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Power traders go for lowest cost

Progress Energy, citing rising fuel costs, has asked for a 16.2 percent rate increase, one of the largest in a half century. The state is auditing the bid this summer.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 4:18 AM | Full story

Credit unions echo banks: Your money's safe with us

This week, the N.C. Bankers Association stressed that banks are a safe place to keep your money.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 1:21 AM | Full story

And on the fifth day, he does chores

The conventional workweek has come under siege as laptops, BlackBerries and their ilk untether more workers. Now $4-a-gallon gas has given the move toward four-day workweeks added momentum.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 4:41 AM | Full story

Easley signs $21.4 billion budget

The budget includes modest pay increases for teachers and most state employees, no tax increases and a record $857 million in borrowing without voter approval for construction projects.

Updated: Jul. 16, 2008 6:26 PM | Full story
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