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MIAMI WORKERS BRIBED VENEZUELAN BANKER AND SHORTCHANGED HER, U.S. SAYS

c.2013 New York Times News Service CARACAS, Venezuela — There may be no honor among thieves, but there certainly is no shortage of chutzpah. First came the hefty kickbacks that employees at a Miami brokerage office pledged to pay María de los Angeles González, a Venezuelan banking official, for steering ...

NC man accused of trying to scam insurance company

Authorities accuse a Lincoln County of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance company. The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/119jbdi) that 38-year-old William Minford Chatham III of Vale is charged with felony insurance fraud. He is free on $5,000 bond. Sheriff's office ...

Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers

Tribune-Star. May 19, 2013. Waging the 'readiness' campaign Almost every Hoosier who starts college intends to finish. Unfortunately, those who arrive on campus unprepared in key academic areas are far less likely to fulfill that aspiration. The Indiana General Assembly passed one of its more logical, meaningful pieces of education ...

Markets choppy ahead of Bernanke testimony

Markets were choppy Tuesday as investors remained cautious in the run-up to a much-anticipated statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The Fed is conducting its third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing. The aim has been to help drive down interest rates and spur lending. ...

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EARLY MOST ACTIVE STOCKS NEW YORK (AP) — Early prices for NYSE listed most active stocks: SalesHighLowLastChg AKSteel 14721 3.65 3.56 3.59+.07 AT&TInc 1.80 22609 37.24 37.00 37.09—.13 AbtLabs .56 8411 38.00 37.77 37.81 AMD 56021 4.20 4.08 4.10—.01 Alcoa .12 15874 8.79 8.73 8.77+.01 Allstate 1f 8799 49.55 48.95 ...

German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'

Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession. The Bundesbank said Tuesday that Europe's largest economy should expand more robustly after a weak first three months of ...

Pa. woman appearing in church credit union case

A western Pennsylvania woman is due to be arraigned by a federal magistrate on charges she stole more than $100,000 from the tiny, church-affiliated credit union she used to manage. Fifty-nine-year-old Victoria Rozanski, of Ellwood City, was indicted earlier this month on a charge she embezzled money from Holy Redeemer ...

Oil price down to near $96 as traders wait for Fed

The price of oil fell to near $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for June delivery was down 60 cents to $96.11 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ...

Futures fall as markets await hints from Fed

U.S. stock futures are down in light trading ahead of an appearance this week by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke before Congress. Dow Jones industrial futures slipped 4 points to 15,315. S&P futures have given up 1.1 points to 1,663.50. Nasdaq futures are up 1.75 points to 3,019.25. Wall Street will ...

A man under an umbrella walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, May 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 15,352.84 as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Asia stocks muted ahead of Fed meeting

Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program. The Fed is currently conducting the third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing to help drive down interest ...

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