Finance
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Resolutions: Steps to help you save more moneyJan 08, 2012 6:01 am - NEW YORK — Saving more money is often near the top of the New Year’s resolution list. But while that’s a laudable goal, it’s one that many won’t accomplish. One reason i...
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7 resolutions for retirees in 2012Jan 08, 2012 5:33 am - Retirees may be past the days of resolving to work out more or buy fewer $4 coffees. Yet when it comes to money in particular, resolutions may be even more important for...
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5 ETF developments for investors to watch in 2012Jan 08, 2012 5:24 am - BOSTON — Total investments in exchange-traded funds surpassed $1 trillion last year. It’s a significant milestone considering that ETFs were unfamiliar to most investors...
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Architecture, art majors most unemployedJan 08, 2012 5:06 am - WASHINGTON — College kids may choose to spend their campus days studying the glories of Plato, Shakespeare and Le Corbusier. But, as a new study points out, there may be...
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Store credit card? No thanks, I'll go with debitJan 08, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — A store credit card isn't the only way to get exclusive perks. Although not widely publicized, two major retailers offer store-branded debit cards that draw d...
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How to shine during job interviewsJan 08, 2012 4:07 am - In this current job market it is incredibly important to outshine your competition in all stages of a job interview. I asked our top recruiters what their key tips were ...
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Tiffany's losing luster in luxury slowdownJan 08, 2012 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — With Europeans and Asians buying fewer $65,000 diamond necklaces and $10,000 amethyst earrings, Tiffany & Co. may be in for a less-than-glittering 2012. No...
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Exxon, government settle dispute over Gulf leasesJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil Corp. and the Norwegian oil producer Statoil have reached an agreement with the federal government that will allow the companies to continue devel...
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Federal Reserve governor pushes fines in mortgage messJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin said the central bank should fine mortgage servicing companies that broke the law and are partly to blame for the current “fo...
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Downgrade makes Ill. Moody’s lowest-rated stateJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Illinois had its general-obligation bond rating reduced by Moody’s Investors Service to A2 from A1, making it the company’s lowest-graded U.S. state. The downgrade to th...