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May 13, 2008
Median home prices drop in many cities
May 13, 2008
3 Ky. lawyers face trial, accused of defrauding clients
May 13, 2008
Wal-Mart and TJX report solid 1st-quarter profit gainsAP Writers Chuck Bartels in Little Rock, Ark. and Mark Jewell in Boston contributed to this report.
May 13, 2008
IAC, Liberty resolve spinoff legal skirmish
May 13, 2008
Retail sales dip but sales excluding autos show strength
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Technology
Autos
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Real Estate
May 13, 2008
Median home prices drop in many cities
May 12, 2008
Mortgage cos. reveal damage from housing crisis
May 09, 2008
ALL BUSINESS: Government-backed housing bailout badly neededRachel Beck is the national business columnist for The Associated Press. Write to her at rbeck(at)ap.org
May 09, 2008
Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush
May 08, 2008
Housing aid bills face vetoes by President BushThe bills are H.R. 5818 and H.R. H830
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Science & Nature
Old pumps can't handle ever-rising gas prices
By JOHN K. WILEY Associated Press
Published: May 13, 2008

Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials.

The pumps, throwbacks to a bygone era on the American road, are difficult and expensive to upgrade, and replacing them is often out of the question for station owners who are still just scraping by.

Many of the same pumps can only count up to $99.99 for the total sale, preventing owners of some SUVs, vans, trucks and tractor-trailers to fill their tanks all the way.

Robert Previti, who owns P&R Petroleum in Northfield, still has one of the old pumps that can't be set above $3.99 per gallon. He already upgraded it once so it could register above $2.99, he said, but now he's quit using it rather than upgrade again. More 

May 13, 2008
Whole Foods has no plans to locate store in Absecon

ABSECON - If enough people believe a Whole Foods Market is coming to the White Horse Pike here, will that make it true?

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May 13, 2008
Proposal would change how unions detail finances

The federal government, aiming for better public transparency, has proposed changes to how unions disclose their finances - a timely issue in Atlantic County, where two unions last year ousted leaders after allegations of financial malfeasance.

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May 11, 2008
business interests for May 11, 2008

Tourism council to induct new executive officers

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May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day! Now use that gift certificate quickly

To all the moms who got gift cards or gift certificates for Mother's Day today - and industry analysts predicted that $1.6 billion in gift cards would be given today - heed a word of advice: Use them quickly.

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May 11, 2008
True gas savings depends on mileage, car sticker price

For nearly all of my 40 years of driving, gasoline felt like it was costing more than it really was.

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May 11, 2008
Economic slump brings out best in crafty readers

It's not all tales of financial woe out there, as this week's 25 Words or Less contestants show.

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May 11, 2008
People in business for May 14, 2008

Casiello on committee

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May 10, 2008
Burlington Coat Factory to open in February at Cumberland Mall

From Press staff reports

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May 10, 2008
SJI's net earnings down 9 percent in first quarter

From Press staff reports

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May 10, 2008
New hotel tower boosts earnings at Harrah's

From Press staff reports

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May 10, 2008
Health insurer won't acknowledge payment

Dear Consumer Action:

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May 10, 2008
IGI earnings up in first quarter

BUENA BOROUGH - IGI Inc., a products maker for pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies, earned a net income increase in the first quarter of 2008, the company reported this week, following a quarter in which it paid off a state-imposed fine for waste material violations.

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May 08, 2008
Refund from hospital can be lengthy operation

Dear Consumer Action:

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May 08, 2008
Refund from hospital can be lengthy operation

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May 08, 2008
Refund from hospital can be lengthy operation

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May 08, 2008
MGM moves ahead with A.C. casino project

From Press staff reports

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May 07, 2008
LATEST NEWS: Tropicana says bankruptcy filing by ex-owner will have no impact at Atlantic City casino

ATLANTIC CITY - Hoping to allay fears about its future, Tropicana Casino and Resort said the bankruptcy filing by its former owner will not affect its operations or jeopardize the sale of the property.

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May 06, 2008
Top Ten Stocks

10 MOST ACTIVE: NYSE

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May 06, 2008
It's law: Gift certificates have 2-year life span

Dear Consumer Action:

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May 04, 2008
Public the key to keeping federal credit card proposal tough

The public must be vigilant to insure that rules proposed this week by federal regulators to prevent abuses by credit card issuers remain strong, advocates say.

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May 04, 2008
Beesleys Point a bridge too far for state dollars

We're a long way from Trenton, and we have a fraction of the number of voters found in the northern part of the state.

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May 04, 2008
Area companies see no short-term growth, report says

Southern New Jersey companies expect no growth at all during the next sixth months, according to the quarterly Fed survey of the region.

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May 04, 2008
Press wins 17 N.J. Press Association awards for advertising, circulation

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