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Papandreou Reshuffles Greek Cabinet in Effort to Spur Growth - BusinessWeek
... Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his Cabinet for the first time, demoting a key minister in charge of growth. Finance Minister George ... this story: Maria Petrakis in Athens at mpetrakis@bloomberg.

Gizmos that save money spur spending - News-Leader.com
... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and The Container Store and a longtime "As Seen on TV ... Seen on TV" gadgets is making cheapskate gimmicks a priority at his company Telebrands, one of the nation's top direct-response TV ...

Discounts spur surprising retail gains - Delaware Wave
The International Council of Shopping Centers' index of 31 major retailers was up 3.2 percent in August, following a 2.8 percent gain in July. August's figure was a little better than the 3 percent increase forecast ...

Changes to early voting could spur more younger voters - NWI.com
Reinhardt said students from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale may come out for SIU-C law professor Sheila Simon, who is Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate. Borgsmiller was not sure how overall voter turnout ...

Record-low rates spur boom in refinancing - Everett Herald
... rates are now the lowest they've been during your life. This fact isn't lost on a growing number of homeowners who have started a new wave of refinancings. The Mortgage Bankers Association ... giant Freddie Mac

Obama wants tax credits to spur business - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
... than the administration had hoped -- and Democratic candidates nationwide panicking ... understands the depth of the problem and is trying to act. Republicans are trying to prove the opposite. Sen. John McCain,

Officials looking to spur industrial growth - Garden City Telegram
... of the possible public-private partnership, Finney County and Garden City would agree to pay $1 million of a Kansas Department of Transportation loan at a 2 percent interest rate. Bonanza BioEnergy, which is looking ...

Obama to Propose Business Tax Relief, Spending to Spur Growth - BusinessWeek
... Washington-based American Action Forum and a former adviser to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain, a Republican from Arizona. Holtz-Eakin also questioned whether Congress will agree to more ...

China Currency Won’t Spur Higher Duties by Obama Administration - BusinessWeek
manufacturers to increase duties on imports from China to compensate ... undervalued currency acts as a subsidy for Chinese producers, letting them undercut their American competitors. The Commerce Department ...