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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:08:57 EDT The only way to fix Social Security |
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John McCain and Barack Obama both talk about how they would put Social Security on sound financial footing.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:06:14 EDT Stocks fight back |
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Rallying financial and energy stocks pushed Wall Street higher Wednesday, after a choppy session dictated by fluctuating oil prices and fears that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on the brink of a government takeover.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:06:30 EDT IndyMac borrowers to get relief |
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The FDIC, six weeks after taking over mortgage lender IndyMac Bank, said Wednesday that it will start systematically modifying some of the bank's most troubled loans to keep borrowers in their homes.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:03:09 EDT The Fannie-Freddie bailout issue |
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The frenzied trading in shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seems to assume the government will soon ride to the rescue of the mortgage giants.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:14:11 EDT U.S. Postal Service offers early retirement |
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:50:25 EDT Oil ends a volatile day slightly higher |
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Oil prices ended the day higher on Wednesday after a volatile trading day. A mixed government supply report showed a decline in gasoline stockpiles for the second consecutive week, and the largest jump in crude inventories in more than seven years.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:47:21 EDT Small SUVs: 4 safest and 4 that fell short |
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Four small SUVs aced new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests. Four others didn't fare as well.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:54:26 EDT Buffett, Gates tour Canadian oil sands |
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:26:29 EDT America's most dangerous jobs |
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Fishing, flying and logging were the three most dangerous jobs in America in 2007. These occupations reported higher death rates than any others, according to according to a report out today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:31:43 EDT Listen up! The bond markets are talking |
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Bond prices have rallied lately. And that's both a good thing and bad thing.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:26:40 EDT Best (and worst) ways to raise fast cash |
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What credit crunch? Here are 17 ways to get your mitts on some money, ranked from best to worst.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:15:12 EDT Faking the good life to get harder |
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We made it through the bursting of the Internet bubble and now the bursting of the real estate bubble. Next we may be approaching the end of the most worrisome bubble of all: the standard-of-living bubble.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:50:23 EDT $270B luxury market loses its luster |
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The Yves Saint Laurent boutique on Madison Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side is always the epitome of luxe cool, even on a recent warm August afternoon. Its impeccably polished black cabinets are filled with the latest must-have accessories, among them a python Muse handbag that retails for $3,295 and $760 red sandals with four-inch heels. Chic, unsmiling clerks fiddle with the clothing, which includes a $17,000 hand-painted floral gown.
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| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:54:16 EDT Wall Street's crash diet |
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Storm-tossed financial firms are throwing their treasures overboard just to stay afloat.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:42:25 EDT Railroads: The new money train |
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High energy prices have started to put a dent in corporate profits. But surprisingly, one industry that relies heavily on oil has not been hurt: the railroads. Most of the nation's top railroad companies have chugged along with strong sales and earnings increases in 2008, their results stoked by rising demand for transporting food and coal.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:49:57 EDT HP beats expectations |
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:01:24 EDT 10 cool tools for mobile phones |
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These software programs help you do everything calculate your carbon footprint to remotely monitor your home.
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| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:30:23 EDT Google invests in drilling |
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Geothermal power, not offshore oil, is the great untapped energy bonanza, according to the search giant.
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| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:14:39 EDT iPods reportedly overheating |
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| Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:05:49 EDT Int'l Rectifier gets buyout bid |
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