Finance
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Six ways the debt deal could hurt college studentsAug 07, 2011 6:13 am - NEW YORK — College is already expensive. Now the government’s eleventh-hour agreement to raise the debt ceiling is set to push costs higher. That’s particularly true for...
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So far, so good for money funds in debt crisisAug 07, 2011 6:13 am - Associated Press BOSTON — Money-market mutual funds have passed their first big test since the 2008 financial crisis. Risks of a U.S. debt default sent investors fleein...
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Budget targets leisure travelers with car ad dealsAug 07, 2011 6:13 am - ATLANTA — When Nia Lewis was looking for a car to drive to Florida to visit her in-laws, she went to the Atlanta Budget Rent a Car website as she normally does. But she ...
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Overdraft fees remain steep at largest banksAug 07, 2011 6:13 am - NEW YORK — The country’s largest banks are still charging steep overdraft fees. A survey released Wednesday by the Consumer Federation of America found that the median ...
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Frustrated employees confident enough to quitAug 07, 2011 6:13 am - Frustrated employees are quitting their jobs at the highest level in almost three years as confidence they will find another stabilizes, even with unemployment at about ...
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Rich fliers avoid airline hassles, share private jetsAug 07, 2011 6:07 am - For Phillip Swan, forgoing the headaches of flying commercial was worth $146,000 for 25 hours of flight time on a private jet. “We were just sick and tired of dealing wi...
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Australia’s economic outlook ‘favorable’Aug 06, 2011 12:00 am - Australia’s economic outlook is favorable, with activity “expected to bounce back in the second quarter” of the year, the International Monetary Fund said. “We project r...
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Politicial blame game on after S&P downgrades US credit ratingAug 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Republicans and Democrats quickly doled out blame to each other for the first-ever downgrade in the nation's sterling credit rating, an expected but unsettling move that...
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Moody's backs US triple-A rating; outlook negativeAug 01, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday that the United States will retain its triple-A bond rating following passage of legislation to boost the debt ceilin...
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5 ways to be smart about back-to-school shoppingJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — Prices on back-to-school items from socks to notebooks are rising 10 percent on average, but there are lots of great deals — and new ways to ...