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Wyoming’s unemployment rate continues to climb

Other adjacent counties were: Franklin, 4.3 percent; Knox, 5.2 percent; Coshocton, 7.1 percent; and Perry, 7.2 percent.

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UnitedHealth to trim ACA exchanges to ‘handful’ of states

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest insurer, and it is operating on ACA exchanges in 34 states, including in Iowa and IL. Consumers in Alabama, Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska and North Carolina

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Bernie Sanders joins Verizon picket line in NYC

Reuters reported that almost 40,000 Verizon workers walked off their job after contract talks hit an impasse.

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USA regulators to notify some banks their ‘living wills’ are flawed

Wells Fargo (WFC – Get Report) and Bank of America (BAC – Get Report) say they’re committed to repairing the flaws in proposed “living wills” that federal regulators rejected Wednesday

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Alaska Air buys Virgin America to expand West Coast flights

As part of the deal, Alaska agreed to pay $57 in cash for each share of Virgin stock, a considerable premium over Virgin’s Friday closing price of $38.90 per share.

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Verizon Reportedly Moving Forward with Yahoo Bid

Apparently Verizon is also willing to acquire Yahoo’s Japan division if that would help the offer.

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USA trade deficit rises in February to 6-month high

A third report from the Labor Department showed hiring by US employers increased 297,000 to 5.4 million in February, the highest level since November 2006. The last time the trade

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Chelsea overtake Liverpool after beating Aston Villa

Alexandre Pato, who signed from Corinthians in January, came off the bench to replace Loic Remy in the 23rd minute and had a hand in the first goal for Ruben

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Two Texas metro areas make biggest US population gains -US Census

Platte County’s population continues to grow, but Colfax County’s growth seems to have slowed, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s mid-decade estimates. According to US Census estimates, the St. Louis

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US durable goods orders drop 2.8 percent in February

Yet January’s gain was revised down to 4.2%, as the increase in orders outside transportation was cut to 1.2% from 1.8%.

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Starwood Deems Consortium Offer ‘Superior Proposal’ to Marriott Agreement

On Friday, Starwood announced that a takeover proposal by a consortium led by Chinese insurer Anbang was a “superior proposal” compared to the company’s merger agreement with Marriott.

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WTI rises above $40 for first time in three months

U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in April jumped $1.74 (4.5 percent) to $40.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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