AP IMPACT: Assistance rolls increase
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The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid.
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Higher limits on IRA contributions will help you save more.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
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Social Security benefits for more than 47 million Americans will increase 2.7 percent next year, the government announced today. But higher Medicare premiums will take
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Older women and migrant families boost births.
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Working capital improvements pave the way for higher cash returns.
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China on Wednesday raised the proportion of deposits that banks must hold in reserve for the eleventh time since the start of 2007, extending a long-running campaign to mop up excess cash in the banking system.
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Columbia joined the growing number of universities that are improving financial aid for low- and middle-income students.
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By Charles McCarthy, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 17--Impact fees on new construction were approved this week to cover an expected 175% increase in the Madera County population by the year 2026.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  new claims for jobless aid jumped by 28,000 last week, far more  than anticipated and the biggest increase for any week since  February, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
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Better margins yield much-improved earnings.
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For the third time in 20 months, Bank of America Corp. has increased the fees it charges customers who overdraw accounts or bounce checks.
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 16,000 last week, the government reported, coming in below economists&#39; estimates.
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Several schools have sharply increased tuition to match colleges they consider their rivals, while also providing more financial assistance.
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The number of initial claims for  U.S. jobless aid filed last week rose 2,000, while a more  reliable barometer of labor trends climbed to its highest level  in two months, government data showed on Thursday.
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The increase is intended to add wealthy customers as the nation grows more affluent.
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The Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate by a further 25 basis points, to 6.5 percent. It&#39;s the sixth rate rise this year, and matches market anticipations.