US, Colombia trade deal to be started in May CARTAGENA, Colombia — The Obama administration said Sunday that a key free trade deal with Colombia will be fully enforced next month, an expected but important victory for the U.S. business commun...
Vietnam man buys little piece of American dream HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen flew to the U.S. for the first time, drove to a tiny, frigid trading outpost and bought his own piece of the American dream: Buford, Wyoming...
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By MARGIE MASON Associated PressAssociated Press
Jobs n Local truck driver— Class A with hazmat. Must be 25 years old for insurance purposes with a minimum of 3 years verifiable tractor trailer experience. Job order: KY0450908 n Safety manager— Mus...
Best Buy’s departed Dunn joins list of troubled CEOs NEW YORK — Innocent until proven guilty? Maybe not if the defendant is a CEO and the jury is a company’s board of directors. Best Buy’s CEO Brian Dunn resigned this week after the retailer’s boa...
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated PressAssociated Press
Detroit sees Whole Foods as proof of city progress DETROIT — A city infamous for its unemployment, decay, crime and population loss would seem an odd place for an upscale natural and organic grocery chain to plant roots, but yuppie favorite Whole F...
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By JEFF KAROUB Associated PressAssociated Press
China’s economic growth nears 3-year low BEIJING — China’s declining economic growth fell to its lowest level in nearly three years in the first quarter, but analysts said it should rebound in coming months. The world’s second-biggest ...
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BY JOE McDONALD Associated PressAssociated Press
Car sales not so electric Through March, the recovery in the American auto industry didn’t include a surge of electric car sales. In western Kentucky, electric cars such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf have been slow t...
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By Adam Shull ashull@paducahsun.comAssociated Press
Wells Fargo beats earnings expectations NEW YORK — Wells Fargo’s profit jumped 13 percent in the first three months of the year, thanks to strong mortgage lending and a drop in delinquent loans, the bank said Friday. Net income availa...
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BY CHRISTINA REXRODE Associated PressAssociated Press
Bank reports point to a healing housing market NEW YORK — Earnings reports from two major banks Friday painted a picture of a healing housing market, with more Americans taking out mortgages, paying them on time and taking advantage of low inte...
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BY CHRISTINA REXRODE AND PALLAVI GOGOI Associated PressAssociated Press
New law lets small businesses use crowdfunding Finding investors is probably the biggest challenge that business startups and small companies face. But small businesses are looking forward to a new way of attracting investors now that President...
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By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG Associated PressAssociated Press