| The AIG fiasco keeps getting worse
January 7, 2010 at 5:12 pm
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|  The AIG bailout isn't going away, much as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner might like it to. |
| Beware the return of $3 gas
January 7, 2010 at 3:57 pm
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|  Baby, it's cold outside! And that's bad news for anybody who's been to the gas station lately. |
| 7 million lost jobs: Gone forever?
January 7, 2010 at 3:25 pm
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|  A two-year string of job losses appears to be near an end, if it hasn't ended already. |
| Super Bowl ads are going, going ...
January 7, 2010 at 3:20 pm
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|  Buy your Super Bowl ads while you still can, because spots are filling fast. |
| Bad economy = Big laughs
January 7, 2010 at 2:01 pm
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|  It's not the kind of comedy you hear every day. But it had a crowd at Caroline's - one of the most esteemed comedy clubs in the country - in hysterics. |
| Handsome handout for homebuilders
January 7, 2010 at 1:39 pm
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|  Talk about cash for clunkers. |
| Citi still nursing itself back to health
January 7, 2010 at 12:50 pm
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|  Citigroup's turnaround just keeps on turning. |
| It's a renters' market: Vacancies up 8%
January 7, 2010 at 12:33 pm
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| There haven't been this many vacant rental apartments for at least 30 years, according to a new industry report. |
| Lady Gaga is the new face of Polaroid
January 7, 2010 at 11:56 am
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|  Polaroid is trying to resurrect itself with the help of pop star Lady Gaga. |
| IRS is told: Don't lien so heavily
January 7, 2010 at 10:22 am
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|  The tax man has gotten a lot more aggressive in slapping liens on taxpayers who are seriously delinquent in their payments. |
| Stores bag best sales in almost 2 years
January 7, 2010 at 10:05 am
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|  After a very long and painful wait for retailers, shoppers finally came through in the last month of the year to lift crucial holiday store sales. |
| Sony gets serious about the Web
January 7, 2010 at 9:58 am
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| Stocks slump at start of trading
January 7, 2010 at 9:50 am
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|  U.S. stocks opened lower Thursday as a better-than-expected jobless claims report did little to dissuade investor caution. |
| Unemployment claims edge higher
January 7, 2010 at 9:43 am
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|  The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance rose modestly last week, the government said Thursday. |
| 500 years of bubbles and bursts
January 7, 2010 at 9:41 am
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|  History is replete with financial frenzies that seem ridiculous in hindsight, but were viewed as anything but at the time. |
| Retirement planning for the laid off
January 7, 2010 at 9:36 am
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|  Question: I'm 57 and I think there's a good chance I'll be laid off this year. If that happens, I'll have to move my 401(k) balance to an IRA. On the recommendation of a finance professional, many of my former co-workers have transferred their 401(k) savings into annuities. Do you think this is the way to go? -- E.Z., Deer Park, N.Y. |
| 5 myths about buying gold
January 7, 2010 at 9:21 am
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|  At Harrod's department store in London, you can pick up a South African Krugerrand or a 27-pound gold bar along with a sweater and bed linens. Gold is sold like candy out of train station vending machines in Germany. Indian households are borrowing against jewelry the way Americans did not so long ago against their homes. And U.S. investors poured $15 billion into gold funds in 2009, as they were pulling money out of stock portfolios. |
| Your flight is late. Have another hot dog
January 7, 2010 at 9:06 am
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|  Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano may want to make trips through airport security "unpredictable," but passengers returning from their winter holiday vacations could bet on at least one constant: waiting in line. |
| Microsoft upstages Apple's tablet
January 7, 2010 at 7:29 am
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| A $6 million cargo cult
January 7, 2010 at 6:31 am
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|  In 2001, Matt Chasen's mother wanted to send an antique dresser from Ohio to Texas, but was staggered when she received a $1,000 shipping quote -- far more than the dresser was worth. Unable to find a cheaper option, she never sent it. |
| Last chance to refinance below 5%
January 7, 2010 at 4:54 am
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|  If you want to refinance your mortgage into a loan with a sub-5% interest rate, better hurry. Your window of opportunity is closing fast. |
| When a home energy audit pays
January 7, 2010 at 4:50 am
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|  The government is expected to unveil a new program in the next couple of months that if approved may reimburse homeowners for up to half the cost of making their homes more efficient, but don't start shopping for new kitchens just yet. |
| Auto execs: Still too many plants
January 7, 2010 at 4:43 am
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|  The U.S. auto industry has been decimated in recent years by a rash of plant closings. But according to a survey of top industry executives, more shutdowns could be on the way. |
| Stocks set for a lower start
January 7, 2010 at 4:36 am
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|  U.S. stocks were set to open lower Thursday as investors get focused on the nation's employment situation. | | | 
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| Cadbury talks to Hershey for rival bid
January 6, 2010 at 7:05 pm
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| Taking another whack at stimulus
January 6, 2010 at 6:41 pm
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|  When the Senate returns on Jan. 19, jolting the economy will be high on the to-do list. |
| 118 new jobs - if a bank will cough up the cash
January 6, 2010 at 5:03 pm
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|  Small companies shed another 25,000 jobs in December, marking the 23rd consecutive month of cuts, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll-processing firm Automatic Data Processing. |
| GM CEO predicts profit in 2010
January 6, 2010 at 4:57 pm
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|  General Motors' new CEO Ed Whitacre said he believes the company will return to profitability in 2010. |
| Fed officials in debate over bond buys
January 6, 2010 at 3:24 pm
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|  How much should the Federal Reserve support the bond markets? The question, which has animated investors lately, was the subject of a debate at December's Fed meeting, according to minutes from that meeting released Wednesday. |
| It's cold down South, but your OJ is safe
January 6, 2010 at 2:21 pm
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|  Despite the cold spell threatening orange crops in Florida, the cost of your morning glass of O.J. isn't likely to shoot through the roof -- yet. | | | |
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