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Redskins' playing 'Financial Football' in Bethesda
2/20/13 1:10 PM
The NFL season might be over, but the Washington Redskins are still playing the game in Bethesda.
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Washington Business Report Feb. 17, 2013
2/15/13 3:51 PM
This week on Washington Business Report: Mary Abbajay, Jill Aitoro and Peter Morici.
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Warren Buffett part of group to buy Heinz in $23B deal
2/14/13 11:15 AM
Billionaire Warren Buffett is buying the ketchup company Heinz. The company says it's agreed to be acquired by an investment consortium that includes Buffett, in a deal valued at $28 billion.
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State of the State for federal contractors
2/7/13 2:32 PM
Aitoro interview February 6, 2013
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Netflix could profit from USPS cutting Saturday service
2/6/13 5:16 PM
The U.S. Postal Service's planned shift to five days of home delivery a week instead of six may make Netflix Inc. slightly more profitable by lowering the costs for sending out its familiar red envelopes with DVDs. That's because subscribers may be able to watch fewer DVDs for the same monthly price.
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FCC pursues more public WiFi
2/5/13 2:39 PM
Kang interview February 4, 2013
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Washington Business Report Feb. 3, 2013
2/1/13 4:18 PM
This week on Washington Business Report: Matt Smith, Cary Hatch, Josh Boak and Sahil Kapur.
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Rough 4th quarter for U.S. economy
1/31/13 4:04 PM
Mui interview January 30, 2013
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Businesses can now add surcharge to make up for credit card fees
1/27/13 11:44 AM
Starting today, you may notice an extra surcharge on your purchases if you use your credit card. The new fee is to make up for what businesses pay in credit card fees.
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Move over, cupcakes! There's a new food frenzy in town.
2/16/13 12:46 AM
Gourmet doughnuts are hot this year and several businesses are planning to make serious dough by baking up doughnuts with a twist.
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D.C. Attorney General explains S&P lawsuit
2/15/13 2:07 PM
Nathan interview February 14, 2013
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Washington Business Report Feb. 10, 2013
2/9/13 11:12 PM
This week on Washington Business Report: Darren Samuelsohn,Tim Mak, Peter Morici, Marissa Levin and Adam Levin.
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The fallout over toxic mortgages continues
2/7/13 2:27 PM
Douglas interview February 6, 2013
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Justice Department to sue S&P rating agency
2/5/13 3:22 PM
S&P said Monday that the Justice Department had informed the rating agency that it intends to file a civil lawsuit focusing on S&P's ratings of mortgage debt in 2007.
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Dell in $24.4B founder-led deal to go private
2/5/13 10:08 AM
Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers.
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Dow Jones industrial average trades above 14,000
2/1/13 11:11 AM
Dow Jones industrial average trades above 14,000 for first time since Oct 17, 2007.
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RIM changes name to BlackBerry, unveils 2 phones
1/30/13 11:30 AM
RIM initially said BlackBerry 10 would come by early 2012, but then the company changed that to late 2012. A few months later, that date was pushed further, to early 2013, missing the lucrative holiday season. The holdup helped wipe out more than $70 billion in shareholder wealth and 5,000 jobs.
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Ruling allows businesses to pass credit card fees to customers
1/25/13 6:44 PM
Beginning Sunday, retailers and restaurants now can charge customers up to four percent of their purchase price as a fee for using a credit card.

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