Lloyds TSB confirmed this morning that is paying £12.2bn to take over HBOS in a deal that is intended to create one of the strongest banks in the UK but will lead to thousands of job losses and branch closures.

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Imagine losing your home to foreclosure and then having criminals steal the deposit money you pay to rent a new home. It's a new twist on an old scam that is being facilitated by today's foreclosure crises.

Farmers switch to other crops as market for tobacco shrinks

How, exactly, did Wal-Mart become the new Food and Drug Administration?The giant retailer, along with CVS (CVS, Fortune 500) and Toys 'R Us, announced recently that it plans to stop selling baby bottles containing the chemical bisphenol-A The question is

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HOUSTON - One of the nation's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a Houston oil refinery Friday, killing four workers and injuring seven others in the latest of several fatal accidents that have raised concerns about the safety of construction cranes.

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When images of nervous bank customers lined up to pull money out of struggling IndyMac (IDMC, news, msgs) were flashed across TV screens earlier this week, I'm pretty sure a lot of people had the same thought I did: Is my money secure?

As Senator Obama's presidential platform starts to take shape, economists and tax officials here in New York and Washington are warning that his fiscal policies could have a devastating effect on what is, in effect, New York's biggest crop -- capital gains