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From MSNBC.comECB keeps interest rates on hold (AP)
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AP - The European Central Bank says it is leaving its key interest rate unchanged at 1 percent.
Foreclosure rate steadies as banks hold back
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The foreclosure crisis appears to be leveling off. The number of people facing foreclosure is nearly flat from a year ago. Still, the number of foreclosures remains extraordinarily high.
Strikes stall Honda car assembly plants in China (AP)
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AP - Production at two Honda Motor car assembly plants in China remained stalled Thursday due to a lack of parts because of labor disputes, though the company said a strike at one supplier factory was over.
Film, TV industry pushing NJ to keep tax credit (AP)
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AP - With a television series' dismantled set as a backdrop, a procession of actors, producers and directors made their case Wednesday for New Jersey to extend its tax credit for production companies, an incentive that could be cut from the state budget by the end of the month.
Pay off most-hated debt first for biggest relief
From MSNBC.com
There is debt and there is debt you loathe. Sometimes choosing to pay off the most-hated balance first — even when it's not costing as much as other obligations — can bring much-needed relief.
BP shares plunge on oil spill fallout fears (AP)
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AP - Shares in BP plunged again in early trading in London — extending a sell-off in New York — as U.S. political pressure intensified on the British oil company to halt dividend payments and fork out greater compensation for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Applications for mortgages hit a 13-year low
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The number of customers applying for a mortgage to purchase a property fell to the lowest level in 13 years last week.
