GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill

Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic bill on Tuesday keeping interest rates on federal college loans from doubling July 1 in an election-year battle aimed at […]

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Green Mountain shares sink 40% on weak outlook

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters shares plummeted Thursday after the company reported quarterly revenue that missed estimates and lowered its guidance for 2012.
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US home-buying season finally signaling a recovery

Five years after the U.S. housing bust sent sales and prices plunging, the spring home-buying season is pointing to a long-awaited recovery.
Reduced prices, record-low mortgage […]

Jobs Pose Challenge S&P 500 Has Overcome Nine Times - Bloomberg

U.S. (SPX) employment growth that trailed economists

Missouri Employers Mutual to pay first dividends

Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. plans to pay about $2 million in dividends to 11,033 policyholders this spring, the state-sponsored workers’ compensation company announced today.
It […]

Yelp prices IPO above target

Reviews site Yelp priced its initial public offering at $15 a share late Thursday, above the target set by the company.
San Francisco-based Yelp said […]

79% of fund managers didn’t beat the S&P

They may dress better than average, but they usually don’t invest that way: Last year 79% of large-cap fund managers trailed the Standard & […]

Brutal losses in state and local jobs

Nearly 250,000 state and local government employees lost their jobs in 2011, with the ax falling particularly hard on public school teachers.
And the bleeding […]

Retail Sales in Germany Unexpectedly Declined For Second Month in November - Bloomberg

German retail sales (GRIORTMM) unexpectedly fell for a second month in November as Europe

Watchdog: Ties between UK press, police too cozy

Cozy ties between Britain’s police and press have compromised both sides and urgent action is needed to overhaul a culture of leaks at Scotland Yard […]