Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerJason Schachter is trying to renting out rooms in his Springfield home, pinning his chances of finding a roommate to a Craigslist posting. He sits in the newly renovated sunroom with his dog Moose. Newly married and with…

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More homeowners forced to take in boarders to keep up with mortgage

Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. But the key manufacturing sector produced less, showing that economic recovery is still a ways off. The Federal Reserve reported…

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The world’s largest consumer products company is stepping up marketing of its environmental efforts and conservation education. Procter & Gamble Co. said Monday it will launch a major multimedia “Future Friendly” campaign late this month. Beside TV and online…

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An analyst says Boston Scientific has suspended all sales of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators after finding a documentation error in regulatory filings. Bernstein senior analyst Derrick Sung says in a research note the error puts the Natick, Mass.,…

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French liquor company Pernod Ricard spent $180,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the U.S. government on trade and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. That’s even with what the company spent in the year-ago period and in the third quarter…

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PepsiCo Inc. spent $5 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, food safety and other matters, according to a recent disclosure report. That’s well above the $274,000 it spent in the year-ago period and…

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MillerCoors LLC spent $562,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the goverment on advertising, agriculture and other matters, according to a recent disclosure report. That’s slightly more than the $540,000 it spent in the year-ago period but less than the $…

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Change is in the air for Detroit city workers. City employees will be urged not to wear perfume, cologne or aftershave as a result of a settlement in a federal lawsuit. Officials plan to place warning placards in three city buildings. The signs will warn…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – CONSOL Energy Inc agreed to buy Dominion Resources Inc’s Appalachian natural gas properties for $3.48 billion in cash, giving CONSOL a leading position in the growing Marcellus Shale field.

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Getty ImagesDesigner Tommy Hilfiger and actress Ashley Olson NEW YORK — Clothing maker Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. said today it agreed to buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3 billion, creating one of the world’s…

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Clothing maker Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3 billion, creating one of the world’s biggest clothing companies. Shares of Phillips-Van Heusen, a New York…

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Clothing maker Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3 billion, creating one of the world’s biggest clothing companies. Shares of Phillips-Van Heusen, a New York…

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Q. My brothers and I recently inherited HH bonds from my aunt. Who is responsible for the tax on the deferred interest: my aunt or my brothers and I? — Confused A. Great question. Deciding who pays the tax on…

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Fresh with a first-place showing in round one of regional elections over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s governing UMP party, France’s Socialists now have a week of deal-making with rival leftist parties to try to secure dominance in the upcoming runoff _ and 2 1/…

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Fresh with a first-place showing in round one of regional elections over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s governing UMP party, France’s Socialists now have a week of deal-making with rival leftist parties to try to secure dominance in the upcoming runoff _ and 2 1/…

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