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Calvin + Hobbes on the financial crisis

Posted by ultrageek 1245 days ago, popular 1244 days ago (http://farm4.static.flickr.com)
Category: Business | Tags: crisis recession
Who doesn't like the funnies? Here's a explanation for justifying the price at the lemonade stand. read more »
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Press reports document criminality of US financial elite

Posted by ultrageek 1248 days ago (http://www.inteldaily.com)
Category: Business | Tags: fraud power
Bernard Madoff's fraud may be just the tip of the iceberg of "criminality in the highest echelons of the financial establishment." Really, is anyo[...] read more »
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Popcorn kid topples his own sales record

Posted by ultrageek 1248 days ago, popular 1247 days ago (http://www.ocregister.com)
Category: Entrepreneurship | Tags: personal finance
Some people just have the skills. This 12 yr old boy scout sold $15,000 worth of popcorn product in five months. A budding entrepreneur. read more »
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10 Status Symbols We Hope Disappear in the Recession

Posted by ultrageek 1249 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: consumer personal finance recession
Recession or no recession, there are always rich people with stupid tastes. But with the recession, maybe fewer people will be spending their money o[...] read more »
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Fed Approves GMAC Request to Become a Bank

Posted by ultrageek 1249 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bailout economy
Wow, nice way to get out a bankruptcy predicament? GM's financing division is now a bank, so they're eligible for as much as $6B in bailout funds. read more »
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Madoff Victims May Have to Return Profits, Principal

Posted by ultrageek 1250 days ago, popular 1249 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: fraud investing
The worst isn't over yet for victims of Bernard Madoff. Now those who withdrew their money early might be expected to return it. read more »
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More than 1 million job cuts seen in 2009: Challenger

Posted by ultrageek 1250 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy jobs
It's not over yet. This MarketWatch article says that 2009 is likely to see over a million lost jobs, and that healthy employment growth - according[...] read more »
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The Rise of the Four-Day Work Week?

Posted by ultrageek 1251 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Category: Business | Tags: economy jobs trends
You might have heard of the 4-hour work week - something that most of us will never achieve. However, this BusinessWeek article suggests that America[...] read more »
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Mean Street: Caveat Lector! Ten Predictions for 2009

Posted by ultrageek 1251 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bankruptcy economy investing
Here are some interesting market/ economy predictions for 2009 - maybe half of which most of us could predict, but still an interesting list. read more »
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Madoff scandal could lead to tax losses nationwide

Posted by ultrageek 1252 days ago (http://hosted.ap.org)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: fraud government ponzi
It looks like Bernard Madoff's supposed $50B Ponzi-based fraud will affect the IRS by as much as $17B. Guess who gets to cover that? Certainly not t[...] read more »
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Man Pays $21K Property Taxes In Coins

Posted by ultrageek 1252 days ago (http://www.wftv.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: personal finance taxes
An Indiana man gave his big FU to taxes by paying $21K (in property taxes) in coins. In the previous year, he'd paid in dollar bills. This is thanks[...] read more »
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Vice president, Congress get pay raise in 2009

Posted by ultrageek 1255 days ago (http://blogs.reuters.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy government personal finance
GWB himself has issued an executive order giving VP-elect Joe Biden, house speaker Nancy Pelosi, and members of Congress a cost of living raise. Beau[...] read more »
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Living debt-free on $44K/year?

Posted by ultrageek 1255 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: consumer economy personal finance
Not everyone wants to raise 5 kids on just $44K, but this Arizona family prove it can be done without feeling like they're losing out. read more »
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Did America Get Punk'd on the Bailout?

Posted by ultrageek 1256 days ago (http://www.alternet.org)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout economy
Can you say "rape and pillage America," boys and girls. Or did we get punk'd? Whatever the case, Americans are being screwed over. The current Con[...] read more »
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World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaires

Posted by ultrageek 1256 days ago (http://www.docstoc.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: personal finance success wealth
here's a slideshow of 10 of the world's youngest self-made billionaires. (There are over 900 billionaires, with an average of 63.) read more »
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