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Med-tech poised to beat market, analysts say: A strengthening economy and less uncertainty in health reform could bode well for a sector that many investors have been ignoring.

<ul><li>Jan. 31–As lawmakers wrestled with health care reform during the last year, many investors passed on medical technology stocks. </li><li>Med-tech stocks are poised to outperform the overall market this year, according t…

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Fed $timulus creates 4,722 Bay State jobs

<ul><li>Federal stimulus money in the last three months of 2009 created or saved the equivalent of 4,722 full-time jobs in Massachusetts, the vast majority of them school teachers and others in education, according to new data released yest…

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Apple’s own approach to iPad e-books could confuse

<ul><li>NEW YORK – Even as Apple’s iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between different electronic re…

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Hopes for wind program

<ul><li>Jan. 31–While the Permian Basin has seen new wind farms popping up for years, the big money and permanent jobs that come with wind manufacturing have largely eluded the area. </li><li>Some are hoping that a new Texas Te…

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2 Koreas to discuss economic cooperation

<ul><li>SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean officials traveled Monday into North Korea for talks on a joint industrial complex just days after the North renewed tensions between the neighbors by firing artillery toward their disputed sea bord…

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Aldukheil Financial Group announces share price for Al Sorayai Trading and Industrial Group IPO

<ul><li>Jan. 31–The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Al Sorayai Trading and Industrial Group will start on Monday 17/02/1431H (corresponding to 01/02/2010G) and continue until Sunday 23/02/1431H (corresponding to 07/02/2010G) at SAR27 per …

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EDITORIAL: Public campaign finance law worth saving

<ul><li>Jan. 31–In the wake of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will now allow corporations and labor unions to spend limitless amounts to influence elections, it is more important than ever that the Connecticut General Assembly …

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Refund loans a costly option

<ul><li>Jan. 31–Walking into a tax-preparation office and picking up a refund check there just a few days or hours later sounds good to a lot of cash-strapped people. </li><li>People who take advantage of tax-preparers’ offers …

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Another cold day in Oklahoma with power still out for many

<ul><li>Jan. 31–Temperatures should remain near or below freezing in much of Oklahoma today, and cloud cover will make sunshine a rare sight for awhile as thousands of state residents remain without power. </li><li>Patches of l…

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Heating bill help diverted to Dixie

<ul><li>Jan. 31–WATERLOO — As a record number of Iowans seek help paying heating bills during a brutal winter, the state’s latest round of emergency energy assistance funds has been significantly slashed in favor of warm-weather states li…

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