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Green tech: the key to Detroit's survival

Posted by paulronan 1293 days ago, popular 1292 days ago (http://media.www.mustangdaily.net)
Category: Green | Tags: detroit green
In the early 1900s, workers flocked to Detroit for the promise of 'the good life' that automobile manufacturing plants could offer. Today, one out [...] read more »
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Dealing With the Rising Costs of Weddings

Posted by cardmagic 1293 days ago, popular 1292 days ago (http://blog.weddingregistrydirect.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: debt wedding weddings
Most couples are just starting to establishing themselves financially. With the high cost of a wedding, their budget is not very generous[...] read more »
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Profitable American Express asks taxpayers for $3.5 billion

Posted by christy 1293 days ago (http://idiotinc.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: american express bailout
The profitable credit card company is asking for a $3.5 billion dollar share of the bailout. read more »
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Baby Boomers - The Shallowest Generation

Posted by cap 1293 days ago, popular 1292 days ago (http://seekingalpha.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: baby boomers blame economy
Short description? Baby boomers f'ed up this country. [...] read more »
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Organic Panic

Posted by Brendan 1293 days ago (http://www.thebigmoney.com)
Category: Green | Tags: consumerism green
With consumer spending down 3 percent from July to September, the worst drop since 1980, it might seem that such environmentally conscious shopping w[...] read more »
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Wal-Mart Canada Launches Styrofoam Recycling Initiative

Posted by jpmax 1293 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green | Tags: canada insulation styrofoam w.r. grac
Styrofoam (or polystyrene) is nasty stuff: it lasts forever, can leach chemicals (especially when heated), and is really, really difficult to recycle[...] read more »
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6 Ways Eating Out Less Has Made Our Family Better

Posted by freefrombroke 1293 days ago, popular 1292 days ago (http://freefrombroke.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: eating out frugal saving
Eating out less has helped our family in a number of ways! read more »
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Banks Boost Customer Fees to Record Highs

Posted by Cheapsuits 1293 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: bac c fees wfc
Banks are responding to the troubled economy by jacking up fees on their checking accounts to record amounts. read more »
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Costco to Sell iPhones for $149 in January?

Posted by Cheapsuits 1293 days ago (http://www.macrumors.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: $149 iphone aapl cost
Amidst rumors of doom and gloom for the tech market, analyst Trip Chowdhry claims that Apple will start selling iPhones at Costco for $149 starting i[...] read more »
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GM's Best Option Is Bankruptcy Filing, Ackman Says

Posted by Cheapsuits 1293 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bankruptcy general motors gm
General Motors Corp., the biggest U.S. automaker, should file for bankruptcy rather than taking money from the government, hedge fund manager Bill A[...] read more »
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U.S. Steps Up Help for Homeowners

Posted by thekritz 1293 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: credit crisis fannie mae foreclosures
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are under government control, said they would help streamline the modification of loans for potentially hundreds of[...] read more »
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Teams use poor economy for promotions

Posted by Cheapsuits 1293 days ago (http://sportsprblog.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy sports
Over the past couple weeks, I have noticed a couple teams in the news using unique promotions to get press and reach fans. During this tough economy,[...] read more »
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A fast way to improve the credit score of a family member

Posted by pennyscraper 1293 days ago (http://www.pennyscraper.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit scores
Fair Issac,the corporation that developed the FICO scoring method, has decided to reintroduce authorized users in their FICO 08 score formula.Find ou[...] read more »
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Unemployment hit highest since 1997.

Posted by princesstin 1293 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: unemployment
The Office for National Statistics just announced that the number of the jobless in the U.K. reached 1.82 million in September. read more »
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Unemployed Nation: America's Shrinking Payroll

Posted by ultrageek 1293 days ago (http://abcnews.go.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy unemployment
Over a million Americans have lost their jobs in 2008. Here's how some of them are coping. read more »
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