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Recession may be near bottom, new data suggest |
06-25-09 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — New signals the recession could be nearing a bottom emerged Wednesday in figures showing that orders to U.S. factories surged last month for everything from computers to a... |
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Union: Shreveport GM plant to shut by 2012 |
06-25-09 |
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| General Motors Corp. plans to close its assembly and stamping plants in Shreveport, La., no later than June 2012, a union official said Wednesday.
Doug Ebey, the president of United Auto Workers L... |
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For an easy new look, try painting old furniture |
06-25-09 |
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| Got the do-it-yourself itch but little time or cash to spare? Look around at the furniture you've already got. Some of it probably could use a refreshing coat of paint. In fact, a new color may put... |
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Set young trees up for success with proper pruning |
06-23-09 |
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| So you planted trees this spring. Those trees' first years in the ground — and especially this very first year — are important to their future strength and beauty.
Pruning is one way t... |
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How to hire an honest and competent handyman |
06-23-09 |
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| On a friend's recommendation and without checking references, Anita and Weldon Wilson of Hedgesville, W.V., hired a contractor to make their house wheelchair accessible. After a year of unfinished ... |
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Trade group cuts mortgage volume forecast for 2009 |
06-23-09 |
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NEW YORK (AP) — A key industry group on Monday slashed its estimate for mortgage volume by 27 percent because of higher interest rates and the slow start to the government's refinanc... |
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Treasury provides $3B more for foreclosure program |
06-17-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will provide another $3.1 billion to a group of mortgage servicing companies as an incentive to modify loans to combat record levels of foreclosures.
The Tre... |
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Home spa essentials |
06-16-09 |
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Hot tubs costly, but help relieve stress |
06-15-09 |
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They make you feel like you're on a ski vacation — spa tubs with steam clouds rising from heated water as you and your significant other take a soak on a chilly night, drinks in hand... |
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Unemployment driving new wave of foreclosures |
06-15-09 |
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