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10 Countries Spending The Most On Health Care

Posted 03.29.2012

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24/7 Wall St.: This week, the Supreme Court considered President Obama’s health care reform law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expa...

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Majority Of Americans Support Raising The Minimum Wage

Posted 01.09.2012

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The majority of Americans say they support raising the minimum wage -- by a lot. More than two-thirds of Americans say lawmakers should raise the ...

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America's Richest States: 24/7 Wall St.

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 11.16.2011

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From 24/7 Wall St.: The national poverty and income figures released recently by the government paint a dark picture of the economy. The total number ...

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Where People Pay The Least In Taxes

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale, Michael B. Sauter, Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 09.24.2011

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From 24/7 Wall St.: Different states tax their residences at different levels. In some states, like New Jersey, residents pay 12.2% as a percentage of...

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10 Companies That Will Save The U.S. Economy: 24/7 Wall Street

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 06.04.2011

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By 24/7 Wall Street: America lost its lead as the world's top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China's Gross Dome...

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Why The '100 Best Companies' To Work For List Is Useless: 24/7 Wall Street

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anyone who enters one of the 77 high-end supermarkets owned by Wegmans Food Markets Inc. throughout the Northeast or clicks on the website of the Roc...

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Colorado Economy Ranked 25th Among 50 States

Face the State | Jared Jacang Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Colorado were a business, how well would the state be performing against its 49 peers? Not good, but not bad, according to 247WallSt.com. In a r...

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The Obesity Index: The Cost of Obesity by State

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.25.2011

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24/7 Wall St. looked at the percentage of obesity in each state and compared it to the state's population, as reported by the 2009 census. We then to...

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10 American Industries That Will Never Recover: 24/7 Wall Street (PHOTOS)

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

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By 24/7 Wall Street: It has become clear that jobs in some industries may never come back or if they do it will take years or decades for a recovery. ...

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Countries With The Safest Sovereign Debt

24/7 Wall St. | 24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nations with strong credit ratings did not experience the sovereign debt crisis that affected countries like Greece, Iceland, and Spain. Many countrie...

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