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  • Late payments on credit cards drop in 3rd quarter

    11.23.2009 00:41 EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.

     
  • Asia stocks mixed as figures on US economy awaited

    11.22.2009 23:14 EST

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace.

     
  • Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q

    11.23.2009 00:42 EST

    Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.

     
  • Click for Full Story Miners' families want answers in China mine blast

    11.23.2009 00:20 EST

    HEGANG, China (AP) — Grieving miners' families demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China.

     
  • Click for Full Story Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote

    11.21.2009 18:12 EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Invoking the name of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with opposition Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

     
  • Click for Full Story Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck

    11.22.2009 14:28 EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City.

     
  • Click for Full Story Investors look to data-heavy week for more clarity

    11.22.2009 15:19 EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago.

     
  • Click for Full Story Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring

    11.22.2009 13:20 EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.

     
  • Click for Full Story Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit

    11.22.2009 12:49 EST

    COPENHAGEN (AP) — Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.

     
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