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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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How Much Emergency Cash Should I Have Available?

Posted by ultrageek 1321 days ago (http://www.thegearedinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: finances
No idea how many of you are in a position to build/ supplement your emergency cash fund, but if you are, here's some advice. Anyone else out looking[...] read more »
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Next Victim of Turmoil: Your Salary

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: crisis economy salary
It is possible, for the first time in weeks, to imagine that the credit crisis may be about to ease. But one of the big lessons of the last year has [...] read more »
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Study says most corporations pay no U.S. income taxes

Posted by mrbabyman 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: business corporations income tax
Most U.S. and foreign corporations doing business in the US avoid paying any federal income taxes, despite trillions of dollars worth of sales.[...] read more »
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Is the Young Generation Ready to Get Frugal?

Posted by marubozo 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://finance.yahoo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugal living saving money
Children might not be prepared for adopting a frugal lifestyle after being accustomed to getting everything they wanted while their parents were doin[...] read more »
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Collateral Damage

Posted by licker4450 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: financial crisis hedge funds
It seems like hedge funds are having an awful time. read more »
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Tip'd Could Really Use a Category for "Taxes"

Posted by MikeP 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.simplesubjects.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: tax taxes tip'd
The title pretty much sums up the idea. Please Tip if you agree. read more »
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Is college worth it?

Posted by acmaurer 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: college economy jobs loans
The earnings gap between college grads and high school grads has been shrinking the past few years, and now with college costs increasing and the eco[...] read more »
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Lehman Failure Caused $300 Billion Damage

Posted by wangarific 1322 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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Inflation surges to 5.2% the highest since 1997

Posted by akittenone 1322 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.orange.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: finance inflation rising
Inflation has risen to a new record after gas and electricity price hikes sparked a surge in the cost of living. read more »
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Pound 'will keep falling' against the dollar

Posted by msaleem 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://business.timesonline.co.uk)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currency dollar economy pound
STERLING will continue to slide against the dollar as long as financial turbulence persists, analysts say, as international investors dump the pound a[...] read more »
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The Wealthy Support McCain, the Super-Wealthy Support Obama

Posted by tipd 1322 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://blogs.wsj.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: barack obama election john mccain
"According to a new survey by Prince & Associates, voters worth $1 million to $10 million are favoring Sen. John McCain, while voters worth $30 mill[...] read more »
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Economy Sagging, But Much of Silicon Valley Still Hiring

Posted by ttlFantastic 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://www.nbc11.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: job market silicon valley
Here are 5 companies that are looking to hire despite the economic downturn.[...] read more »
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Free personal finance site Mint.com drops "Beta", launches new features

Posted by davemc500hats 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: beta features finance mint mint.com
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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Why it's stimulus time again

Posted by DaveC 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government money stimulus taxes
When the financial crisis lifts, a bleak job market will need some overdue attention. This article examines the prospect of the government issuing ye[...] read more »
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