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The House passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms.
Modified: 02/09/12 11:33:32 AMNorth Carolina will receive $338 million in the settlement, more than half of which will go toward principal reduction or other help for struggling homeowners.
Modified: 02/09/12 11:22:44 AMHouse-Senate negotiations on extending jobless benefits and a two percentage point cut in the payroll tax remained stalled Thursday, despite a proposal in which Democrats urged a modest six-week cut in the maximum time unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits.
Modified: 02/09/12 01:18:17 PM
A UNC Board of Governors committee today approved tuition and fee increases for 2012-13 and tuition increases for in-state undergraduates in 2013-14.
Modified: 02/09/12 12:31:02 PMA mid-sized manufacturer is planning a significant expansion this year. Syracuse Plastics of North Carolina wants to build out its Cary downtown-area plant by about half, encouraged by an apparently stabilizing economy and new trade trends.
Modified: 02/09/12 12:27:15 PM
The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.
Modified: 02/09/12 09:38:36 AMAgribusiness giant Syngenta posted double-digit gains in revenue and net income for 2011.
Modified: 02/09/12 11:02:24 AMChinese PC maker Lenovo continued to defy a sluggish market in its fiscal third quarter, posting a 44 percent gain in sales and a 54 percent jump in profits that blew past analysts' expectations.
Modified: 02/09/12 10:22:32 AMLocal/State More
Cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. said Thursday that its net income grew nearly 20 percent in the fourth quarter as it sold more cigarettes at higher prices.
Modified: 02/09/12 10:08:16 AMEconomy More
The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.
Modified: 02/09/12 09:38:36 AMConsumer/Retail More
After months of painstaking talks, the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to more than two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting of the housing bubble, state and federal officials said.
Modified: 02/09/12 06:20:58 AMTechnology More
Chinese PC maker Lenovo continued to defy a sluggish market in its fiscal third quarter, posting a 44 percent gain in sales and a 54 percent jump in profits that blew past analysts' expectations.
Modified: 02/09/12 10:22:32 AMReal Estate More
After months of painstaking talks, the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to more than two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting of the housing bubble, state and federal officials said.
Modified: 02/09/12 06:20:58 AMBusiness wires More
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart.
Modified: 02/09/12 02:08:40 PMContact N&O business staff
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