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The cost of playing music in your business

Posted by ultrageek 1224 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: business
Have a business in the U.K.? Playing the radio for your employees and customers could cost you royalty fees. read more »
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Foreclosure Filings Up 81% in 2008

Posted by ultrageek 1227 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: economy real estate recession
Things just seem to keep getting worse. Property foreclosures in the U.S. were up over 80% in 2008, compared 2007 - for a total of nearly 900,000 pro[...] read more »
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Soaring cost of living drives residents from California

Posted by ultrageek 1227 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy government
The Golden State is getting tarnished. About to run out of money in Feb 2009, and suffering a rising cost of living. Net result? More people leaving [...] read more »
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Porn industry suffers shrinkage

Posted by ultrageek 1228 days ago, popular 1227 days ago (http://www.variety.com)
Category: Business | Tags: economy recession
All those recent articles saying that the sex industry thrives during a recession were apaprently partly wrong. While the "accessories" segment mig[...] read more »
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Ways to Further Your Career in a Recession

Posted by ultrageek 1228 days ago, popular 1228 days ago (http://www.onlinecollege.org)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career personal finance
No career equals no finances for investing. If you're worried about the recession affecting your job or your prospects, check out some of these ways[...] read more »
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Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island

Posted by ultrageek 1229 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career
Call it extreme blogging if you will. A state govt of Australia is paying over US$100K to the winner of a contest, plus airfare, to be the caretaker [...] read more »
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Take this job - or shove it

Posted by ultrageek 1229 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career personal finance salary
Imagine going from a salary of $55K/yr to $10.25/hr. Part-time. A 60% pay cut. Nicholas Kelly is only one example of how people's careers and financ[...] read more »
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Mysterious credit card charge may have hit millions of users

Posted by ultrageek 1230 days ago (http://www.boston.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit cards personal finance
Watch out for charges on your credit card labeled as "Adele Services" in Melville, N.Y. If you see this, it's possible that someone has your credi[...] read more »
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10 Best Ways to Save Money in 2009

Posted by ultrageek 1230 days ago (http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: consumer personal finance
Some commonsense tips for where to focus on savings this year, including cars, travel, and credit cards. read more »
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Colleges Profit as Banks Market Credit Cards to Students

Posted by ultrageek 1231 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit cards debt personal finance
It's not just credit card companies that are profiting from students. So are the colleges that are allowing these companies to market to students. read more »
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25 Hottest Women of Business

Posted by ultrageek 1231 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://www.businesspundit.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business
Sexy and smart, these 25 women have achieved various levels of business success. (Is it time for a "25 hottest men of business" list.) read more »
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All that glitters is gold?

Posted by ultrageek 1234 days ago, popular 1233 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
Category: Currencies | Tags: economy gold inflation
Rich clients of Merrill Lynch are apparently so concerned with the economic state of the world that they're buying gold bars. Gold is at an all-time[...] read more »
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Iraq: From $60B to $3T

Posted by ultrageek 1234 days ago (http://awesome.goodmagazine.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government inflation
Good Magazine has a detailed infographic showing how Iraq War 2.0 went from the original estimated cost of $60 Billion to $3 Trillion. read more »
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Economists: Unemployment Above 11 Percent Ahead

Posted by ultrageek 1235 days ago (http://moneynews.newsmax.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy jobs recession
As Pres-Elect Obama has warned, things might get worse before they get better. Well the doom and gloomers are predicting 11% and above ahead. read more »
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Job Opps: Secret Agent Men (and Women)

Posted by ultrageek 1235 days ago (http://www.cnn.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: careers government security
If you grew up listening to Johnny River's "Secret Agent Man" track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8yfFLmQ-c), you might once have dreamed of b[...] read more »
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