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Insurers embrace Obama health plan, but take exception to required employer contributions
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The insurance industry embraced many of President-elect Barack Obama's ideas for better health care coverage Wednesday, though it opposes a key piece of his plan to require employers to help pay for that coverage. The industry said it...Tags: Insurance, Wages and Pensions, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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'12 Days of Christmas' items would cost $86,609
The Associated PressGiven the economic downturn, even the mostromantic might balk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas." That's this year's cost, according to the annual "Christmas Price Index" compiled by PNC Wealth Management,...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Christmas, Religious Festivals, Energy, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated
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Ford Employee Pricing On Through Holidays
KickingTiresLast month, we told you about Ford???s drastic end-of-year Employee Pricing sale. With a new advertising blitz it seemed like a good time to detail some of the current deals. Ford has a dedicate Employee Pricing site as well. There......Tags: SUVs and Crossovers
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Falling prices have benefits, but also dangers
Special to The Morning CallWhen prices fall for clothes, gasoline and other goods and services, it's good news for consumers who are facing increasing financial pressure in an ailing economy. Consumer prices fell by 1 percent last month compared with September, mostly because of...Tags: Tribune Co., Economy, Economic Policy, Consumers, Cheese
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Cheaper medication may be on horizon
Chicago TribuneCheaper drugs could be on the way to U.S. consumers under the Obama administration. "We are likely to see some movements with prescription drugs and pricing," said David Dranove, professor of health-industry management for Northwestern University's...Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Heads of State, North Chicago, Government, Medicine
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Seasoned merchants adapt to survive
Special to the TribuneThird-generation florist Jim Phillip has been known to say, "Even a single flower can cheer you up." This year, some cash-strapped customers are taking him literally, buying smaller bouquets and dampening his average order size. So it goes in the world...Tags: Electronics, Westmont, Consumer Electronics Industry, Government, Illinois
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Outlook for food prices: No relief
New York Times News ServiceNew York Times News Service For more than a year, food manufacturers have been shaving package sizes and raising prices, declaring that they had little choice because of unprecedented increases in the cost of raw ingredients like corn, soybeans and...Tags: Economy, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Consumers, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Labor Legislation
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Will Oscar De La Hoya fight sell in a punchless economy?
With the economy in a nose dive, how many people will pay $54.95 to buy Saturday's telecast of the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight?
It's an intriguing matchup. De La Hoya, the sport's most popular fighter, against Pacquiao, the current...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Tourism and Leisure, Gaming and Lotteries, Consumers, Coca-Cola Company
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From sky high to low: Dramatic swings in heating oil prices threaten New England dealers
AP Energy WriterThere is no business plan for what New England heating oil dealers and customers have gone through this year. Thousands of people locked into heating oil contracts as the price of crude soared close to $150 in July, then watched prices descend below...Tags: Contracts, Maine, Economy, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Vermont
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Obama may cut your drug costs
Chicago TribuneCheaper drugs could be on the way to U.S. consumers under the Barack Obama administration. "We are likely to see some movements with prescription drugs and pricing," said David Dranove, professor of health industry management for Northwestern...Tags: Tribune Co., Government Health Care, Government, Illinois, Pharmaceuticals
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LI companies struggling in weak economy
james.bernstein@newsday.comW illiam Mitchell, chief executive of Long Island's largest company, the components distributor Arrow Electronics Inc. in Melville, thought he had seen the worst of times when the dot-com bubble burst in 2001 and stocks and companies tanked. But these...Tags: Stock Broking, Electronics, Dowling College, Consumers, Earnings Forecasts
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Affordable home for the holidays
A social worker, a research biologist and a kindergarten teacher are excited about spending the holiday season preparing to buy a new home, thanks to a county program that put new homes within the reach of moderate-income residents. They were among eight...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Biology, Government, Labor Legislation, Local Authority
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