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June 7, 2005 Rates Need Not Signal Weakness—Greenspan Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said it was hard to say why long-term interest rates were so low, but that even if they moved below short

June 6, 2005 KB Toys Gets Court Approval for Bidding Procedures KB Toys Inc. said on Friday it received court approval to proceed with certain bidding procedures as the company gets ready for an

June 3, 2005 Payroll Growth Surprisingly Slow U.S. employers added only 78,000 workers to their payrolls last month, far fewer than expected, a government report showed today, but the unemployment

June 2, 2005 Boehner: Companies Must Do Better Job Funding Pensions House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Boehner (R–Ohio), who plans to introduce a bill overhauling the rules governing

June 1, 2005 Consumer Confidence Rises in May U.S. consumer confidence surprisingly rebounded in May after three straight monthly declines, the Conference Board said yesterday. The consumer confidence

May 31, 2005 Hawaiian Airlines Approaches End of Two-year Bankruptcy Hawaiian Airlines is preparing to pay off its creditors on June 1, the Associated Press reported. The Honolulu-based airline, which

May 30, 2005 Opponents Criticize the Asbestos Bill Several consumer, environmental and victims’ groups criticized on Friday the asbestos bill that the Senate Judiciary Committee approved on Thursday

May 27, 2005 Market Climbs on GDP Report Stocks climbed to their highest level in two months today, as traders focused on news that the economy is healthier than previously estimated, the Washington

May 26, 2005 Kyl Says Progress on Asbestos Being Made Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) has been working to secure several more votes in favor of the asbestos bill, in the hopes of

May 25, 2005 Specter Seeking Three Votes to Move Asbestos Measure Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) is hoping to draw the last three votes he needs to clear asbestos legislation through