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Front Range foreclosures jump 40 percent

Colorado homeowners are feeling the pinch of the collapse of the subprime market – foreclosure filings jumped 40 percent in 2007.The Colorado Division of Housing reports that nearly 40,000 foreclosure filings were listed last year, up from 28,500 in 2006. Meanwhile, foreclosure sales – in which the property is […]

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Drop in jobless claims seen as temporary

Associated Press
WASHINGTON_ The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the larger-than-expected drop was seen as only a temporary improvement.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of jobless claims dropped by 9,000 last week to a total of 349,000.
While that was bigger than […]

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Investors seek green companies

Investors view the environment as a major long-term investing opportunity, said a survey of investors released by Allianz Global Investors.
Of the 1,003 investors surveyed, nearly half (49 percent) said that during the next 12 months they were likely to invest in a company or mutual fund looking to provide solutions for […]

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Beware of health and beauty products on auction Web sites

The National Retail Federation is alerting online customers to be careful when purchasing common household items through online auction sites.
The cosmetics, health and beauty products could be stolen or possibly tainted, the retail industry nonprofit said.
Well-known products found in health and personal care aisles nationwide are being targeted by organized retail […]

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Cimarron Bridge invites public to become girder gazers

Cimarron Street Bridge is still a work in progress, and now the public is invited to gaze upon its girders tomorrow as crews start a major milestone in the project.The public can view the placement of 48 concrete girders from the south end of America the Beautiful Park. The city […]

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