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- Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt....
- D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling 16 percent Friday....
- More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment....
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- No Bonuses For TVA Execs
- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The lump of coal in the Christmas stockings of Tennessee Valley Authority executives this year will be more like coal ash.
TVA's top executives were told Thursday during a directors' board meeting in Bowling Green, Ky., not... Full story

- Chattanooga Named Retirement Hotspot
- Richard Simms
- Chattanooga has been named as a Southern Retirement Hotspot “worth a look” in Tennessee to be featured in the upcoming Jan./Feb./March, 2010 quarterly edition of Retirement Lifestyles, a 10-year-old magazine that highlights locations,... Full story

- Air Service Offering ''Rockslide Specials''
- Richard Simms
- One area air service is providing a new service following the rockslide blocking Hwy. 64 and the route to Copperhill/Ducktown. TDOT estimates it will take two months to reopen the highway.
Crystal Air has announced a special air shuttle service... Full story

- Bradley Computer Recycling Expanding
- Bradley County’s computer and electronic recycling program has exceeded expectations according to Bradley County Mayor Gary Davis. Davis launched the drop-off recycling program on October 5th. “We expected it would take about 90 days for... Full story

- Yamaha Brings National Press to Bridgeport
- Richard Simms
- Tuesday dawned dark and dreary, and for two hours the heavens did their best the raise the Tennessee River even higher than it's been. However outdoor writers, boat dealers and marine experts were not deterred. They converged on the tiny town of... Full story
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D.R. Horton, J.M. Smucker, Dell are big movers NEW YORK (AP) -- The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange:...
Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt....
How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets like the dollar. Energy and material stocks logged some of the biggest losses as a jump in the dollar sent commodity prices tumbling. Meanwhile, an analyst's downgrade of the chip industry pulled technology shares sharply lower....
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- Stimulus Package to Increase Government Hiring
- By Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert
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The federal government will need to hire an additional 200,000 workers over the next three years as a result of President Obama's stimulus plan and additional spending included in his budget plan. That may sound like a lot of jobs, but... Full story
- Stimulus to Fund Thousands of New, Green Jobs
- By Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert
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President Obama's economic recovery program could create or save 2.5 million green jobs designing, building and maintaining renewable energy projects and increasing the energy efficiency of schools, homes and federal office buildings.... Full story
- A Look at 15 Celebrities' Previous Jobs
- By Christine F. Della Monaca, Monster Staff Writer
- Picture it: Glamorous Hannah Montana cleaning toilets. Or even more delicious: Smart-mouthed "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell sorting mail. Before they made gazillions and became gossip-rag fodder, many celebrities had regular jobs. Take a look at... Full story
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