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The amount of wealth that vanished under Bernard Madoff is roughly equal to that lost to burglars and thieves in the U.S. over 3 years. What punishment fits such a crime? (31 mins ago)
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U.S. stocks face a busy schedule of economic reports packed into four days next week because of the July 4th holiday, with the key June employment report, and manufacturing and housing data keeping investors edgy as the first half of the year concludes. (50 mins ago)
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The Florida-based Mac-clone maker Psystar threw in the towel back in May and filed for bankruptcy, but that doesn’t mean that Apple is willing to call off the hounds. (58 secs to go)
The Rapid City branch of the Junior Achievement of South Dakota, Inc. program has received a $10,000 grant from the GE Foundation for Rapid City Junior Achievement. (2 hours ago)
TORONTO – Toronto’s main stock index sank more than 4 percent on Monday to its lowest level in more than a month as falling commodity prices hit the resource-heavy TSX just after investors had thought the worst was over. (2 mins ago)
MASON CITY The proposed Village Cooperative senior citizens housing complex has withstood a firestorm of challenges in the past two years. (5 hours ago)
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