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Marriage rights for same-sex couples are now supported by a majority of the U.S. Senate, as three more Democrats added their endorsement.
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U.S. Bancorp , the fifth-largest U.S. lender by deposits, said its wealth-management group is establishing a program to help ultra-high-net-worth clients build legacies and control the impact of money on their families.
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They call it “money camp.” Twice a week, 6- to 11-year-old scions of wealthy families take classes on being rich. They compete to corner commodities markets in Pit, the raucous Parker Brothers card game, and take part in a workshop called “business in a box,” examining products that aren’t obvious gold mines, such as the packaging on Apple Inc.’s iPhone rather than the phone itself.
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China’s largest online retailers expect sales to as much as triple next year, setting off a rush for warehouse space that’s pushing up rents in the world’s fastest-growing major economy.
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Apple Inc. and five book publishers lost their bid to have a private antitrust suit over electronic book pricing dismissed.
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China’s Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to curb property speculation and add more affordable housing after home prices rose last month as buyers defied government measures.
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Three publishers that settled U.S. Justice Department claims they conspired with Apple Inc. to fix the prices of electronic books are working to resolve related state claims, their lawyers told a judge in New York.
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