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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Bernanke says stronger economy means Fed could slow bond buying this year, end it next year

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Men’s Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer

In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. In a terse release issued Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register to one of the nation's largest specialty retailers in men's clothing, with 1,143 locations. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Men’s Wearhouse doesn’t like the way its founder looks anymore.

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Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds

FILE -This Nov. 27, 2012 photo shows a 2013 Honda Civic is shown in Detroit.  Porsche and GMC have the highest-quality vehicles in a new survey of U.S. car owners. But the survey suggests overall quality is falling because of glitches with new technology, like navigation and voice recognition systems.   The survey, released Wednesday, June 19, 2013, questioned 83,442 owners and lessees of 2013 model year vehicles who were contacted at random through state registration data. Honda had the top-performing small car and small SUV, with the Honda Civic and Honda CR-V. The best midsize car was the Toyota Camry and the best large car was the Chevrolet Impala. Chevrolet also had the best large SUV, the Tahoe and the best pickups , the Avalanche and Silverado. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)

DETROIT (AP) — Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they’re not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.

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Michigan Senate OKs higher hunting, fishing fees

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are closer to approving the first significant increase in hunting and fishing license fees since 1997.

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Ford Flex styling is standout feature

This March 13, 2012 photo made available by Ford shows the 2013 Ford Flex in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Ford)

The bold, boxy exterior of the Ford Flex is such a forceful statement, it can distract from the other notable features of this generously sized, six- to seven-passenger crossover vehicle.

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