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Homes remaining hard to sell
Sales of new homes fell in June for the seventh time in the past eight months, but the decline was less than had been expected, raising faint hopes that the nation's severe housing recession could be approaching a bottom.
Economic data calm investors, for now
Wall Street ended a volatile week with a moderate gain Friday.
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Elderly forced to cut back as cost of gas, groceries increases
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Military spending pushes up durable goods orders
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AutoNation to cut inventory, 1,300 jobs nationally
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S. Africa looking for business in South Florida
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Debit card tied to 401(k) stirs debate, legislation
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It's Your Money: Foreclosures, let's not be Number One
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Americans taking 401(k) loans to survive
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Ka-ching! Consumers borrow mostly on credit cards
Real Estate
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Existing home sales in South Florida continue to slide
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Donald Trump sells oceanfront Palm Beach mansion for $100 million
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Broward home prices fall 20 percent in June
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Palm Beach County home prices, sales fall again
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Fed adopts plan to curb shady mortgage practices
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What happens if your doctor doesn't have insurance?
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Consumer Talk: Does Florida's auto Lemon Law work for you?
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Invasion of fig whitefly threatens South Florida ficus plants
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DA slams brakes on car dealership scam in New York
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety questions small pickup safety
Insurance
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State Farm customers incensed over proposed rate hike
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State Farm seeks 47.1 percent rate increase in Florida
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Homeowners catching rate break on property insurance
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What's next with state homeowner's insurance legislation?
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Legislature passes health plan pushed by Gov. Crist to cover uninsured
Career and Workplace
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Marcia Heroux Pounds: Kindness, karma can open doors in workplace
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U.S. minimum wage rises
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Quick Take: Phased retirement gaining traction
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CEO, chairman roles should be separate, survey says
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Don't bet your career on test results
Small Business
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Small businesses need midyear financial checkups
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Small Business Profile: phone equipment gets a redial
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Manager Minute: Trial and error at Runaware
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Small Business Profile: Save your photos, documents
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Craft beers with more alcohol, flavor carve into wine's niche but also grab beer market share
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AP Top Business News At 5:39 p.m. EDT
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Investors move into banks on pledge to not issue flood of new shares, not signs crisis over
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Chrysler LLC says financial arm will get out of leasing business, focus more on retail sales
Technology Wire
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AP Top Technology News At 7:14 p.m. EDT
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AOL shutting 3 storage services to cut costs, focus on growing ad businesses
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Netflix's 2Q profit edges up 4 percent as online DVD rental service adds 168,000 subscribers
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