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David Schweikert is set to take the Republican primary in the 5th Congressional District.
As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night, he is well ahead of Susan Bitter Smith and Jim Ward in a U.S. House District that includes Scottsdale, Tempe and Fountain Hills.
Schweikert will take on U personal loans for bad credit.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Tempe, […]
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U.S. stocks posted their second consecutive day of gains Wednesday, turning the market around after a week’s worth of losses.
After starting out the day lower, the Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 10 points, or 0.1%, to 10,416 the S&P 500 (SPX) inched up 2 points, or 0.2%, to 1,094 and the Nasdaq (COMP) […]
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Even as BP appears poised to permanently kill its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, shares of the company have hit a wall as investors turn their attention to the massive legal costs that lie ahead for the energy giant.
BP has pledged to set aside $20 billion to compensate businesses and individuals hurt […]
Fannie Mae says that its financial condition has vastly improved over previous quarters, but the mortgage finance company still requested more government assistance.
The government-run company said Thursday it lost $1.2 billion in the second quarter, down significantly from an $11.5 billion loss in the prior quarter. Last quarter’s loss was the smallest since the […]
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Lattice Semiconductor Corp. CEO Bruno Guilmart will leave the company next month to take a job as CEO of Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of semiconductor equipment.
Guilmart will relocate to Singapore, which Kulicke & Soffa described as the center of the company’s global operations. In a news release, the company said other […]
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The Phoenix Coyotes hockey team will begin selling 20- and 11-game packages to existing ticket holders Wednesday and to the general public on Friday.
Prices for 20-game plans range from $19 per ticket in the upper level to $260 a game near the ice at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. Prices for 11-game plans range from $23 […]
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