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Obama's top economic contenders

Posted by sumib 1299 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy obama
They will face the challenge of tackling the economic crisis and managing the $700bn rescue package aimed at revitalising the hard-hit US banking sys[...] read more »
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Yahoo suggests Microsoft should make new offer

Posted by sumib 1299 days ago (http://www.bizjournals.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: yahoo microsoft
Now that the ad deal with Google Inc. is off, Yahoo Inc. CEO Jerry Yang says his company is open to a new offer from Microsoft Corp.
"To this day[...] read more »
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U.S. Productivity Growth Slowed in Third Quarter (Update2)

Posted by sumib 1299 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: slow us growth
U.S. worker efficiency rose in the third quarter at a slower pace than in the previous three months as the economy slumped, a sign employment may tak[...] read more »
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Macy's, Target Monthly Sales Fall, Wal-Mart Gains (Update1)

Posted by sumib 1299 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: macy profit falls
Macy's Inc., Target Corp. and Gap Inc. posted October sales declines after the Wall Street meltdown and accelerating job losses discouraged consumer[...] read more »
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Trichet Says Can't Rule Out More Cuts as Growth Slows (Update1)

Posted by sumib 1299 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: european central bank
European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet said he can't rule out a further reduction in interest rates after today's half-point cut beca[...] read more »
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401(k) Hidden Fees That You Should be Aware of

Posted by sumib 1299 days ago (http://www.findapdf.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 401(k) 401(k) fees
The specter of 401(k) hidden fees is serious enough to warrant careful understanding by the average American. Both companies and employees need to un[...] read more »
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U.S Income Tax Rates Explained

Posted by sumib 1299 days ago (http://www.findapdf.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: income tax calculator us income tax rate
Two great downloads, a detailed PDF of the federal tax system and it has been prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation. And a very handy income ta[...] read more »
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U.S. Eyeing Troubles Of Insurers

Posted by sumib 1304 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy
Several big insurance companies this week reported big losses on investments in the last quarter, raising fresh questions about the financial stabili[...] read more »
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Oil notches record monthly drop on US downturn

Posted by sumib 1304 days ago (http://ap.google.com)
Category: Commodities
Oil prices ended the week with a modest rally Friday but couldn't erase one ugly October: Crude capped its biggest monthly drop since futures tradin[...] read more »
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Speculation about Yahoo-Google deal rampant

Posted by sumib 1304 days ago (http://www.mercurynews.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: yahoo google deal
As talks between Google, Yahoo and the U.S. Department of Justice drag on, investors are betting that the two Internet companies will walk away from [...] read more »
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FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics

Posted by sumib 1304 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Green | Tags: fda plastics
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed Friday that the agency had erred in August when it said that a chemical widely used in baby[...] read more »
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Bernanke discusses future of Fannie and Freddie

Posted by sumib 1304 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bernanke freddie mac
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the federal government will need to continue to play a role in the future of the mortgage fina[...] read more »
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JPMorgan Chase Freezes Foreclosures

Posted by sumib 1304 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: jp morgan chase
In what may the biggest sign yet that banks are getting serious about attacking the nationwide wave of home foreclosures, giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM) [...] read more »
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REIT Spinoff Is Proposed for Target

Posted by sumib 1306 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: reit spinoff
Activist investor William Ackman on Wednesday proposed spinning off the land Target Corp. owns under its stores into a separate, publicly traded real[...] read more »
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Legg Mason, Lazard Blame Market For Losses

Posted by sumib 1306 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: lazard legg mason
Asset-management firms Legg Mason and Lazard separately blamed deteriorating market conditions for wider-than-expected losses stemming from large cha[...] read more »
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