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Free personal finance site Mint.com drops "Beta", launches new features

Free personal finance site Mint.com, which debuted in 2007 & won the TechCrunch40 best new startup prize last summer, launched several new investment[...] read more »
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Avoiding Foreclosure by Choosing your Mortgage Wisely

sure is defined as the legal process in which property that has been deemed as secured debt is in default and is required to be sold. Here is how to [...] read more »
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Requesting and Analyzing your Credit Report

An important preventative measure to avoid a bad credit rating is to request and analyze your credit report. Credit reports serve as a summarization [...] read more »
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How to Build your Credit History

In order to enhance your financial situation you should begin with building a good credit history. If you are just beginning and are interested in es[...] read more »
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Finance minister: Brazil not to reverse Real's devaluation

Sears Holdings Corp said on Monday it appointed Michael Collins as senior vice president of finance and expects him to replace J. Miles Reidy as chie[...] read more »
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Arizona finance experts pan Obama mortgage foreclosure plan

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama’s call for a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures is getting negative reactions from two Arizona experts. read more »
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Bank of Japan to Offer Unlimited Dollar Funds to Ease Credit

The Bank of Japan said it will offer lenders an unlimited amount of dollars, joining European counterparts in attempting to lower borrowing costs in [...] 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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GMAC Tightens the Auto-Finance Screws

In a letter to GM car dealers, the financing arm says only those shoppers with credit scores above 700 will be approved for loans read more »
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Will A Volume Cap Make The Yahoo/Google Deal Work?

The WSJ is reporting that Google and Yahoo are negotiating with the Justice Department to remove their objections to the search deal the two companie[...] read more »
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Bush Reveals New Steps to Steady Banking Industry

President Bush on Tuesday announced a $250 billion plan by the government to directly buy shares in the nation's leading banks, saying the drastic s[...] read more »
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Nine banks to get $125 billion, will the other 8,486 crater?

I am pleased that the U.S. has gone ahead with a plan to inject equity into some of the 8,494 U.S. banks that the FDIC insures. But it only does part[...] read more »
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McCain to offer new economic plan

lican presidential candidate John McCain planned Tuesday to offer new proposals to ease the economic pain of middle class Americans swept up in the c[...] read more »
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Paulson Urges Banks to Deploy Capital to Spur Economy

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged banks receiving $250 billion in capital injections from the government to use the funds to spur economic growt[...] read more »
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Bailout Plan Gives Tax Break to Bicycle Commuters

Bicycle commuters rejoice! In the 448 page bailout, there are tax cuts available to bicycle commuters![...] read more »
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