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Baltimore County diners will be able to choose...

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Twenty-six restaurants will look to lure diners during Baltimore County Restaurant Week this summer. The county announced Monday which restaurants will be using prix fixe menus during the summer restaurant week, which will start on Aug. 5 and run through Aug. 20. Restaurants during that period will offer one to three-course brunch, lunch and dinner specials from $15 to $35. The number of restaurants signed up so far is down from the 58 that registered for the county’s restaurant week in the winter. Marjorie…

These billboards will target you as you drive by

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Billboards may never be the same.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/these-billboards-will-target-you-as-you-drive-by/40244702

Gas prices hit 11-year low ahead of Fourth of July...

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Gas prices are averaging the lowest price ahead of the Fourth of July weekend since the same time in 2005.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/marketplace/automotive/gas-prices-hit-11year-low-ahead-of-fourth-of-july-weekend/40244878

Emergent BioSolutions nabs Zika contract worth up...

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Gaithersburg-based Emergent BioSolutions will manufacture one of the first potential vaccines to fight the Zika virus, it announced Monday. Under a federal contract, Emergent (NYSE: EBS) will develop and manufacture the vaccine for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Emergent will develop the vaccine material from a base created by an undisclosed private company, university or institution and provided…

Downgraded: U.K. loses perfect AAA credit rating

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Brexit just cost the U.K. its perfect AAA credit rating.



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Priceline gets slammed on Brexit fears

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William Shatner may soon need to do a commercial with Kaley Cuoco begging people to buy Priceline stock.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/priceline-gets-slammed-on-brexit-fears/40244662

Blacks still far behind whites in wealth and...

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Blacks in the United States continue to lag far behind whites in key areas of economic well-being like wealth, income and homeownership, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds.



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No way Trump will cause a recession, adviser says

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No, Donald Trump isn’t going to cause the U.S. economy to tank, says Peter Navarro, an economist and Trump supporter.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/no-way-trump-will-cause-a-recession-advisor-says/40241330

Gold may be the biggest Brexit winner

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There are a lot of losers from Brexit. But there is one undeniable winner – gold.



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Brexit crash wiped out a record $2.1 trillion. Now...

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A record $2.1 trillion was wiped out from global markets on Friday.



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