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Wholesale inventories cut 0.8 percent in December WASHINGTON (AP) -- Businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than had been expected....
Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are higher as hopes grow that the European Union will help Greece with its growing debt burden....
With Nelson, GOP blocks Obama labor board nominee WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats are unable to muscle through President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, because one of their own has joined the Republicans to block the nomination....

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New marketing director fits in at Eagle Mountain: By SARAH DE CRESCENZO; Gaming industry veteran Matthew Mingrone is fitting right in at Eagle Mountain Casino as the company’s new Marketing Director. The Pennsylvania native has spent his first month and a half at Eagle Mountain getting in touch with community... Full story

Bank of the Sierra to open Farmersville location: By SARAH DE CRESCENZO; Bank of the Sierra will be adding its ninth Tulare County location in early 2010 in a former bank building in Farmersville. The bank, headquartered in Porterville, purchased the Farmersville building, located at 400 West Visalia Road, from the... Full story

Porterville Aviation hangar opens: Tule River Tribe invests in more aerospace operations; BY JENNA CHANDLER; The Tule River Indian Tribe expanded its aerospace industry Friday with the opening of a new hangar at the Porterville Municipal Airport. Porterville Aviation’s new 20,000 square-feet facility will house five general aviation airplanes for... Full story

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Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are higher as hopes grow that the European Union will help Greece with its growing debt burden....

How the major stock indexes fared on Monday The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. The Dow had its 10th triple-digit move in 16 trading days. Mounting deficits in weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have raised questions about the health of the global financial system. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses....

CVS Caremark, Motorola, Hasbro are big movers NEW YORK (AP) -- The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:...

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Stimulus Package to Increase Government Hiring: By Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert; 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; 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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