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The Netherlands to Provide $13 Billion to the ING Group

The Dutch government said Sunday that it would inject 10 billion euros into the bank ING Group after it became the latest victim of the global financ[...] read more »
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Economic Puzzles: Suddenly, Europe Looks Pretty Smart

In recent years, as Wall Street boomed, Americans often dismissed Europe as a place for languorous meals and vacations, not economic innovation. read more »
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Augmented-reality (AR) technology is the coolest thing ever!

Media Power is part of a vanguard of organizations that is working to commercialize augmented-reality (AR) technology, which can be characterized as [...] read more »
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IMF steps in to help stabilise Ukraine

The global credit crisis deepened on Thursday as Hungary and Ukraine turned to international institutions for support in an effort to avoid following[...] read more »
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The REAL Guy Cleaning Up Wall Street's Mess

Doing some live blogging down on Wall Street today and talked to the guy who cleaned up after the Wall Street bailout protests. He's kind of pissed. read more »
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New York May Lose 165,000 Jobs on Financial Woes

New York City may lose as many as 165,000 jobs, including 35,000 in the financial industry, as the impact of the credit crisis spreads throughout the[...] read more »
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Information on Best CD Rates in the United States

Information on the best cd rates in the country. Covers different terms as well as various types of cds from regular FDIC insured, to brokerage cds,[...] read more »
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Move Over TV: New Kids’ Environmental Edutainment Distributed Through The Internet

Why bother with TV in an age when kids are becoming increasing net savvy? “Gorilla in the Greenhouse,” an environmental themed web animation inspires[...] read more »
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Kleiner invests in Smart Grid startup, 'Big Grid' prepares for disruptions ahead

Red Herring is reporting on a $75 million investment round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for Smart Grid startup Silver Spring Networks. [...] read more »
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Investors betting on biological future for biofuels - We can 'grow' energy!

Investments are now flowing into next generation biofuels that will tap the energy production of plants, algae and bacteria[...] read more »
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The Essential Guide to 401(k) Plans

When employees have a question about retirement, it usually isn't long before the term "401(k)" is mentioned. From their beginning in 1978, when c[...] read more »
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Economy Sagging, But Much of Silicon Valley Still Hiring

Here are 5 companies that are looking to hire despite the economic downturn.[...] read more »
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5 Oldest Banks In The World

With so much focus on the demise of banks of all sizes, its easy to imagine the worst doomsday scenarios and wonder if your own bank is next. However[...] read more »
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Bush: Partial Nationalization Not An Abandonment of Free Market

President Bush said this morning that the administration's "unprecedented and aggressive" plan to partly nationalize nine major banks was an "ess[...] read more »
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Steps to Unlock Credit Give Stocks a Boost

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently up 106 points, or 1.1%, at 9493.78. Among its financial components, Citigroup and Bank of America each [...] read more »
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