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Bank plans to expand into Georgetown
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Kerry Kennedy, farmworker protest Wendy's in NYC
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Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
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Shareholder adviser firm paying $300,000 fine
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Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous
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Stocks mixed as investors reassess Fed worries
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Low gas prices fueling Memorial Day travel, beaches expected to be busy
Prepare for busy roads and beaches this weekend along the Grand Strand as bikers, those celebrating Memorial Day and others just looking to get away flock to the area for the long holiday weekend.
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Myrtle Beach chamber sponsors broadcast of National Memorial Day Parade
Grand Strand tourism promoters are aiming to reach potential vacationers by sponsoring the broadcast of the National Memorial Day Parade, which needed support from groups such as the chamber to go on as planned in the face of the sequestration ...
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Myrtle Beach area railroad sued in federal court
Norfolk Southern Railway has sued Conway-based Carolina Southern Railroad for $179,924.51 in unpaid car hire charges.
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IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister.
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Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct
Ralph Lauren Corp. reported a 35 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as the luxury retailer benefited from lower cotton prices and cost controls.
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Rue21 agrees to go private in nearly $1B deal
Clothing and accessories company Rue21 has agreed to be taken private in nearly $1 billion deal with private equity firm Apax Partners.
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Oil falls on concerns for China demand, Fed policy
The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy.
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US stock market recovers most of an early loss
Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month.
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With great power comes great perks
Here's a look at what companies spent in 2012 on CEOs' country club and business club memberships, private jet travel and home security.
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Top 50 highest-paid CEOs
A look at the 50 highest-paid CEOs of 2012, as calculated by executive pay research firm Equilar.
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Say on pay: Shareholders rarely reject CEO pay
Big U.S. companies are required to offer their shareholders a "say on pay" vote - essentially, a chance to weigh in on whether they think the CEO and other top executives are getting paid too much.
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CEO raises, pay cuts; What a change 1 year makes
Here's a look at the CEOs that received the biggest raises and the biggest pay cuts in 2012 compared with 2011, as calculated by the executive pay research firm Equilar and The Associated Press.
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CEO Pay: It's good to be in health care
Here's a look at median CEO pay by industry last year, as calculated by executive pay research firm Equilar. For the fourth time in five years, health care CEOs got the most pay and utilities CEOs got the least.





