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Obama Battles To Win Military Voters

As Memorial Day weekend nears, veterans and the military vote have become a more serious focus in the 2012 campaign. In the last few weeks, President Barack

Romney: Politics 'Sport For Old Guys'

Mitt Romney has revealed that his campaign gaffes "haunt" him and that he sees politics as "like a sport for old guys," in a wide-ranging interview with The

IRS: Number of High-Income Households Falls

The number of high-income households in the US fell in 2009 but the number that paid no tax -- while small -- remained relatively high, according to new

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Push Anew for Online Sales Tax Collection

Brick-and-mortar retailers, facing tough competition from internet merchants like Amazon.com, are launching a new effort to persuade a Congress full of

US Consumer Confidence Highest in 4 1/2 years

A better hiring outlook and lower gas prices pushed a measure of U.S. consumer confidence to its highest level in four and a half years.

 

UBS, Citigroup Lost $50 Million Due to Nasdaq's Facebook Glitches, Sources Say

The market-making arms of UBS and Citigroup suffered combined losses of about $50 million on trades made during last Friday's glitch-plagued listing of

Fate Of BlackBerry's Messaging Tool In Doubt

Research In Motion (RIM) Ltd. may have lost its dominance in the global smartphone market, but its instant messaging service is still widely popular around the

BlackBerry's Longtime Head of Sales Resigns

Longtime Research In Motion (RIM) executive Patrick Spence is leaving the company, the BlackBerry maker confirmed Wednesday.

Report: NYSE Reaches Out to Facebook

NYSE Euronext has reached out to Facebook Inc., inviting the social networking company to list its shares on the Big Board, after Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. bungled

Facebook Stock Climbs, but Company Faces Lawsuits

Facebook's fourth day of trading as public company brought shareholder lawsuits, and an increase in the company's stock price as the fallout continued from the

Hewlett-Packard to Lay Off 27,000 Employees as 2Q Profit Falls 31 Percent

Hewlett-Packard Co. is cutting 27,000 jobs in an effort to recover from management missteps that hobbled the Silicon Valley pioneer as its rivals raced ahead

Sony, Samsung Rein in TV Price Wars

Sony and Samsung Electronics are trying to force retailers to rein in discounts on televisions, a tactic aimed at preserving profit margins that may also help

Poll Shows Romney/Obama In Dead Heat

Voters remain deeply pessimistic about the nation's future and uncertain of President Barack Obama's ability to set the economy on the right course, according

Nasdaq Admits Facebook IPO Launch Woes

A senior Nasdaq Stock Market official told customers Tuesday afternoon that it would have pulled the plug on Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering had it

Facebook Slide Could Hurt Calif. Budget

California's budget could take a hit if Facebook's stock price keeps sliding.

CBO: Taxes, Spending Cuts Would Lead to Recession

A new government study released Tuesday says that allowing Bush-era tax cuts to expire and a scheduled round of automatic spending cuts to take effect would

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