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MILAN (AFX) - Share prices were flat in quiet trade ahead of the US Federal Reserve's Open Marke... Milan shares flat ahead of

MILAN (AFX) - Share prices were flat in quiet trade ahead of the US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee meeting today, dealers said.

At 12.10 pm, the Mibtel was down 0.06 pct at 26,458 points, the S&P/Mib lost 0.02 pct to 34,880 and the Mib30 added 0.03 pct to 34,879.

A dealer said the market has already factored in a rise in US rates to 4.25 pct from 4.00 pct and will be focus...

Two or three times a day, the 28-year-old insurance agent in Columbia, S.C., turns to a Web site ... Web Site Takes a Happy App

Two or three times a day, the 28-year-old insurance agent in Columbia, S.C., turns to a Web site called HappyNews.com.

She often clicks first to a section called "Heroes," which recently featured stories about U.S. troops rescuing two cheetah cubs in Ethiopia and the induction of 12 people into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans.

"There's so much going on in the world that is so...

The incredible shrinking, ever-shortening, extremely limited, nearly-useless warranty Firms... The incredible shrinking, ever-s

The incredible shrinking, ever-shortening, extremely limited, nearly-useless warranty

Firms say it helps lower product costs, but should you buy extended coverage?

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Getting more out of their savings, paying down a home equity line of credit and credting savings ... Saving sets couple's f

Getting more out of their savings, paying down a home equity line of credit and credting savings and retirement plans.

A Certified Financial Planner with Independence Advisory Services in Livonia, Chen is a graduate of Michigan State University and a past board member of the Financial Planning Association of Michigan.

The couple should capture their "surplus" cash and direct it towa...

DALLAS -- Carrie Rodgers is so engrossed by cable-television news shows that her husband calls he... Web site takes a happy app

DALLAS -- Carrie Rodgers is so engrossed by cable-television news shows that her husband calls her a news addict, but lately she has found another source to balance the onslaught of stories about war, crime and natural disasters.

Two or three times a day, the 28-year-old insurance agent in Columbia, S.C., turns to a Web site called HappyNews.com.

She often clicks first to a section ...

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Conservative Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel told journalists "with joy" Thursday in Washi... Holocaust Survivors in Aus

Conservative Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel told journalists "with joy" Thursday in Washington that payments -- from a 210 million dollar (178 million euros) fund -- would begin "before Christmas," following an agreement Wednesday between a New York court and Jewish plaintiffs.

"We have reached legal security," meaning it will not be possible in the future to sue the Austrian stat...

How much of a bank's work force can be sent overseas? You might not notice the shift becau... Banks seek savings offshore...

How much of a bank's work force can be sent overseas?

You might not notice the shift because financial firms aren't getting rid of face-to-face workers such as tellers. But increasingly, they're tapping support and technology staff in low-wage countries, from computer programmers to financial analysts.

In fact, the financial services sector is one of the more aggressive in offsho...

Business 7-Day Archive Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday How much of... Banks seek savings offshore...

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How much of a bank's work force can be sent overseas?

You might not notice the shift because financial firms aren't getting rid of face-to-face workers such as tellers. But increasingly, they're tapping support and technology staff in low-wage countries, from computer programmers to financial analysts...

WASHINGTON - Former Minnesota Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy, whose insurgent campaign toppled a sitting... 1968 Presidential Upstart

WASHINGTON - Former Minnesota Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy, whose insurgent campaign toppled a sitting president in 1968 and forced the Democratic Party to take seriously his message against the Vietnam War, died Saturday. He was 89.

McCarthy died in his sleep at assisted living home in the Georgetown neighborhood where he had lived for the past few years, said his son, Michael.

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