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Analysis: Are you going to have to fight your insurer?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The morning after Hurricane Irene blew through their Takoma Park, Maryland, neighborhood, homeowners Michael Desautels and Susan Hearn awoke to find a giant holly-leafed cherry tree nestled precariously in some broken tiles on their roof.

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Irene losses less than once feared

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene caused $3 billion to $6 billion in insured losses, catastrophe modeling company AIR Worldwide said on Monday, affirming the insurance industry's suspicion the impact was not as bad as feared.

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Obama says will unveil jobs plan next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Monday he would unveil proposals next week aimed at spurring job growth in part through infrastructure improvements.

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Gold inches up after 2-percent fall; physicals help

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold regained strength on Tuesday as bargain hunting resurfaced after prices dropped more than 2 percent in the previous session, but higher equities and easing worries about recession in the United States could limit gains.

29 Aug 2011

Analysis: Verizon seen winning healthcare union fight

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is expected to prevail on key issues such as healthcare costs in its negotiations with unions but may end up postponing its plan to freeze pensions, according to experts who have been following the telephone company's labor dispute.

29 Aug 2011

U.S. Postal Service woes put worker injury fund at risk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fund that compensates federal employees for work-related injuries will run out of cash in the last quarter of 2012 if the U.S. Postal Service defaults on an upcoming $1.2 billion payment, according to the Labor Department.

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Where to put your money now

Stocks are scary, bond yields abysmal, gold is too expensive, real estate isn't recovering any time soon and stashing cash under the mattress won't work as a retirement plan. But, there are some investment vehicles that make sense, even in this market.  Full Article 

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