Extra Time Offered for Technical Delays on Health Site  Wall Street Journal    Federal officials dealing with a last-minute rush of applications said Tuesday that some people who missed a deadline to get health insurance because of computer problems may still get coverage in time for Jan. 1. A Department of Health and Human ...      |       |  
   Child of GM prepares to lead it  Houston Chronicle    DETROIT (AP) — When Mary Barra was born in 1962, General Motors was selling half the cars on U.S. roads. In her booming middle-class suburb north of Detroit, the woman who will soon become GM's CEO remembers pining as a 10-year-old for her ...      |       |  
   Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sells private island for $8 million  Reuters    OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has sold a private island in northwestern Washington state to undisclosed buyers for $8 million, his real estate agent said on Monday. The 292-acre (118 hectare) Allan Island - not named for ...      |       |  
   Target says Justice Department investigating credit and debit card security ...  Fox News    Target Corp. said Monday that the Department of Justice is now investigating the retailer's credit and debit card security breach, as federal lawsuits are starting to trickle in from customers around the country. The investigation comes after Target revealed last ...      |       |  
   UPS system overload delays holiday packages  USA TODAY    Thousands of holiday gifts won't arrive by Christmas after an unpredictably large number of packages overwhelmed UPS, the world's largest package delivery service. "The volume of air packages in our system exceeded the capacity of our network, ...      |       |  
   Target meets with state attorneys as lawsuits pile up  Reuters    BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp's general counsel, Timothy Baer, spoke with top state prosecutors on Monday to address their concerns about a massive data breach, as consumer lawsuits piled up against the retailer and two U.S. senators ...      |       |  
   Price of stamps to go up 3 cents  CNN    The price of a stamp is about to go up -- and more so than expected. A panel overseeing the U.S. Postal Service approved a three-cent hike from the current price of 46 cents. It will take effect on January 26. That includes a one-cent increase -- to keep pace ...      |       |  
   Target Denies Report That PINs Were Stolen In Data Breach  CBS Local    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Target on Tuesday denied a report claiming that personal identification numbers were also stolen in a data breach that affected up to 40 million credit cards. A Reuters report Tuesday quoted "a senior payments executive ...      |       |  
   This Drug Company CEO Just Named Her New Drug After Herself  Forbes    Drug names are usually terrible. What I've heard from industry insiders is that their first and most mellifluous choices usually get rejected by the Food and Drug Administration, forcing them to go to their second- or third-favorite choices in order to launch their ...      |       |  
   American Express to pay $75 million in deceptive practices case  Los Angeles Times    Three American Express Co. subsidiaries have agreed to pay about $75 million in restitution and penalties for a variety of illegal practices involving hundreds of thousands of credit-card customers, regulators said Tuesday. American Express Travel Related ...      |       |  
   U.S. Stocks Extend Records on Apple Deal, IMF Outlook  Bloomberg    U.S. stocks rose, with benchmark indexes extending all-time highs, as Apple Inc. rallied and the International Monetary Fund indicated it would raise its outlook for the economy. Apple jumped 3.8 percent after the company struck a deal to sell its iPhones ...      |       |  
   The Snarf's at 600 W. Chicago just laid off all its employees via email  Grid Chicago    The layoffs come three weeks after some of the sub shop's employees protested for better wages and benefits. BY MEG GRAHAM. snarf. A River North sandwich shop gave its employees an unwelcome Christmas surprise on Sunday night, firing them all by ...      |       |  
   Health care insurance shoppers get 1-day extension  ABQ Journal    CHICAGO – Anticipating heavy traffic on the government's health care website, the Obama administration extended Monday's deadline for signing up for insurance by a day, giving Americans in 36 states more time to select a plan. It was the latest in a series ...      |       |  
   BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis sells $26M US in shares  CBC.ca    Mike Lazaridis has cashed in shares of BlackBerry, making $26 million US in the process, as he lessens his stake in the smartphone company he helped create. Documents filed with U.S. regulators on Tuesday show that a numbered company registered in ...      |       |  
   $40 Million in Aid Set for Bangladesh Garment Workers  New York Times    Eight months after the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,100 workers and leaving hundreds of families bereft and financially adrift, several prominent retailers and labor groups have joined with the Bangladesh ...      |       |  
