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Bring overseas dollars home
It is time to bring the dollars home.
One of the most discussed aspects of economic life in America is the amount of capital on U.S. corporate balance sheets. But according to research by Moody's, as much as half of U.S. companies' $1.24 trillion in cash...Tags: White House, Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets
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The downgrade and the aftershocks
As Warren Buffett once observed, it takes about 20 years to build up a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. Last Friday's decision by Standard & Poor's to downgrade U.S. debt from AAA to AA+ was just that kind of hit — and the markets are showing...Tags: White House, Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Money and Monetary Policy, Credit Ratings
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Maryland lost 2,500 jobs in August, Labor Department says
Maryland lost 2,500 jobs in August, reversing some of the gains made earlier in the summer and pushing the state unemployment rate to 7.3 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday. The reductions hit as growth nationwide came to a standstill. But...Tags: Robert Half International Incorporated, Martin O'Malley, Unions, Labor Legislation, Mail Order Industry
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Obama's stimulus created jobs, whether Republicans like it or not
At a recent debate sponsored by the tea party, Texas Gov. Rick Perry stated that the Obama administration's economic stimulus program resulted in zero jobs. Rep. Eric Cantor has also been quoted as saying essentially the same thing. So I proceeded to...Tags: Eric Cantor, Executive Branch, Rick Perry, Transportation, Government
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Howard awarded AAA bond rating for 14th straight year
Howard County has been awarded a AAA credit rating from all three major bond rating agencies for the 14th consecutive year, the county announced Monday. The credit ratings determine the interest rate Howard County pays on bonds. The higher the rating,...Tags: Ratings, Finance, Ken Ulman, Financial and Business Services, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Harford's AAA bond ratings reaffirmed
Harford County's AAA bond rating was reaffirmed by rating agencies Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, Harford County Executive David R. Craig announced Tuesday. The two agencies upgraded the county in 2010, and the confirmation of the AAA...Tags: Finance, Church and State Relations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Money and Monetary Policy
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Striped bass audit hides multitude of sins
Let's say you have a product that people automatically associate with you.
Except for one hiccup in the timeline, it's been on the market since before Capt. John Smith rowed a boat around the Chesapeake. And it's so popular that people will do crazy...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Colleges and Universities, Aquaculture, Elections, Energy Resources
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Debt ceiling: Republicans stand by their ultimatums
It is hard to know whether to be comforted, amused or alarmed by the latest attempt by House Republicans to set the nation on a course toward defaulting on its debt. Tuesday's vote by the House killing a proposed increase in the debt ceiling — a...Tags: Joe Biden, White House, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Heads of State
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Ulman urges counties to review finances in light of debt crisis
Howard County is conducting a review of its finances and County Executive Ken Ulman, president of the Maryland Association of Counties, is urging other jurisdictions to do the same in light of the federal debt crisis. "As a deal eludes President (Barack)...Tags: Finance, Ken Ulman, Manufacturing and Engineering, Howard County, Credit Ratings
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Debt crisis could have outsized effect on Maryland
Bracing for the loss of a steady paycheck is becoming something of a routine for Frank Silberstein. A statistician for the U.S. Census Bureau and a union steward for the American Federation of Government Employees, Silberstein said the pitched battle...Tags: White House, Baltimore County, Health Insurance, Mitch McConnell, Emergency Planning
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Small investors worry about debt-ceiling impasse
While politicians in Washington refuse to compromise on raising the debt ceiling, small investors are worrying about what a stalemate might mean to their life savings.
Financial planners say they are having discussions regularly with clients about the...Tags: Ratings, Personal Finance, Stock Market, Credit and Debt, Credit Ratings
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State's credit rating threatened
WASHINGTON —A leading bond rating agency threatened Tuesday to downgrade Maryland's gold-plated credit rating because of the protracted debate over raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. Moody's Investors Service announced it would...Tags: White House, Ratings, Finance, Martin O'Malley, Roscoe G Bartlett
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