House Speaker Boehner warns against debt default

House Speaker Boehner warns against debt default: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Sunday said that the United States must continue meeting its obligations to fund government debt or risk a global financial disaster.

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Chrysler reports $199 million net loss in Q4

Chrysler reports $199 million net loss in Q4: "DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker managed by Fiat SpA, reported a $199 million net loss for the fourth quarter on Monday and it expects to be profitable in 2011, the year it plans to go public.

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Chrysler projects profitable 2011 ahead of IPO

Chrysler projects profitable 2011 ahead of IPO: "DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker managed by Fiat SpA, projected its sales would grow by a third in 2011, outpacing gains by the industry in a recovering market on the strength of revamped models.

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Exxon shares rise as profit tops Street view

Exxon shares rise as profit tops Street view: "HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp reported a better-than-expected 53 percent increase in quarterly profit, helped by a lower tax rate and a surge in natural gas production in Qatar and the United States.

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Biden Delaware Visit

Biden Delaware Visit: "

Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Delaware on
Monday, where he is to attend the official kickoff event for the
renovated Wilmington train station and discuss wind power at the
University of Delaware in Newark.

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Factory and spending data support strong growth tone

Factory and spending data support strong growth tone: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S. Midwest hit a 22-1/2 year high in January as orders surged and employment prospects brightened, providing a fresh signal that the economy would stay on a solid growth path this year.

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Judge strikes down healthcare reform law

Judge strikes down healthcare reform law: "MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul as unconstitutional on Monday, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.

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Personal Finance Daily: Retirement-savings tips and tools can help

Personal Finance Daily: Retirement-savings tips and tools can help: "Some plans do a better job than others in offering workers help and information on successfully saving for retirement. Workers in the plans with some of the top-rated tools end up with more money in their accounts. Read that story and more in Personal Finance Daily.

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Consumer 11.0: Sales accelerate, but Toyota still faces safety concerns

Consumer 11.0: Sales accelerate, but Toyota still faces safety concerns: "Last January, Toyota was wrapping up what must qualify as its worst month ever.
The Japanese automaker had just added "sticky gas pedals" to "loose floor mats" as its explanation for hundreds of complaints that vehicles were accelerating when drivers weren't stepping on the gas - a problem first brought to light by a fiery fatal crash in California a few months earlier."

People in the News

People in the News: "Steve Santacroce has been named vice president of operations for Elite Underwriting Services Inc., an Exton provider of stop-loss options and products. Santacroce had been chief operations officer of MedPlans Partners Inc."

Phila.'s dominant airline US Airways 3rd-safest

Phila.'s dominant airline US Airways 3rd-safest: "U.S. News & World Report

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Townsends $12M Debtor-In-Possession Financing Approved

Townsends $12M Debtor-In-Possession Financing Approved: "GEORGETOWN, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Friday, January 28, 2011, Townsends, Inc. received final appro..."

PAFA Appoints Harry Philbrick As New Museum Director

PAFA Appoints Harry Philbrick As New Museum Director: "PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announced today that Harry Philbric..."

Jon Gustin Appointed General Manager at Courtyard by Marriott Collegeville

Jon Gustin Appointed General Manager at Courtyard by Marriott Collegeville: "MERRILLVILLE, Ind., -- White Lodging employee Jon Gustin has been appointed general manager at the C..."

UGI Appoints Robert C. Flexon Chief Financial Officer

UGI Appoints Robert C. Flexon Chief Financial Officer: "VALLEY FORGE, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) today named Robert C. Flexon Chief ..."

Academy of Fine Arts names museum director

Academy of Fine Arts names museum director: "The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts said Friday it has named a museum director with fundraising experience. Harry Philbrick, who will serve as Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Academy Museum starting on March 1, is former director of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Conn. He will report to President and CEO David Brigham, who was museum director before being promoted to the top post a year ago. Philbrick’s hiring comes after a year-long national search. At the...

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Temple 50-and-over programs get Osher grant

Temple 50-and-over programs get Osher grant: "Temple University has become the second area university in a little more than a month to receive a $1 million grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation to support a noncredit educational program for people aged 50 and older. The grant is to support the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Temple’s Center City campus, which offers courses, field trips, clubs and lectures to its members, many of whom also lead the activities or serve as instructors. The grant is the largest Temple has received...

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Rendell rejoins Ballard Spahr

Rendell rejoins Ballard Spahr: "Ed Rendell, who completed his two terms as Pennsylvania’s governor last week, will rejoin the Ballard Spahr law firm as a partner in its Philadelphia headquarters, the firm said Monday. Ballard Spahr Chairman Arthur Makadon, a close friend of Rendell’s since their college days at University of Pennsylvania that continued in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, said he would like to tap into the former governor’s experience in areas where the firm has strong national practices:...

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3D printer makes edible food

3D printer makes edible food: "A 3D food printer sounds like something out of Star Trek, but it's not out of this world. It's up and running at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan -- and in five years, it could be in your home."