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Say Goodbye and Good Riddance to 2008…

It was a year when the most dire financial predictions finally came true. This was in the making for the last 20 years. read more »
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Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?

In the aftermath of the Madoff implosion, quite a few people have pointed out the parallels between a Ponzi scheme and Social Security. read more »
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Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods says 2Q profit falls

Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit fell 32 percent on a slowdown in sales to egg-product makers and the food-ser[...] read more »
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Belgium's KBC Issues Profit Warning

Belgian bank KBC Group NV Monday said lower ratings for a range of collateralized debt obligations will reduce its full-year net earnings by €900 mil[...] read more »
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Best Student Credit Cards

With the new FICO score rules removing the impact of piggybacking, where someone with a strong credit score adds someone with a weaker credit score a[...] read more »
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Twitter popularity does not equal Business acumen

If you’re a company leader who is trying to determine who to read and who to follow and who to potentially hire to guide your business to social medi[...] read more »
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Christmas Is Over - Now What are You Going to do?

OK, Christmas is over. All the damage has been done. You’ve spent millions. In pursuit of the perfect Christmas we all grabbed for our credit card[...] read more »
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Good Riddance 2008

Let’s go back in the time machine to one year ago: No one could have foreseen the economic distress that this country has been through in 2008. Back[...] read more »
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Comparing debt to snowfall

As you all know, it has been snowing like crazy lately. We have received close to 22 inches of now. It is snowing as I am writing this blog post. A[...] read more »
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Detroit Car Show Hit by Industry's Gloom

Detroit's car show is being scaled back as Nissan pulls out and GM cancels its fashion show, dealing another economic blow to the depressed city. read more »
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Vietnam Hopes Stimulus Can Lift Economy

Vietnam is counting on a $6 billion stimulus program to boost its economy and help privately owned exporters survive the global slump. read more »
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Bargain-Hunting Shoppers Turn Up Noses at Post-Christmas Sales

Mariel DeBernard was ready to be wowed by the post-Christmas sales when she turned up at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City mall in Arlington, Virgi[...] read more »
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Crude Oil Rises More Than 6 Percent as U.A.E. Reduces Output

Crude oil rose more than 6 percent in New York, the biggest increase in two weeks, after the United Arab Emirates said it would reduce output to comp[...] read more »
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Sale fever 'not enough for shops'

The annual stampede to the post-Christmas sales will not save stores from a grim 2009, the head of the British Retail Consortium says. read more »
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Amazon.Com’s Strongest Holiday Season

The world may be in an economic downturn, however, that did not stop online retail giant Amazon. com from recording its' 'best ever' holiday seaso[...] read more »
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