a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the abort... |
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Producer prices fall on lower energy costs (18 March 02:05) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices in February posted their biggest fall in seven months as energy costs tumbled, validating the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates ve... |
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Crafty stay-at-home moms turn to online sales (18 March 01:12) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Lara Lewis used to be a stressed-out single mother whose teaching job left her little time for her young daughter, but now she works from home, selling an estimate... |
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Obama wins first convert in healthcare push (17 March 10:02) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up his first convert in the push for healthcare reform on Wednesday as Democrats in the House of Representatives prepared for a close wee... |
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Sex toy startup has some big backers (17 March 10:00) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - JimmyJane, a startup that makes vibrating sex toys, raised $2 million from investors, according to a recent regulatory filing.
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First of several job-creation bills clears Congress (17 March 09:12) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared the U.S. Congress Wednesday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percen... |
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Wisconsin startup helps farmers sell food online (17 March 08:14) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - Local Dirt, a Madison, Wisconsin-based company that helps farmers and agricultural producers sell their food online using its software logistics platfor... |
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CORRECTION Mobile startup takes on drug counterfeiters (17 March 07:08) |
| TORONTO (Reuters) - Growing up in Ghana, Ashifi Gogo was amazed that he could surf the Internet on his mobile phone from anywhere, but couldn't always get clean tap water to drink.
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Producer prices post biggest drop in 7 months (17 March 06:33) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices fell more steeply than expected in February as energy costs tumbled, supporting the Federal Reserve's resolve to hold interest rates exceptionally low ... |
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Small businesses eye St Patricks Day gold (17 March 03:05) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters.com) - American retailers, including some aggressive small business owners, are banking on a boffo St. Patrick's Day to shake off the February blahs.
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Democrats defend health strategy as vote nears (17 March 02:00) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday defended their plans to pass a broad healthcare overhaul without a direct vote as President Barack Obama's top dom... |
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Mobile startup takes on drug counterfeiters (17 March 01:13) |
| TORONTO (Reuters) - Growing up in Ghana, Ashifi Gogo was amazed that he could surf the Internet on his mobile phone from anywhere, but couldn't always get clean tap water to drink.
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Bad weather depresses housing starts in February (17 March 12:47) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. housing starts fell last month as winter storms disrupted construction, and another drop in building permits suggested the weakness would linger.
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Sen Dodd urges quick action on financial reform (16 March 09:50) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Tuesday said Congress needs to fast track financial reform despite Republican pleas to slow down the process to r... |
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Recession left walking wounded workers (16 March 09:34) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many workers around the world have given up hopes of advancing in their jobs, but the bad economy is keeping them from finding new ones.
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Bad weather depresses housing starts in Feb (16 March 08:59) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. housing starts fell last month as winter storms in some parts of the country disrupted home construction, and another drop in building permits pointed to underlyi... |
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Winter storms hit housing starts (16 March 06:47) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts fell last month as winter storms in some parts of the country disrupted home building, while a drop in import prices pointed to muted inflation pressure... |
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$175 billion jobs bill nears final OK (16 March 05:00) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first of several Democratic job-creation efforts cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Monday and appeared to be headed toward final congressional approval.... |
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House heads toward close healthcare vote (16 March 04:16) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats took the first step on Monday toward a quick final vote on a healthcare overhaul, and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to mu... |
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House panel takes step on final healthcare bill (16 March 01:09) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee took the first step on Monday toward passing a healthcare reform bill, launching a process that could culminate with... |
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Snowstorms curb industrial output rebound seen (15 March 09:51) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Industrial production braked sharply in February, held back by severe winter storms that slammed parts of the country, while manufacturing activity in New York state s... |
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Snowstorms hold back industrial output in February (15 March 08:30) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production braked sharply in February, held back by severe winter storms that slammed parts of the country, while manufacturing activity in New York st... |
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House Democrat says still short on health votes (14 March 09:51) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials on Sunday confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said they still need to line up more s... |
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Cash for keys aids home borrowers investors (13 March 12:51) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Daurio, chief executive officer of mortgage investor Kondaur Capital Corp., recently offered a $4,000 check to Barry Culver for the deed to his Bryan, Ohio house.
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Obama delays trip for final healthcare push (12 March 11:34) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on a final push to pass healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to take up a fina... |
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Democrats move closer to healthcare deal (12 March 12:53) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad healthcare overhaul that could lead to a final vote in the next few weeks, but vowed not to be ... |
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Jobless claims fall trade gap narrows on oil (12 March 12:35) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week, indicating that rapid job growth would probably continue to elude ... |
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Worlds richest man Carlos Slim a born wheeler-dealer (11 March 11:49) |
| MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Carlos Slim, named the world's richest man on Wednesday, first showed a talent for business as a 10-year-old kid when he filled his pockets with pesos sellin... |
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Need a bank loan Try Texas (11 March 09:11) |
| BANGALORE (Reuters) - Texas banks are emerging from the recession in far better shape, thanks to the lessons learned from the crisis they faced two decades ago.
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Smartphones will shake up paid content debate (11 March 08:36) |
| ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Media companies longing to bring a paid-for culture to the Internet might just get what they want if they pay more attention to the smartphone revolution that is changi... |
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Obama Time for talk is over on healthcare bill (11 March 06:35) |
| ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly chall... |
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Cloud video game service OnLive to launch in June (11 March 02:47) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - OnLive is set to launch its "cloud-based" video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise ... |
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Sebelius piles pressure on insurers (11 March 01:14) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more ... |
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GDP seen slowing tying Fed hands on rates (10 March 10:41) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a growth spurt at the end of 2009, the U.S. economy will slow in the months ahead, keeping the Federal Reserve from raising borrowing costs until the final three m... |
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MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth (10 March 10:40) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
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Home loan demand nudges higher in latest week (10 March 10:39) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications nudged higher last week, reflecting increased demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates trekked higher, data from an industry grou... |
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Small businesses pounded by payroll taxes (10 March 09:59) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters.com) - Indiana small business owner Mike Hutson is facing a wakeup call when payroll taxes come due in April. Hutson's bill is set to triple as record-high numbers of unempl... |
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Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats (10 March 07:39) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and nee... |
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Startup ShopIgniter fired up over social shopping (10 March 03:24) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - Internet users spend copious amounts of time on social networks, such as Facebook, but relatively few of those hours are spent shopping.
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WHouses Romer Too soon for spending clamp-down (10 March 02:39) |
| ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Clamping down on spending now to cut the gaping U.S. budget deficit would be "pound-foolish" and derail the economic recovery, a top White House economic advi... |
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