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Oct. 17, 2006 — -- It took the United States: (— U.S. Census Bureau and various sources) If --repeat, if --U.S. population grows by yet another hundred million, it could happen soon, well before ...

April 10, 2006 — -- America's children are leaving school in higher numbers than most people realize, according to a report in Time magazine. The issue's cover story reports that one in three ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, endorsed a federal law Monday to help reporters protect confidential sources, but he did so with reservations. McCain ...

NEW YORK -- AT&T and Verizon are raising prices for caller ID and other popular phone services by as much as 300%, even as they continue to push regulators to loosen up because of increased ...

— -- If you've ever forgotten to put on your parking brake on a steep hill, you know that objects in motion tend to stay in motion. The same is true with stocks — not just individual stocks, but ...

— -- Q: After losing $50,000 in the market's downturn, my brokerage firm has reassigned me to another adviser. Should I give up on this firm and look elsewhere? A: Most people that read your ...

— -- David Hodge got a shock when he filed his federal tax returns last year. An identity thief had beaten him to it. "I was stunned," says Hodge, a 33-year-old Mount Vernon, N.Y., ...

NEW YORK -- It didn't happen Wednesday, it may not happen Thanksgiving day, but the price of oil seems destined to burst through the $100 mark sometime soon, leaving higher pump prices and rising ...

NEW YORK -- Investors shuttled between optimism and pessimism Wednesday, finally betting that the government might help the economy out of recession after all. News in late afternoon that key ...

— -- Looking to scare up Halloween sales, retailers have stocked up on what to some might be a scary idea: pet costumes. More than 7.4 million households will dress up their pets this year, the ...

— -- Bozeman, Mont., is not a magnet for business, so its housing market doesn't tend to gain much of an influx from families who move for job-related reasons. Still, the city, which is the ...