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  1. Fishermen Hoping for Help With Sandy Storm Losses

    Sun, 6 Jan 2013

    dollars in storm reconstruction aid it is considering. Less than three weeks after the Oct. 29 storm, the U.S. Commerce Department declared a fishery resource disaster for New Jersey and New York. But all that did was authorize the federal

  2. Fishermen Hoping for Help With Sandy Storm Losses

    Sun, 6 Jan 2013

    dollars in storm reconstruction aid it is considering. Less than three weeks after the Oct. 29 storm, the U.S. Commerce Department declared a fishery resource disaster for New Jersey and New York. But all that did was authorize the federal

  3. Business Events Scheduled for the Coming Week

    Fri, 4 Jan 2013

    company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for November, 10 its key interest rate. FRIDAY, Jan. 11 WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases international trade data for November, 8

  4. US Factory Orders Unchanged in November

    Fri, 4 Jan 2013

    month. Factory orders were flat in November, compared with October when orders had risen 0.8 percent, the Commerce Department said Friday. Durable goods, everything from autos to steel, rose 0.8 percent while nondurable goods fell

  5. US Futures Turn Higher on Jobs Report

    Fri, 4 Jan 2013

    older homes. Auto sales are booming, with the industry in 2012 posting its best numbers in five years. And the Commerce Department is expected to report later Friday that orders placed with U.S. factories rose in November for the second time

  6. US Construction Spending Dips 0.3 Percent

    Wed, 2 Jan 2013

    dipped 0.3 percent in November compared with October, when spending had risen a revised 0.7 percent, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The November decline was the first drop since March. It left total spending at a seasonally

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  1. South Carolina AP Reporter Jim Davenport Dies

    Mon, 31 Dec 2012

    biggest ethics penalty in state history. During his 13 years with the AP, Davenport also revealed that the state Commerce Department used a private marketing account to pay for $1,000 chairs, a maid for the director's Columbia apartment

  2. Business Highlights

    Thu, 27 Dec 2012

    new homes rose 4.4 percent in November from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That's the fastest pace since April 2010, when a federal tax credit boosted sales. New-home

  3. US Mortgage Rates Decline to Near Record Lows

    Thu, 27 Dec 2012

    mortgage-backed securities in an effort to push down long-term interest rates. In a separate report, the Commerce Department said that sales of new homes jumped 4.4 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000

  4. US Consumer Confidence Falls on Fiscal Cliff Fears

    Thu, 27 Dec 2012

    unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, the Labor Department said. And the Commerce Department said new-home sales rose in November at the fastest pace in 2½ years, further evidence of a sustainable housing

  5. US New Home Sales Jump to Highest in 2 ½ Years

    Thu, 27 Dec 2012

    than two and a half years, adding to other recent evidence that the housing market is steadily recovering. The Commerce Department says that sales of new homes rose 4.4 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000

  6. Futures Head Higher as Congress Returns

    Thu, 27 Dec 2012

    have added 3.5 points to 1,417. Nasdaq futures are up 6.75 points to 2,635.25. Economists expect the Commerce Department to report that sales of new homes rose 3.2 percent in November compared with October. Steady job gains and

  7. Deal Or No Deal? (The Note)

    Wed, 19 Dec 2012

    White House officials have also considered Xerox Corp. (XRX) CEO Ursula Burns as a potential nominee for the Commerce Department job, both of the people said. http://bloom.bg/ZixEnd IN THE NOTE'S INBOX: -NEW UNION AD: BOEHNERVILLE

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  1. Tiffs Over Fiscal Cliff; Drought At Olive Garden

    Thu, 20 Dec 2012

    get to you about this too big reports in the past our first. A final estimate of GDP for the third quarter the Commerce Department saying that the economy grew at an annual rate of three point 1%. I want to digest that number and a that we've

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    our first. A final estimate of GDP for the third quarter the Commerce Department saying that the economy grew at an annual rate of three point 1%. I want to digest that number and a --
  2. Unclaimed Money: Free Cash at Mall of America?

    Sun, 30 Sep 2012

    that goes with it. We have teamed up with the minnesota department of commerce to give back free, yes free, money. Right in the middle up and money left to you from loved ones. Minnesota commerce department chair loves giving it back. You never know, it could

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    Minnesota commerce department
  3. Gary Locke Named New Ambassador to China

    Wed, 9 Mar 2011

    immensely talented and dedicated men and women within the Department of Commerce . In the White House and with it I'm proud of the work that we've done at the Commerce Department delivering services faster. Serving the needs of US businesses

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    thanks to the immensely talented and dedicated men and women within the Department of Commerce . In the White House and with it -- I'm proud of the work that we've done at the Commerce Department delivering services faster. Serving the needs of US businesses and workers saving taxpayers billions of dollars might be the more efficient and
  4. Obama Taps Richardson for Commerce Secy.

    Wed, 3 Dec 2008

    work on the critical functions of commerce department for administering our census and There's a vital role for the Department of Commerce in our economic recovery. The official climate change research. That is the Department of Commerce . Boosting commerce between states

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    It will be key -- his work on the critical functions of commerce department for administering our census and monitoring our climate to protecting our intellectual property. And restoring our economic diplomacy. In the end Bill
  5. Obama; Judd Gregg; Kentucky Frozen; Iraq Election

    Sat, 31 Jan 2009

    It's time to move in a new direction. And President Obama may choose Republican senator Judd Gregg to head the department of commerce and Obama administration official tells ABC news the New Hampshire senator. is now the leading candidate for

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    And President Obama may choose Republican senator Judd Gregg to head the department of commerce and Obama administration official tells ABC news the New Hampshire senator. -- is now the leading candidate for commerce secretary announcement could
  6. Obama Introduces Commerce Secretary

    Wed, 25 Feb 2009

    takes to keep it alive and our time. The task of the Department of Commerce to help pre conditions in which workers can prosper emerge stronger. Working with the professionals at the Department of Commerce . I'm committed to making the department and active

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    takes to keep it alive and our time. The task of the Department of Commerce to help pre conditions in which workers can prosper. Our business can -- and our economy can. That's what -- in Washington
    we'll rebuild. Recover. And emerge stronger. Working with the professionals at the Department of Commerce . I'm committed to making the department and active. And integral partner in advancing toward economic policies and restoring the American injury to
  7. How to Prepare for Digital TV

    Thu, 18 Sep 2008

    45995. Like you can't get help from the government in paying for it. There is a subsidized program from Department of Commerce we can get to forty dollars coupons per household. Which is about as helpful to low income seniors. And it

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    There is a subsidized program from Department of Commerce we can get to forty dollars coupons per household. Which is about as helpful -- to low income seniors.
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