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feature Seven more banks fail; Few companies pay taxes at 35% rate; Newspaper circulation plunges; Financial literacy among young adults; "Maternity" leave for women without children
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feature Dell Computer vs. Hewlett-Packard and Apple; Sedans with the worst gas mileage; 938,000 U.S. homes are in foreclosure; Crest toothpaste's alternative flavors; Hong Kong real estate at record high
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feature Five states see unemployment of 12% or more; Foreigners hold 43% of bonds issued by Treasury in 2009; Higher prices for pumpkins; IPOs make a comeback; IRS extends amnesty program to 15 October
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feature The FDIC's empty coffers; Bank of America to suspend dealings with ACORN; Fisker Automotive awarded $529 million federal loan;
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feature Unemployment rate of 16- to 24-year-olds tops 18 percent; A $1.6 billion reduction in news gathering operations; Old-fashioned railroad ranks among the hottest IPOs; Outstanding consumer credit continues to fall; Aid from foreign workers dwarfs a
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feature Steepest earnings decline in S & P's 500 since 1936; Gap between U.S. and foreign CEO pay narrows; Drop in casino earnings first in a decade; Accounting profession adds 3,000 jobs a month; Selling dirt from old Yankee Stadium
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feature CEOs face second pay decline since 1989; Sallie Mae to close overseas operations; Lower opening-day payroll for baseball teams; GM to auction 200 vintage cars; Some of the richest taxpayers pay less than 10%
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feature Fiscal 2009 deficit at $957 billion, and rising; 23 banks seized by FDIC since January; Mars Inc. to tap new cocoa suppliers; New York law firm pays lawyers to take a year off; Will gas prices keep rising?
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feature The cost of staying wired; Credit card use drops; Time Inc.'s golden goose; Mortgage Bankers Association takes a loss; M.B.A.’s head for health care
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feature Homeowners pay off principal; iPad's gross profit margin; Westminster Kennel Club's high fees; Jersey Shore a boon to Viacom; Lopsided wireless usage at AT&T
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feature Remittances to the developing world increases to $305 billion; Security contractor Blackwater changes its name; Railroad companies idle 206,000 boxcars; US Airways will stop charging for beverages; U.S. remains the world's leading manufacturer<
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