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Bears erase 12-point deficit, rally past Panthers
Robbie Gould kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired as the Chicago Bears rallied twice in the fourth quarter to beat the Carolina Panthers 23-22 on Sunday.
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Deficit
CNN’s Tom Foreman looks at the spending cuts proposed by Obama and Romney in Tuesday night’s debate.
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US deficit tops $1 trillion for fourth year
Modest improvement in economic growth helps narrow gap by 7bn, but unprecedented deficit looms as key election issue.
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USC overcomes two-TD deficit to beat Utah
Matt Barkley passed for 303 yards and three touchdowns, including an 83-yarder to Marqise Lee in the fourth quarter, and No. 13 Southern California came back from a two-touchdown deficit to beat Utah 38-28 on Thursday night.
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Better deficit data boost UK finances
The UK public finances received a boost in August on the back of better deficit figures but government is still likely to miss its 2015-16 debt target
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Romney to go on offensive over deficit
Republican presidential challenger will tell a Hispanic audience in Los Angeles that Obama has failed them over immigration and the economy
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Tax fall imperils Lisbon’s deficit target
Portugal will consult international lenders on how to compensate for the revenue shortfall, including possible additional fiscal measures
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UK trade deficit at 15-year high
The UK’s trade gap widened sharply in June, to its worst level since comparable records began in 1997.
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US trade deficit lowest for 18 months
The US trade gap narrowed to .9bn, the smallest in 18 months, as lower oil prices curbed imports, and the labour market continued to improve
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UK trade deficit widens to record high
Office for National Statistics warns that the trade data were probably affected by the extra bank holiday in June for the Queen’s jubilee
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Japan trade deficit leaps in first half
Japan’s trade deficit quintupled in the first half of 2012, as higher fuel import bills after the Fukushima nuclear crisis were compounded by lower exports
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Spain given extra time to cut deficit
European Commission will propose at a meeting of EU finance ministers that Madrid be allowed to relax its deficit target for this year to 6.3% of GDP
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Government posts $125 billion deficit in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government posted a budget deficit of 5 billion in May, more than twice the level registered in the same month last year.
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GOP puts focus back on deficit as Boehner draws line
Mitt Romney hammered President Obama over the federal deficit, as House Speaker John Boehner warned of another battle brewing over the debt ceiling.
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Spain set to miss deficit target
EU forecasts suggest Madrid may have to adopt deeper austerity measures if it is to avoid substantial fines from Brussels
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Spain offered time to curb deficit
European Commission insists on extra conditions, including more fiscal control of regional governments, before allowing Madrid to delay
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Cameron vows ‘no going back’ on deficit
Joint appearance in Essex with Nick Clegg to say sorting out the nation’s finances remains coalition’s ‘guiding task’ even though it involves tough decisions
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S&P warns over India’s fiscal deficit
S&P has warned India it faces a downgrade unless it gets to grips with its widening fiscal deficit
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Rehn tells Spain: Stick to deficit targets
Despite signs Spain faces one of Europe’s deeper recessions, Rehn says Madrid will only regain market confidence by sticking to EU-mandated deficit targets
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BT pays £2bn to cut pension deficit
Telecoms group agrees to pay £2bn into its defined benefit pension scheme to reduce the size of one of the biggest deficits in the UK
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