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Consumer confidence tumbles sharply to nine-month low
WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence tumbled sharply this month to its lowest level since July amid a slew of discouraging economic reports and continued gridlock in the nation's capital, according to a leading barometer. The consumer sentiment reading...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumers
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American Heart Association certifies three more beef cuts
PIERRE- A recent announcement by the Beef Checkoff Program that three additional fresh beef cuts are now certified to display the American Heart Association's Heart-Check mark is good news for South Dakota's beef producers and consumers. Retailers now...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Healthy Diet, Nutrition, Lifestyle and Leisure, Consumers
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Obama's Social Security proposal sparks GOP confusion
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's proposal to trim Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments has sparked not only Democratic outrage, but Republican confusion. In the days since Obama put the idea in his 2014 budget, Republicans' reactions have...
Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, John Boehner, Elections, Politics
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Critics revive past promises to knock Obama budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for seniors say President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to protect Social Security, while conservatives say he is breaking his promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. Obama's budget proposal includes a...
Tags: Tobacco Products, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, Economic Indicator, Politics
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A lazy budget
WASHINGTON -- There is something profoundly timid about President Obama's proposed $3.778 trillion budget for 2014. Stripped of boasts about "investments" for the future and a responsible "balance" between deficit reduction and economic growth, the budget...
Tags: Barack Obama, Economic Indicator, Gun Control, Gross Domestic Product, Politics
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Hispanic homebuyers a driving force in housing
First-time buyers make the housing wheel go 'round: As they segue from renting to owning, they set off the sequence of move-up purchases that, in theory, will help the overall market get well. These days, Hispanic consumers seem to be pushing that wheel...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Social Issues, Inventories, Federal Housing Administration, Housing Industry
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Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Barack Obama didn't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something they expected to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters?...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Bernard Sanders, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, John Boehner
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Home builder Taylor Morrison sees stock rise during IPO
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. is riding high so far in its Wall Street debut as the newly public home builder benefits from an improved housing market and a renewed appetite for building. Shares of the Arizona firm rose $1.05 from its initial public...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Real Estate, Stock Market, Land Price
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Obama sends Congress $3.77 trillion spending plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.77 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to achieve an elusive "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Budget Control Act of 2011, Republican Party
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Business travel spending to grow in 2013
Business travel spending is expected to rise 5.1% in 2013, a sign of a stronger economy and high consumer confidence, according to a trade group for business travel managers. The Global Business Travel Assn.'s latest prediction is an increase from its...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Business Trips, Stock Market, Trips and Vacations, Marketing
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McManus: Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Obama won't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and AARP have been howling all week about something they expect to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters? He's...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, Bernard Sanders, John Boehner
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The case against cutting Social Security and Medicare
The president and a few other prominent Democrats are openly suggesting that Social Security payments be reduced by applying a lower adjustment for inflation, and that Medicare be means-tested. This is even before Democrats have begun formal budget...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Medicare, Inflation and Deflation, Finance
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