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MarketAxess Holdings Inc., which operates an electric trading platform for corporate bonds, said Tuesday its trading volume jumped 71 percent in August as markets regained some stability over the last year.
Until recently, Brian Woods of Akron, Ohio was a happy Chase Bank customer. Several years ago he accepted a promotional offer to use the bank’s “Lower than Prime” balance transfer checks to move high interest debt to his Chase credit card. The Chase solicitation promised: “No tricks. No gimmicks. Just savings.”
The federal budget deficit is running at a pace that is more than double last year's imbalance through the first four months of the budget year.
The federal budget recorded a record surplus for December, but for the first three months of the budget year, the deficit is running significantly higher than the previous year.
The federal budget deficit for November was up sharply compared with a year ago, but much of the increase was blamed on a quirk of the calendar.
The deficit for the first five months of the budget year is down sharply from a year ago as the growth in government tax collections continues to outpace growth in spending.
The federal budget deficit, helped by a surge in government revenue, is running 14.1 percent below the pace of last year, the government reported Wednesday.
Sex hormones 'hit smoke success'A successful attempt to quit smoking may depend on where women are in their monthly cycle, say scientists. Those trying before ovulation were more likely to reach for a cigarette again than those trying at other times, US scientists claimed.
Would You Pay $20 a Month for Unlimited DRM-Free Music?....Radiohead's "pay what you want" experiment has the makings of a huge success (some are saying $10 million in sales so far). In Europe, things are getting even stranger.
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