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Associated Press A statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands guard outside the Treasury Building in 2011 in Washington. The U.S. budget deficit grew by nearly $60 billion in June.
Deficit reaches $904.2 billion
WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit grew by nearly $60 billion in June, remaining on track to exceed $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. Through the first nine months of the budget year, ...
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Yahoo’s interim CEO faces off with shareholders
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo’s restless shareholders let interim CEO Ross Levinsohn know that they won’t give him much time to fix the troubled company if he gets the job on a permanent basis. Levinsoh...
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Associated Press A Wells Fargo sign is displayed May 6 at a branch in New York. Wells Fargo is reporting higher earnings for the second quarter.
Mortgage applications boost Wells Fargo results
Wells Fargo reported higher earnings, higher revenue, and a record number of mortgage applications on Friday. It’s just that nobody was paying all that much attention. The spotlight instead w...
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Jobs
From July 4 to Wednesday, the Office of Employment and Training added 24 new job orders to its database for McCracken County employers: sales associate, welder, maintenance, senior game advisor, re...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Jerry Gagmon, with VMV Paducahbilt in Paducah helps restore an old engine block for use in a locomotive on July 3. Gagmon is working with equipment that is being upgraded with money from state incentives.
The motive for more locomotives
Arabic numerals painted onto shiny new locomotives sitting in the VMV Paducahbilt plant hinted at why the company is investing in new equipment and adding 25 jobs. The blue and gray locomotives ...
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Fewer auto manufacturer closings reduce US unemployment claims
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits plunged last week. But a big reason is that automakers have skipped some of their usual summer shutdowns to keep up with demand,...
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Associated Press Beach-goers walk on the sand in 2011 near the San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Clemente, Calif. Federal regulators on Thursday disclosed detailed information on damage to tubes that carry radioactive water.
Tube wear detailed at California nuclear plant
LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators Thursday disclosed the most detailed information to date on damage at California’s idled San Onofre nuclear power plant, where scores of tubes that carry radioactiv...
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Colorado cantaloupes return to stores; producers push safety
GLENDALE, Colo. — Nearly a year after the nation’s deadliest foodborne illness outbreak in more than two decades, Colorado cantaloupes are back in supermarkets. Farmers near the town of Rocky Fo...
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Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 1,111 head. Compared to last week: No trend due to holiday last week. Slaughter cows: breaker, 75 to 80 percent lean, 1000 to 2000 lbs., $66 to $876; high dressing, $...
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Associated Press Yahoo and Facebook agreed Friday to settle a patent dispute, averting a potentially bitter battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.
Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a months-long patent dispute, averting a potentially expensive battle over the technology running two of the Internet’s most popular destina...
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