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Paul Dykewicz

U.S. Retail Sales Climbed More Than Forecast in December

Retail sales rose more than forecast in December as consumers enticed by year-end discounting stepped up holiday gift buying to give the world’s biggest economy a lift at the end of 2013.

Eagle Publishing Becomes Part of Salem Communications’ Multi-Media Empire

Salem Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: SALM) announced the acquisition of the assets of Eagle Publishing, including business units Eagle Financial Publications, Eagle Wellness and Regnery Publishing, as well as the politically oriented websites of HumanEvents.com, and Redstate.com.

Gold Mine Stirs Hope and Anger in Greece

A Canadian companies plan to to mine for gold in the lush forests of northern Greece is testing the government’s resolve to prove Europe’s most ravaged economy is open for business.

Federal Reserve Probing Banks for Possible Forex Fixing

The Federal Reserve is investigating whether traders at the world’s biggest banks rigged benchmark currency rates, raising the risk that any parties found guilty of wrongdoing will be penalized for lax controls.

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Maryland Gains Federal Approval to Cap Hospital Spending

The Obama administration has agreed to a health-care experiment that will make Maryland a test case for whether aggressive government regulation of medical prices can curb health spending.