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November 19, 2003 More U.S. Credit Card Holders Make Monthly Payments More Americans are paying their credit card bills on time and earmarking more money to pay off balances in a bid to shed the debt

November 18, 2003 Four Democrats Will Vote If Class Action Changes Are Made Four Senate Democrats told Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) on Friday they would be 'very close' to supporting class

November 17, 2003 Senators Continue Talks on Pension Bill Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said he and Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R

November 14, 2003 Pension Regulation Advances On Hill Congressional negotiators have agreed on language designed to make it harder for employers to convert a traditional pension to a controversial

November 13, 2003 Jones Raises Offer for Kasper by $17 Million Jones Apparel Group Inc. raised its purchase price for Kasper A.S.L. Ltd. by $17 million to help expedite the closing of the transaction

November 12, 2003 Senate Language On Underfunded Pensions Draws Fire The nation's pension administrator yesterday strongly objected to a provision in the Senate Finance Committee's pension bill that

November 11, 2003 U.S. Asbestos Bill Draws Big Lobby Spending U.S. businesses and insurers have spent millions of dollars lobbying on Capitol Hill this year for an asbestos litigation reform bill now

November 10, 2003 Payrolls Surge, Third Straight Rise The U.S. economy added more than twice the number of jobs expected in October, the third straight monthly gain, and the jobless rate fell, the

November 7, 2003 Greenspan Is Hopeful on Hiring Outlook Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Thursday said an improving U.S. economy should soon generate a jobs revival, but warned mounting

November 6, 2003 Jobless Claims Plunge to Jan. 2001 Low The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits took an unexpectedly sharp plunge last week, reaching a level not seen