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ECONOMY Tue Oct 28, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Uncertainty about the future of the economy has led many Americans to save more and pay off more debt, according to a study released Tuesday. A survey from First Command Financial Services showed that Americans are feeling less secure financially in Sept.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Oct 21, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DETROIT (AP) -- Like much of middle America, Mike McCarthy doesn't think taxpayers should have to pay $700 billion to bail out Wall Street. The second-shift worker at a Chrysler engine plant also doesn't think the government should pay to save his own com.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Oct 2, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A week after rescinding a 3.2 percent pay raise for state agency directors, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is working on a state budget proposal that he said will force government "to tighten its belt" in these turbulent economic times. T.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Sep 19, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Some of American International Group Inc.'s shareholders want to help the company pay off the federal government's $85 billion loan and avoid ceding a majority stake in the company, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The sha.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Sep 9, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- RIVERSIDE, Ohio (AP) -- Barack Obama promised Tuesday to double funding for charter schools, pay teachers based on performance and replace those who aren't up to the job, embracing education proposals normally more popular with Republican candidates. The.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Sep 8, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The leadership of Germany's largest industrial union, IG Metall, on Monday endorsed a demand for a pay raise of between 7 and 8 percent for its metal and electric industry members -- the highest increase sought in 16 years. "Th.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- At least 17 Smithsonian Institution executives with six-figure salaries will see future pay cuts -- many in the tens of thousands of dollars -- under reforms adopted by the museum complex. According to figures released recently by the.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A former owner of a Hastings, Neb., plant has agreed to pay $1.16 million to the federal government to clean up contaminated soil and water at the site. Pennsylvania-based Dravo Corp. reached a settlement this week to pay for the gove.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Aug 14, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The makers of Airborne tablets have agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit and federal regulators' charges that they made false claims about the cold-fighting benefits of the fruit-flavored remedies. The Federal Trade Commission.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 8, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The nation's first openly gay governor will not have to pay alimony to his ex-wife. A superior court judge has ruled that former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey must pay $1,075 a month in child support for their daughter. His ex.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Aug 2, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Technologies Corp's (NYSE:UTX - News) Pratt & Whitney unit and its supplier will pay $52 million to settle allegations they knowingly sold defective parts for military fighter jets, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Fri.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jul 4, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- If you're a recent college graduate, repaying your variable-rate student loans is about to become less expensive. The same is true for parents who borrowed to pay college bills. Borrowers may want to consolidate those loans, starting this month. You can.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 2, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Would you pay over $5 for all-natural cleaner made with eucalyptus essence? How about a 20% premium for paper towels made from 100% unbleached recycled paper? Shoppers are often asked to pay more for environmentally friendly goods, but they might want to.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 20, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The new budget year starts July 1, Medicaid is $90 million in the hole and Gov. Haley Barbour and key lawmakers appear deadlocked over how to pay for the program. Barbour criticized House leaders Thursday for not approving a deal t.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jun 4, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- CHICAGO (AP) -- Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging it boosted the price for prescriptions paid by Medicaid by switching from capsules to tablets, or vice versa, depending on which was most expensi.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed May 28, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A committee of the Alabama House has approved bills that would give a tax break to small businesses and make sure Alabama citizens don't have to pay state income tax on their federal economic stimulus checks. The House Education.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon May 12, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Forced to pay for once-free sandwich toppings and twice as much for some steak cuts, shoppers are wondering whether higher grocery bills and restaurant tabs truly reflect the trickle down of a global rise in food prices. Veronica Banks.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri May 2, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada's governor intends to ask the widow of missing multimillionaire Steve Fossett to help pay the state's $687,000 tab in the unsuccessful search for the famed adventurer last fall, the governor's spokesman said Thursday. Ben.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Apr 14, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two individuals involved in a massive scam that padded consumers' phone bills with calls they didn't make have agreed to pay up to $34.5 million in fines to settle federal fraud charges. Most of the fines assessed against Yaret Garcia.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Apr 12, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- You've no doubt had the experience of paying for car repairs that were done wrong. Not only did you pay for the faulty repair, you also paid to fix the error. Health insurers have faced the same problem, paying for medical mistakes and the consequences o.. Read More