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Stocks close lower amid Greece jitters
U.S. stocks hovered below the breakeven line throughout the trading day Monday, as investors anxiously awaited a Greek government decision on budget cuts that are key to securing a second bailout and avoiding default.
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Foreclosure deal: Closer, but not there yet
States have until the close of the business day to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home's value.
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ROMNEY BOYS' $100 MILLION
Mitt Romney's five sons -- Matt, Tagg, Craig, Ben and Josh -- are sitting pretty with a trust fund worth $100 million.
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Why Apple will pay a dividend
FORTUNE -- The liquid securities alone on Apple's balance sheet, roughly $98 billion, would make it the 43rd most valuable company in the world. Apple's cash would rank it just behind McDonalds, an astounding and bizarre statement in the annals of modern cash management. No company in its right mind would keep $100 billion lying around. But then, as I've been arguing frequently of late, Apple is no normal company. It does just about everything differently, including how it socks away its money.
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S&P president: Why I'm still hopeful about Europe
Douglas Peterson, the president of Standard & Poor's, talks about European downgrades, ratings agency regulation and why he left an investment bank to run a firm trying to restore its reputation.
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