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Less aid by Fed would point to recovery

Associated Press — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:40:38 GMT

Investors have grown nervous that the Federal Reserve will scale back its efforts to boost the U.S. economy sooner than many expected.

Lafley takes over for retiring P&G CEO

Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:11:53 GMT

Is a surprising move, Procter & Gamble announced late Thursday that A.G. Lafley is replacing retiring chairman and CEO Bob McDonald. Lafely is taking over immediately.

Consumer Reports top rated gas grills

John Matarese, jmatarese@wcpo.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:16:54 GMT

John Matarese has a new list of the best barbecue grills for 2013.

House backs variable rate student loans

Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:53:32 GMT

Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along party lines.

Take video tour of Liberty Center model

Dan Monk, WCPO Digital — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:49:11 GMT

A scale model of Liberty Center was on display at the ICSC convention in Las Vegas.

Kmart unleashes another near-profane ad

John Matarese, jmatarese@wcpo.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:01 GMT

John Matarese reports that the company that shipped your pants is now at it again

4 credit score myths that are not true

John Matarese, jmatarese@wcpo.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:34:25 GMT

John Matarese explains why many of the things we believe about our credit score are wrong.

Military gets free admission to KI

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:57 GMT

Current and former members of the U.S. military will get free admission to Kings Island amusement park in Mason over Memorial Day weekend.

Review: Google music plan solid

Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:23 GMT

Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.

BBB issues alert about repair company

John Matarese, jmatarese@wcpo.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:14 GMT

John Matarese has a warning about some repair companies that pop up in Google searches