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Puerto Rico leader unveils $9.8B operating budget
Puerto Rico governor unveils $9.8 billion operating budget, promises to cut crime, boost jobs
Money market fund assets fell to $2.593 trillion
Money fund assets fell by $1.87 billion to $2.593 trillion in most recent week
Syria's industrialists join exodus from country
Syrian industrialists and merchants leave besieged Aleppo, Damascus, join exodus from country
iTunes celebrates a decade, faces new challenges
After changing how we consume music and entertainment for a decade, can iTunes do it again?
News of Soros investment lifts JC Penney shares
JC Penney shares rise as George Soros discloses a 7.9 percent stake in department store chain
Fund managers see opportunity in gold's price drop
Price drop tarnishes some of gold's luster, but metals fund managers see buying opportunity
A look at the number of jobs cut by US banks
A look at the number of jobs cut by US banks
Google pays CEO a buck, 4 other execs get $124M
Google founders limit salaries to $1 while 4 other top execs receive a combined $124 million
UnitedHealth CEO compensation up 4 percent in 2012
Insurer UnitedHealth's CEO's compensation up 4 pct in 2012 as earnings, stock price advance
Is it ever OK to compliment appearance on the job?
Navigating appearance-based compliments on the job: ick factor or actionable?
GM CEO's 2012 pay package up 44 percent to $11.1M
GM CEO's compensation rises 44 percent in 2012 to $11.1 million with bigger stock awards
US rate on 30-year mortgage slips to 3.40 percent
Average rate on US 30-year mortgage slips to 3.40 pct.; 15-year rate at record low 2.61 pct.
Safeway's sales disappoint amid rising competition
Safeway's revenue misses expectations as company holds down prices amid competition
Sales inch up 1 percent at French retailer Kering
French luxury and retail group Kering sees sales rise just 1 percent as Puma struggles
Va.-based company acquiring Blue Smoke Salsa
A Virginia-based food products company is adding a West Virginia salsa maker to its line of offerings.
5 free things to do in California's Napa Valley
A whole lot more than wine country: 5 free things to do in California's Napa Valley
Royal Caribbean 1Q profit sails past expectations
Royal Caribbean's first-quarter profit soars 62 percent on strong ticket revenue, cost curbs
Outokumpu cuts 2,500 jobs to save $455 million
Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu sheds 2,500 global jobs to save$455 million
Pro-Kremlin youth hunt down 'spice' pushers
Pro-Kremlin youth violently hunt down 'spice' pushers with impunity as epidemic engulfs Russia



