WASHINGTON — The rating agency Standard & Poor’s stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating. The downgrade of long-term U.S. Treasurys threatened to sow chaos in financial markets, driving up ...

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WASHINGTON — Since the Federal Reserve’s policymakers last met in January, the job market has shown more muscle. Employers have hired more than a half million people. The unemployment rate is down. The core issue the policymakers face when they ...

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The Court of Special Appeals has affirmed all but $1 of a $200,001 judgment in favor of a deputy sheriff who was arrested by a Baltimore police officer while both responded to a call concerning the mentally ill brother of ...

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NEW YORK — The dollar is rising against the euro ahead of minutes to be released from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting. The minutes, or meeting protocols, could offer some insight into the Federal Reserve’s outlook for the U.S. economy, ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. auto factories produced fewer goods in June than the previous month, and overall factory production was flat. It marked the third straight month of weak manufacturing output. The Federal Reserve says factory production was unchanged last month ...

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NEW YORK — The dollar fell broadly Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would provide more support for the U.S. economy if weak growth continues. During his semiannual testimony to Congress, Bernanke said that one ...

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NEW YORK — Oil dropped more than 2 percent Monday as the dollar strengthened and an energy research group said it expected growth in Chinese demand for oil to slow later this year. At the pump, gas prices continued to ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. factories in April produced fewer goods for the first time in 10 months. A temporary parts shortage stemming from the Japanese earthquake forced automakers to cut back output. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that manufacturing production fell ...

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s manufacturing sector has expanded this year at the fastest pace in a quarter-century, boosted by a weak dollar that has made U.S. goods cheap overseas. Strong factory production could help the economy rebound after experiencing weak ...

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