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Apple's Cook to face Senate questions on taxes
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Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in early trade
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Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox
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German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'
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Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach adds new stores
About 10 new shops have opened at Barefoot Landing as the complex prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary this summer under new ownership.
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Futures fall as markets await hints from Fed
U.S. stock futures are down in light trading ahead of an appearance this week by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke before Congress.
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Vodafone annual profits up 1.9 percent
U.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits despite a slowdown in much of its European operations.
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Burberry's profit hit by perfume deal's demise
British luxury brand Burberry says that the end of a perfume licensing deal depressed its bottom line, dragging net profit down 3 percent for the year ending on March 31.
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Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q
Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt.
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British inflation eases by more than expected
Official figures show that consumer price inflation in Britain eased in April, largely on the back of lower fuel prices and airfares.
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SBA starting new lending program for veterans
The Small Business Administration says it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending to veterans.
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TECHNOLOGY
Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to laser communications systems. This spring, his mom, Penny Mills, let him drop out of 11th grade. She...
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q
Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt.
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Lew taps government retiree pension fund
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt.
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TECHNOLOGY
Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby
As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology...





