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U.S. adds anti-dumping tariffs to Chinese solar panels

The U.S. Commerce Department has taken action against China’s communist government illegally dumping its products on America’s markets by imposing a 31 percent tariff on solar panels. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

Clinton urges Americans to invest in Myanmar, names ambassador

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Americans to invest in Myanmar and named Derek Mitchell ambassador to the Southeast Asian country as part of the continuing warming of relations between the two countries. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

Verizon ending unlimited data for phone upgrade

Verizon Wireless announced it would begin phasing out unlimited data plans for customers as they upgrade their plans. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

Senate confirms Federal Reserve nominees

The Federal Reserve will soon have a full roster, the first time in six years, as the Senate confirmed Thursday two of President Obama’s nominees to the central bank. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

Aiming to leave least developed country list

The government of Laos has taken the unique step of stating its ambition to graduate from the UN list of Least Developed Countries list by 2020. LDCs exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, and have the lowest rating in the Human Development Index of the world’s countries. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved [...]

Bret Michaels settles lawsuit over Tony awards injury

Poison front man Bret Michaels agreed for a settlement reported Tuesday regarding his lawsuit against Tony Awards and CBS following a serious injury during a performance in 2009. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

Skechers to pay $40 million to settle false ad claims

Skechers will pay $ 40 million to settle charges that the company made false claims that its Shape Up shoes would work wonders for wearers. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

French lingerie exhibit gets intimate

An intimate display of intimate wear will open next month in Paris, it will trace the evolution of France’s storied lingerie industry from the creation of the country’s corsetry industry in 1880 to the present. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

FBI probes JPMorgan’s $2 billion trading loss

The Justice Department is investigating the $ 2 billion trading loss of financial firm JPMorgan Chase & Co. with its sub-agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) leading the inquiry, according to an unnamed source cited by the Wall Street Journal. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories

LightSquared Technologies files Chapter 11

LightSquared Technologies, as widely expected, filed for bankruptcy late Monday. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories