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10 Scams that Everyone Should be Aware Of

Keep your wits about you because, whilst a recession is bad news for most of us, it is all just more ammunition for the ID fraudsters and money scammers. read more »
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Buying a Home: Your Mortgage Isn't an Investment

We hear a lot about things being "investments" -- even when they aren't in actuality. And one of those things is buying a home. read more »
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Predicted: Worst Economic Downturn For 100 Years

The schools minister said that the recession could be worse than that of the 1930s. This could be the worst recession for a century, a close political ally of Gordon Brown has said. read more »
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Economic Stimulus Bill: Stock Market Finds Optimism

With the economic stimulus bill in the Senate right now, the stock market is finding some optimism. Yesterday, there was a stock market rally in the afternoon. 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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Forex Trading Basics: Cross Currencies

When reading forex news and quotes, it is possible that you might, at some point, come across the term "crosses." This term, crosses, refers to cross currencies. Cross currencies are simply currency pairs that do not include the U.S. dollar. read more »
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We're Buying a Car: A Prius

We're buying a Prius -- even though it is a little more than we wanted to spend. At least we can still afford it. read more »
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Government Forces Companies to Declare Their 'Sexist' Ways

Ministers are considering plans to force companies into publishing in-depth details of their employee's salaries, ordered by gender.
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Bush Finally Stimulates Economy as 300,000 Pairs of 'Bye Bye Bush' Shoes are Ordered

Demand for replicas of the shoes thrown at President Bush last week has been astounding.
One journalist's hugely public protest against America's [...] read more »
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Bionic Eyes Just Became a Reality

It's just an artificial eye. But what if behind the synthetic iris there was a camera, and a camera filming you? read more »
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Technology and Gadget Predictions for 2050!


We have pondered and paced the garden thinking of what possible catastrophes can be applauded in 42 years? This is what we came up with:
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Living on Less: 20 Ways

If you've been affected severely by the current state of the economy, here are some creative thoughts about living on less, without any crazy extra-[...] read more »
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Drag Queen Robbers Steal $100 Million in Diamonds

Jewels worth £70million were taken from the Parisian branch of infamous jewelers Harry Winston during an armed raid. read more »
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resale, mp3, audio, music, itunes, digital

A new website is promising to create a legal online marketplace for digital music.
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10 Lotto Winners Who Really LOST... Hugo Style

Every week, millions of people buy lottery tickets in the hope that this week, finally, it will be their turn to win big. But is being a lottery mill[...] read more »
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