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Emerging Senate proposal focus in budget battle
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Mountain tourism hit by national park shutdown
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Free fries at Burger King this weekend
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Google to change terms to use your identity in ads
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Obamacare a success so far? It's hard to say
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Wells Fargo again posts record profits despite mortgage slowdown
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Google sets plan to sell users’ endorsements
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Rex tops Raleigh startup’s rankings of NC hospitals
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Consumers gaining upper hand in car shopping
When Jennifer Williams walked into the Nalley Lexus dealership in Cobb County, Ga., on a recent Tuesday, all she needed was a salesperson to provide her a good deal on her trade-in, the keys to her RX 350 SUV and a happy wave goodbye.
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NC Chamber to create health insurance exchange
The NC Chamber plans to launch a private health insurance exchange to help people buy coverage. The state’s business lobby expects many employers to drop coverage and instead pay employees an allowance to buy their own policies.
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JPMorgan reports Q3 loss on legal costs
JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, reported a third-quarter net loss of $380 million on Friday as it continued to grapple with a raft of regulatory and legal woes.
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Joe Davy leaves BuyStand for new job
The CEO of Durham startup BuyStand has left to become an executive at Avalara, a Washington-based company whose cloud-based software is used by online retailers to automate sales tax payments to the 50 states. But he’s not leaving the Triangle.
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BUSINESS
Pressure on US at global economy meetings
World finance officials are keeping pressure on the United States to resolve a troubling budget stalemate.
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BUSINESS
Legal or not, industrial hemp harvested in Colo.
Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn't hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it.
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BUSINESS
'Bionic man' walks, breathes with artificial parts
Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, after all. We have the technology.
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BUSINESS
Federal shutdown staring to ripple through states
The federal government shutdown that has idled hundreds of thousands of workers is starting to ripple through states, which are now laying off employees and warning of thousands of additional furloughs if the budget stalemate is not resolved soon.
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BUSINESS
Growing backlash to government surveillance
A rising backlash to revelations of widespread National Security Agency surveillance takes many forms:
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BUSINESS
Statue of Liberty to reopen to public Sunday
The Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public Sunday after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the federal government shutdown, officials said.
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BUSINESS
China reports unexpected drop in September exports
China's exports suffered an unexpectedly sharp decline in September amid weak global demand but imports grew.
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BUSINESS
How to blunt effect of higher heating bills
After two years of flat or lower fuel prices, many residents will pay sharply more to heat their homes this winter, according to government forecasts out this week. There are a number of ways residents can blunt the expected rise in heating bills — beyond putting on a turtleneck.
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BUSINESS
Stocks rise as debt talks continue in Washington
The closer Washington gets to a deal over the debt ceiling, the higher stocks go.



