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10 Fortune 500 Companies That Started With Next to Nothing

They are “Rags to Riches” stories of unique brands, started by unique individuals that only have accumulated wealth and vast market share, but have c[...] read more »
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First Solar Inc. Cuts Manufacturing Costs to Below $1 Per Watt

Huge news for the solar industry as First Solar has finally cut the cost per watt under one dollar. read more »
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5,000 Tip’d Members and Counting

"Well, we’ve hit another major milestone: just moments ago, we reached 5,000 members. Not bad for roughly four months since our public launch, eh?..[...] read more »
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President Obama Calls for New Energy Economy

President Obama took a major step towards actualizing his New Energy plan by signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Denver this week. read more »
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How to Qualify for Jobless Benefits and Start Collecting

If you were laid off from your job and were wondering whether you can receive unemployment benefits this is the article for you. read more »
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Risk, Recession, and the Future of Green Markets

Green markets and related financial products have continued to thrive, although their growth has been dampened by the global slowdown. read more »
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33 Ways to Protect Your Identity and Credit

33 simple ways to protect your personal identity and credit report. Especially important now that tax time is upon us. read more »
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Bank Bailout to Cost Taxpayers $2 Trillion

The UK Government’s recent bailout of struggling financial giants Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB looks set to add between £1 trillion and £1.5 trillion to national debt, figures out today have revealed. read more »
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The Tax Return Spectrum

Would you rather owe taxes back or be owed taxes? Let's put everything on a spectrum and see what areas we should aim our tax returns at. read more »
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The recession is not a lifestyle choice

Years of a booming economy have left us with a media that's ill-equipped to understand and report on the subsequent economic bust. New voices and viewpoints are required to help readers deal with its consequences of recession. read more »
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Community Banker: Break Up Big Banks

Most of the big banks can't raise capital because investors are afraid of nationalization. And small banks can't raise capital because investors are concerned that their competitors (the large banks) will be continuously bailed out by the governme read more »
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Are You Stuck In A Mental Rut With Your Small Business? Learn How We Got Out

Every entrepreneur has gone through it at least once. It’s not pleasant. It’s not fun. But things will go wrong and you will feel like quitting. read more »
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Making a living, doing what you love

Review of Career Renegade by Jonathan Fields read more »
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598,000 Jobs Cut By US Employers in January

The worse-than-expected figures illustrate steep redundancies across all major sectors of the US workforce. read more »
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Nine Companies Bucking The Trend And Raising Dividends

What if you don’t want to spend your retirement managing and worrying about your portfolio? Put it on Auto Pilot, specifically on a Dividend Investing Auto Pilot. Dividends from a quality, well-diversified portfolio are much more predictable than ca read more »
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