George Soros

George Soros

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  World stocks strong into the weekend

  World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue. The Conference Board ... 

• JC Penney to get $1.75B in financing

  J.C. Penney on Monday confirmed that Goldman Sachs will provide it with $1.75 billion in financing. Rumors about the financing had begun to circulate ... 

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  Stocks stall on tepid US economic growth

  The stock market stalled Friday after the U.S. economy didn't grow as much as hoped and earnings from a handful of big companies failed to rev up ... 

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  Column: Our complex politics' short-hand problem

  From an early age, Americans are conditioned to see the world in sharp lines — black-and-white labels in a society where the reality is many shades ... 

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  Strategy, timing key to states' pot legalization

  In the late-1980s heyday of the anti-drug "Just Say No" campaign, a man calling himself "Jerry" appeared on a Seattle talk radio show to criticize U.S 

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  Amnesty International workers start strike

  Amnesty International workers in London walked off the job on Tuesday for the second strike in as many months in an embarrassing setback for an ...