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  The Return of the Cold-Calling Realtors

  March 15, 2013 - These days, you might be surprised to receive a call from a realtor looking to sell your house -- even if it's not on the market. Mary Beth Harrison, a Dallas real estate agent, has been scouring tax records and contacting homeowners with lots of equity in their homes in the hopes they may be persuaded to sell. "That's how hot things are now," she told Bloomberg.com contributor Carla Fried when Fried wrote recently about the spring home-selling season.

• U.S. Halts Bond Sales to Municipalities to Avoid Debt Limit

  The U.S. Treasury Department suspended sales of securities to local and state governments, the first of several steps it can take to keep funding the government without breaching the nation’s debt limit.

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  S&P 500 Extends Record High While Euro Slumps on Economy

  Stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to another record, as weakness in manufacturing and a drop in wholesale inflation fueled bets the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to scale back stimulus. The euro slid as the region’s recession deepened.

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  U.S. Deficit Narrows to $642 Billion in New CBO Estimate

  The U.S. budget deficit will shrink by the end of fiscal 2013 to $642 billion, the smallest shortfall in five years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

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  Goldman Sachs Investors Should Oppose Pay Plan, Glass Lewis Says

  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shareholders should vote against the bank’s executive-pay plan, proxy- advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. said, while ISS Proxy Advisory Services USA supported the program.

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  Bond Sales to Fall 1st Time Since 2010 as U.S. Revenue Soars

  Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers are starting to forecast that the U.S. Treasury will reduce the size of its debt auctions in coming months for the first time in three years as government revenue soars.

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  Rising Revenue Undercuts Parties’ Tax-Spending Arguments

  A shrinking U.S. federal deficit is undermining the favorite tax-and-spending arguments of both Republicans and Democrats.

• Lew Says Fannie Mae Delays U.S. Debt Limit Until September

  U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said a one-time payment from Fannie Mae confirms that the nation’s debt ceiling won’t be reached until September.

• Lew Says Fannie Mae Delays U.S. Debt Limit Until September

  U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said a one-time payment from Fannie Mae confirms that the nation’s debt ceiling won’t be reached until September.

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  U.S. Posts Widest Monthly Surplus Since 2008 on Revenue

  The U.S. posted its widest budget surplus in five years in April as an improving economy swelled tax revenue, easing pressure on lawmakers to lift the nation’s debt ceiling.

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