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  Ireland sells Irish Life to Canada's Lifeco

  By Shawn Pogatchnik  |  February 19, 2013

  Ireland agreed Tuesday to sell the country's largest insurance company, Irish Life, to Great-West Lifeco of Canada.

• Too soon for optimism on Europe’s financial crisis

  By Staff Writer  |  February 7, 2013

  Why does it seem like Europe’s worst economic days are behind it when nothing has been done to fix structural flaws?

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  Could a budget fight rattle the bond market?

  By Matthew Craft  |  December 14, 2012

  On the road and in financial markets, it pays to ask somebody with a good sense of direction.

• U.S. fiscal cliff will halt stocks rally, BankInvest says

  By Staff Writer  |  September 19, 2012

  Don't forget about the presidential election, too.

• Global economy in Twlight Zone as stocks suggest growth

  By Staff Writer  |  September 18, 2012

  Is the global economy stuck between a rock and a hard place? Try stuck between recession and expansion.

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  In a crummy economy, why are stocks soaring?

  By Christina Rexrode, Daniel Wagner  |  September 17, 2012

  The nation is careering toward a so-called fiscal cliff, and maybe a recession. So why is the Dow Jones industrial average just 4 percent shy of an all-time record?

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  Week in Pictures | September 7, 2012

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  September 6, 2012

  The Federal Reserve promises to increase efforts to revive the moribund economy, the hardships of finding a doctor who will accept Medicare in rural parts of the country, and highlights from the DNC. This and more in the Week in Pictures.

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  What's Next for Markets? 3 Experts Weigh In

  By Matthew Craft  |  September 5, 2012

  For the last couple of weeks, markets slipped into a late summer lull, with investors seemingly nodding off in their beach chairs. That's all about to change.

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  Few Think Bernanke Will Signal Action at Conference

  By Paul Wiseman  |  August 29, 2012

  Economists who monitor the Fed doubt Bernanke will say anything dramatic when he speaks at an annual economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

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  Week in Pictures | August 3, 2012

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  August 2, 2012

  The Fed signals that it is prepared for more stimulus spending, HHS unveils a $3.6 million dollar command center to combat Medicare scams, AIG makes a promise and the tax-cut saga continues. This and more in this week's Week in Pictures.