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Last spring in the waning days of the first-time home buyer tax credit, Stephen Ploski, 24, made an offer on a foreclosed home in Farmington Hills, Mich.
Congress cleared a stopgap funding bill Tuesday to keep the federal government open into March, a temporary truce until Republicans and President Barack Obama rejoin the battle over the budget next year.
LIGHT TRADING: Treasurys traded in a tight range Tuesday. The 10-year note rose 34.3 cents for every $100 invested. That lowered the yield to 3.30 percent from 3.35 late Monday.
There may be two more wine businesses up for sale as some parts of the industry struggle with weak sales volumes and pricing.
The notes of “White Christmas” drift through Rice Music House, soft at first and then building to a crescendo, as Robert Schaeffer’s fingers stroke the keys.
Despite a surge of home sales in the last few months of the year, 2009 proved to be another sour year for real estate in South Carolina.
THE VOTE: A divided Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to adopt new rules to prohibit broadband companies from interfering with Internet traffic flowing to their customers.
COPPER GLISTENS: Copper prices jumped after a report showed a big increase in China's imports of the metal. Copper settled at $4.276 a pound on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was a record high settlement in dollar terms. When adjusted for inflation, however, the previous record of $4.0755 a pound reached on May 23, 2006, is still higher.
Tony Tallent has been named director of literacy and learning for the Richland County Public Library where he will lead outreach to underserved populations and cultivate partnerships with community organizations and businesses. Tallent was director of libraries and arts for...