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More Utility Bills Go Unpaid

Posted by thekritz 1302 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: recession utilities
Utilities are becoming more aggressive about collecting money from delinquent customers, leading to a surge in service shutdowns just as economic woe[...] read more »
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How Will Obama or McCain Affect the US Dollar?

Posted by thegearedinvestor 1302 days ago, popular 1301 days ago (http://www.thegearedinvestor.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: dollar forex mccain obama us dollar
On the day before the US election, my head is spinning like a top when it comes to which presidential candidate will be better for the strength of th[...] read more »
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'Living it Down Small' instead of 'Living it Up Large'

Posted by andychilton 1302 days ago, popular 1301 days ago (http://retire-at-40.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: lifestyle living personal finance
Do you need all that extra space in your house? How about if you downsized, would you cope. The author of this article has downsized twice in the pas[...] read more »
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Google Woos Business Customers With Uptime Guarantee

Posted by scotsworth788 1302 days ago (http://www.ecommercetimes.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: business economy google uptime
Google wants to earn the trust of businesses and win more customers to its Google Apps Premier Edition suite of services. One of the obstacles has be[...] read more »
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Chrysler Axes 5,000 White Collar Jobs

Posted by mvpoff 1311 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: chrysler crisis jobs recession
This recession is expediting the long, slow, painful death of America's auto industry. read more »
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PNC Gets National City in Latest Bank Acquisition

Posted by mvpoff 1311 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: bank buy-out crisi
"PNC Financial scooped up National City on Friday in an all-stock deal valued at $5.2 billion, the latest in what is widely expected to be a series [...] read more »
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US Dollar Rising and Outlook

Posted by frugalrebel 1311 days ago (http://www.savingtoinvest.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: finance investing money
Explanation of why the dollar is on an uptrend. read more »
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The Next Worst Day on Wall Street Wasn't that Bad.

Posted by frugalrebel 1311 days ago (http://www.nodebtplan.net)
Category: Commodities | Tags: economy finance investing
I woke up this morning to dreadful news on CNN Money and Reuters. International markets had tanked and US futures had hit the “stop trading” point th[...] read more »
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OPEC Despises You, Stop Buying So Much Oil

Posted by drake 1311 days ago (http://www.bargaineering.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: oil_prices opec energy_policy
Oil was less than $70 as recently as 2007. Now that demand for oil is falling, along with the price (which is in the $70s), it seems as though OPEC i[...] read more »
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The Art of "Being Present"

Posted by dmmink 1311 days ago (http://ezinearticles.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: money management self improvement
Do you have a hard time being present? Do you notice your mind wandering to regrets of the past or dreams for the future? read more »
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Strength of US Dollar Creates Trading Opportunities

Posted by thegearedinvestor 1311 days ago (http://www.thegearedinvestor.com)
Category: Currencies | Tags: dollar foreign currency forex
The strength of the US dollar and it's general rise across the board on Friday has created what I consider overbought and oversold conditions that a[...] read more »
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Will the Kindle Get an Oprah Bump? [AMZN]

Posted by Cheapsuits 1312 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: amzn kindle oprah
the Financial Times reporting that the cultural icon looked ready to endorse the Amazon Kindle read more »
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PNC Bank Bids $5.6 Billion for National City Corp.

Posted by rmak 1312 days ago (http://www.fairloanrate.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banks economy national national city
Before the Friday’s opening bell, PNC bank has announced that it will buy National City Corp. for $5.6 billion. National City has been in trouble for[...] read more »
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Public Officials and Corruption—The Chinese Way

Posted by Vanessarivers82 1312 days ago (http://www.americasbestcompanies.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: ch congress corruption small business
The Associated Press this morning has reported that:
A court clerk says a former Beijing vice mayor in charge of overseeing Olympic construction[...] read more »
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Who Really Pays When You Soak the Rich?

Posted by Vanessarivers82 1312 days ago (http://www.americasbestcompanies.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: small business taxes venture capital
Yes, I believe later on there should be tax increases. Speaking personally, I think there are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at[...] read more »
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