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ICE: Man Carried Cocaine Disguised As Dr

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:04:23 GMT

A Maryland man has been charged with carrying 16 pounds of cocaine disguised as dried soup into Washington Dulles International Airport from El Salvador.

Stocks Fall As Citigroup Drags Banks Low

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:05:54 GMT

Stocks are mostly lower as investors second-guess Citigroup Inc.'s plans to turn over a big piece of itself to the government.

Rocky Mountain News Posts Last Edition

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:45:10 GMT

The Rocky Mountain News is saying "Goodbye Colorado." That's one of the headlines on the paper's last edition, published Friday.

Citigroup Reaches Aid Deal With Govt

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:24:49 GMT

A deal has been made for a third rescue attempt in the past five months for struggling Citigroup. The U.S. government will exchange up to $25 billion in emergency bailout money for as much as a 36 percent equity stake.

New Jobless Claims Jump To 667,000

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:52:57 GMT

New jobless claims rose more than expected last week and the number of laid-off Americans continuing to receive unemployment benefits topped 5.1 million, fresh evidence the recession is increasingly forcing employers to shed jobs.

GM Posts $9.6B Loss, Burns $6.2B Cash

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:12:56 GMT

General Motors Corp. posted a $9.6 billion fourth-quarter loss and said it burned through $6.2 billion of cash in the last three months of 2008 as it fought the worst U.S. auto sales climate since 1982 and sought government loans to keep the century-old company running.

Wall Street Points Higher

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:50:46 GMT

Wall Street headed toward a higher open Thursday as investors showed some relief over more government help for the banking system.

Gov't: 'Mass Layoffs' Soared in January

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:12:07 GMT

Employers took a large ax to their payrolls in January, the government said Wednesday, and the cuts are likely to get worse over the next few months.

How To Haggle Down Your Cable Bill

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:20:47 GMT

We're all tightening our belts to save a buck or two. And in some cases, people are finding ways to save on their cable bills by haggling with their cable company! Some are getting their cable bills slashed up to half.

Stocks End Down, But Show Resilience

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:13:14 GMT

Wall Street ended a choppy session with a loss, but showed its resilience as investors heard answers to some of their big questions about banks.