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Big stores nix credit-card settlement, file suit
Some of the country’s largest retailers filed a lawsuit against MasterCard and Visa, rejecting a settlement reached last year over alleged fee-fixing.
May 23, 2013 | 11:23 PM
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Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO
Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing back its former CEO, as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur global growth.
May 23, 2013 | 11:23 PM
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Worry not: Less help from Fed would be good economic news
As the Federal Reserve slows its drive to keep interest rates low, it should be cause for celebration: It would mean policymakers think the economy is strong enough to accelerate with less help from the Fed.
May 23, 2013 | 11:23 PM
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Why worry? Less aid by Fed would point to recovery
Investors have grown nervous that the Federal Reserve will scale back its efforts to boost the U.S. economy sooner than many expected.
May 23, 2013 | 10:23 PM
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Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss
It was another ugly quarter for Sears Holdings Corp.
May 23, 2013 | 10:23 PM
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Microsoft expands Windows Azure in Asia Pacific
Microsoft has been steadily growing its cloud business into one of its largest revenue-generating divisions. Now it’s expanding its footprint in the fast-growing cloud market in Asia. The company announced Wednesday that, in partnership with Chinese...
May 23, 2013 | 9:23 PM
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How young American fell victim to overseas drone strike
Jude Kenan Mohammad, who was born in Florida and raised in Raleigh, N.C., is the least known of the four U.S. citizens whom the Obama administration acknowledged it had killed in drone attacks overseas since 2009.
May 23, 2013 | 9:23 PM
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Latest orders bring MAX total to 1,376
Boeing posted a net total of 83 new orders Thursday, with an estimated purchase value after discounts of $4.9 billion.
May 23, 2013 | 9:23 PM
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Local foreclosure rate up from a year ago
The March foreclosure rate for the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area was higher than 12 months ago, but the number of delinquent mortgages dropped.
May 23, 2013 | 8:23 PM
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6 tips on managing your 401(k) plan effectively
The run-up in stock prices this year could tempt even the most hands-off investor to wade into their 401(k) and make some changes.
May 23, 2013 | 8:23 PM