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Economy

U.S. Should End Its Export Ban On Crude Oil, Study Says

7:58am January 20, 2015

by John Ydstie

The Center on Global Energy Policy says lifting the ban, which was put in place during the Arab oil embargoes of the 1970s, would help producers, consumers and improve U.S. security.

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Why Europe's Economy Threatens Global Growth

7:58am January 20, 2015

Ahead of Europe's central bank meeting, Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution and a contributing correspondent to The Wall Street Journal.

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National

Largest Unit Of Gambling Giant Caesars Files For Bankruptcy

12:32am January 20, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

Caesars — the giant gambling company — put its largest unit into bankruptcy on Thursday. The company was acquired by private equity firms Apollo and TPG in 2008 just as the financial crisis was pushing the economy into recession. It never recovered and has more than $20 billion in debt.

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Dave Tobelmann worked for 33 years at General Mills before retiring five years ago. Not long after, he returned to the company, this time through a staffing firm specializing in retiree placement.

Businesses Try To Stave Off Brain Drain As Boomers Retire

8:03pm January 19, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

Employers are trying to hang onto older talent by offering flexible work hours, more attractive health care benefits or having retirees return to mentor younger workers.

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Actors Tituss Burgess and Ellie Kemper horse around on the set of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt while filming in New York in March. Tina Fey's new TV series was developed for NBC, but will air on Netflix instead.

Arts

New Streaming Services Are Changing TV — And Viewers, Too

7:49pm January 19, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Streaming services like Netflix and the DISH Network's new Sling TV are helping consumers break free of cable subscriptions. That means TV shows must find new ways to connect with their viewers.

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First Officer Dheeraj Singh spends most of his time at the helm of a container ship, but on a three-hour shore leave from the Port of Oakland, he visits Old Navy at Bay Street Mall in Emeryville, Calif.

Shopping On Shore Leave: How Seafarers Head To The Mall

7:40pm January 19, 2015

by Julie Caine

Most of us pack a lot of trips to the mall into the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. But what if you could only go shopping for just a few hours once a month?

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A worker installs solar panels atop a government building in Lakewood, Colo. The industry has added more than 80,000 jobs since 2010, according to The Solar Foundation.

U.S. Solar Industry Sees Growth, But Also Some Uncertainty

7:32pm January 19, 2015

by Jeff Brady

The solar industry employs nearly 174,000 workers in the U.S., up 22 percent from a year ago. But the industry's future is murky, as government subsidies are set to expire within two years.

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New Justice Department Environment Chief Takes Helm Of Gulf Spill Case

7:37am January 19, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

John Cruden returns to the department as litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill intensifies. He'll also defend Obama climate change rules and try to protect wildlife while in the post.

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Private Sector Included In Plan To Finance Infrastructure Repairs

7:37am January 19, 2015

by David Schaper

The White House is looking to the private sector to help finance costly improvements to aging infrastructure. The plan avoids increasing taxes, but eventually, the public will have to pay.

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President Obama used the word "crisis" 11 times when he addressed a joint session of Congress in 2009. Since then, he's had a hard time hitting the right note when talking about the economy.

Obama's Trouble Articulating The State Of The Economy

7:05am January 19, 2015

by Tamara Keith

It's easy to give a rousing State of the Union speech when the economy is doing well, but Obama has had a hard time hitting the right note in years when the country was hurting.

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