   Airlines Say 'Happy New Year' With New Fees  Businessweek    Airlines are ringing in the new year with a cherished ritual: new and higher fees. Virgin Atlantic will assess a £25 ($41) fee each way on long-haul flights for coach-class passengers who wish to select a seat more than 24 hours before departure. The dun ...      |       |  
   Banks, City of Detroit in mediation with judge over swaps settlement  Detroit Free Press    Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr and a swarm of lawyers spent Monday negotiating new terms more favorable to the city to settle a disastrous Kwame Kilpatrick-era debt deal that cost the city potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. But lawyers and ...      |       |  
   US Stocks Edge Higher Ahead of Christmas Holiday  ABC News    An unexpectedly large increase in orders for manufactured goods helped push stock prices higher on Wall Street. The market was open for just half a day ahead of the Christmas holiday. Trading will remain closed on Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial ...      |       |  
   Lenders get Supersize Appetite for Jumbo Loans  Fox Business    Homebuyers and refinancers in pricier areas are finding attractive interest rates and less stringent requirements to qualify for jumbo mortgages, thanks to lenders' growing appetite for large loans. Compare Mortgage Rates in Your Area. As the housing market ...      |       |  
   1 dead, thousands without power in Vt. ice storm  Houston Chronicle    WINOOSKI, Vt. (AP) — An Albany man died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator that was running after the man's house lost power in the weekend's ice storm, police said Monday. More than 7,500 Vermont households and businesses ...      |       |  
   Health Care Enrollment Extended Through Today  Valley News    Obama administration officials acknowledged Monday that they made an 11th-hour change in rules for the federal health insurance exchange to allow Americans to enroll in health plans through Christmas Eve — 24 hours later than advertised — and still get ...      |       |  
   Investor's Alert - Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (TWTR), Zynga Inc ...  eFinance Hub    Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) in its first stock offering since going public last year, said the company and stakeholders are selling $3.85 billion worth of shares. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) priced 70 million shares at $55.05 apiece, according to a company's ...      |       |  
   Target customers should be on alert for email scam, too  ABQ Journal    As if Target customers didn't have enough to worry about these days, there are reports circulating that scammers are trying to piggyback on their misfortune for their own personal gain. target The Wall Street Journal is reporting that many customers received ...      |       |  
   Greenpeace Sea Captain from Isleboro to Leave Russia Soon  WABI    A Greenpeace sea captain from Islesboro, who was among 30 people arrested in Russia, will be allowed to return home soon, but not in time for Christmas. Peter Willcox and the others aboard the Arctic Sunrise were granted amnesty by the Russian ...      |       |  
   Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment  NECN    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Roads are still slick, as utility crews try to get the lights back on in areas from the upper Midwest to New England -- on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Forecasters say cold temperatures will stick around for most of the week ...      |       |  
   Target's headaches far from over as consumer perception plunges to 2007 level  MarketWatch (blog)    As Target Corp. /quotes/zigman/253872/delayed /quotes/nls/tgt TGT scrambles to salvage the damage from its credit-and-debit-card security breach, consumers' perception of the company has plunged to a six-year low. Industry analysts say it could take ...      |       |  
   Target meets with state attorneys as lawsuits pile up  Metro.us    People shop at a Target store during Black Friday sales in the Brooklyn borough of New York, November 29, 2013. Credit: Reuters. Target Corp's general counsel, Timothy Baer, spoke with top state prosecutors on Monday to address their concerns about a ...      |       |  
   Mortgage outlook 2014  Crain's New York Business (blog)    The hefty price of real estate assets might continue to be a problem in hot markets like New York City, but with increased options and more lenders competing for their business, home buyers should have the advantage in 2014. Trends to watch for include ...      |       |  
   Durable Goods and Home Sales On Tap -- Data Week Ahead Update  4-traders (press release)    A few more reports are scheduled for release before Santa comes down the chimney and U.S. financial markets close to observe the Christmas holiday. On Christmas Eve day, the Commerce Department will report durable goods orders. The median forecast ...      |       |  
 
 
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