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Enron Trial Breeds Investors of a Gambling Sort

HOUSTON – Long before Enron Corp. drowned in scandal, its former chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling trumpeted the company’s savvy in creating trading markets beyond energy. Now it turns out they are the subjects of futures contracts that allow investors to wager on whether they will be convicted of …

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Supreme Court to Hear Two Environmental Cases

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Keith Carabell parked his car beside a snow-covered woodlot hemmed in by townhouses, gas stations, a McDonald’s, Kmart and other emblems of creeping suburbia on the northern fringe of metropolitan Detroit. “This is what they call a wetland,” the 78-year-old accountant said, gesturing disgustedly at the …

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Labor Dept. Announces $200M in Grants for New Jobs

WASHINGTON – The Labor Department will provide $195 million to 13 regions of the country for economic development opportunities to lure businesses and create new jobs. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao announced the grants Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. Each of the 13 selected regions will receive $15 …

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