Finance
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Leaving a job? Take your 401(k) with youJan 22, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Don't forget to take your 401(k) on the way out. As the job market picks up, one of the most important loose ends to tend to when changing jobs is your workpl...
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Taxes: Individual, capital gains rates unchanged for 2012Jan 22, 2012 5:11 am - As Americans receive their first paychecks of the new year, there are some tax provisions they can count on. Individual tax rates will be the same for 2012 as they were ...
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Taxes: All 2011 unemployment insurance benefits taxableJan 22, 2012 5:11 am - The jobless rate is dipping, but millions of people are still out of work. And that could have implications when they file their income tax returns. Collecting unemploym...
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How to be courteous to job applicantsJan 22, 2012 5:04 am - We all know how critical it is for applicants to exhibit and maintain great manners when applying for jobs. However, as one of my readers recently pointed out, we don’t ...
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Taxes: Some relief for natural disastersJan 22, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Tornadoes and hurricanes. Wildfires and floods. Earthquakes and blizzards. There were a record number of billion-dollar natural disasters in the United Sta...
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Filing your taxes: There’s an app for thatJan 21, 2012 5:28 am - For the taxpayer on the go trying to file a return quickly and easily, there’s an app for it. “We’re trying to anticipate and follow trends you see in the real world,” s...
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Venture capital investments up 19 percent in 4QJan 20, 2012 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — A new report says funding for startups increased 19 percent in the fourth quarter, as venture capitalists fueled more money into companies in the Interne...
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EBay reports higher 4Q earningsJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — EBay reported on Wednesday that its net income grew sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by a gain from the sale of its remaining investment in Skype. I...
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SEC clears Deutsche Borse-NYSE Euronext mergerJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have cleared the proposed merger of Deutsche Borse AG and NYSE Euronext Inc., which would create the world’s biggest stock exchange operator...
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Was 2011 tough on your 401(k)? Be patient in 2012Jan 15, 2012 7:00 am - It’s not easy saving for retirement these days. In 2011, with memories of the 2008 market meltdown still fresh on their minds, retirement investors saw a gut-wrenching r...