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AIG executives spent thousands during hunting trip

Posted by wangarific 1318 days ago (http://ap.google.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: aig fraud
Last time, AIG spent hundreds of thousands on a preplanned sales rep reward party. Now it's an $86k hunting party. This is absurd! read more »
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House Democrats contemplate abolishing 401(k) tax breaks

Posted by wangarific 1319 days ago, popular 1316 days ago (http://investmentnews.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 401k retirement
Powerful House Democrats are eyeing proposals to overhaul the nation's $3T 401(k) system, including the elimination of most of the $80B tax breaks.[...] read more »
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Google Asking Their Advertisers To Publicly Support Yahoo Search Deal

Posted by wangarific 1319 days ago, popular 1316 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: advertising adwords google yahoo
I received a voicemail from an attorney looking for advertisers who use both Google and Yahoo who would be willing to provide testimonials in support[...] read more »
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6 Ways To Take Advantage Of Your Good Credit

Posted by wangarific 1319 days ago, popular 1319 days ago (http://www.thedigeratilife.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit credit cards loans
If you have good or excellent credit, use it to your advantage with these six tips.[...] read more »
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Southwest Airlines posts 1st loss in 17 years

Posted by wangarific 1319 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Economy
Southwest lost money for the 1st time in 17 years as falling oil prices forced the company to write down the value of its fabled fuel-hedging.[...] read more »
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Eating on $25 a Week

Posted by wangarific 1319 days ago, popular 1319 days ago (http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugality
They agreed to spend no more than $25 on food for a week -- that's about $3.50 a day -- and blog about what they learned during the experience.[...] read more »
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Who is Joe the Plumber?

Posted by wangarific 1320 days ago (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: debates election presidential debates
I had no idea Joe the Plumber, superstar of the third and the final Presidential debate, was a real person![...] read more »
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Democrats Mull $300 Billion Stimulus

Posted by wangarific 1321 days ago, popular 1319 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy stimulus package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is mulling recommendations from several economists that Congress act on an $300B economic-recovery package.[...] read more »
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Hilarious Weird Al Song: Whatever You Like

Posted by wangarific 1321 days ago (http://uk.youtube.com)
Category: Personal Finance
Weird Al has a new track out, Whatever You Like, talking about our spend-crazy society. "Hey girl, You know, our economy's in the toilet..."[...] read more »
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Lehman Failure Caused $300 Billion Damage

Posted by wangarific 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bankruptcy lehman brothers stock marke
The head of Germany's financial regulator said that the financial fallout outside the US from Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy has been $300 BILLION.[...] read more »
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Markets Follow 11% Gain With Small Loss

Posted by wangarific 1321 days ago, popular 1319 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: dow jones investing stock market
The stock market failed to follow up its large 11% jump on Monday, instead retreating less than a percent on Tuesday. Which way tomorrow? read more »
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50 Fun Facts About The Stock Market

Posted by wangarific 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://www.bargaineering.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stock market
Given the recent turmoil in the financial markets, fifty fun facts about the market is just what we need right now - Wall Street was an actual wall![...] read more »
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Bailout Plan Gives Tax Break to Bicycle Commuters

Posted by wangarific 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://ecomodder.com)
Category: Green | Tags: bicycle green taxes
Bicycle commuters rejoice! In the 448 page bailout, there are tax cuts available to bicycle commuters![...] read more »
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Gasoline price marks biggest drop ever

Posted by wangarific 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
Category: Green | Tags: gas gasoline oil personal finance
The average price of a gallon of gasoline fell 35.03 cents to $3.3079 from two weeks earlier. This is the lowest national average since mid-March.[...] read more »
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Where to Invest Outside the Stock Market

Posted by wangarific 1323 days ago, popular 1323 days ago (http://www.bargaineering.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: investing stock market
With all the volatility in the stock market, you might be wondering where you can invest if you want to take a break from the stock market.[...] read more »
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