Finance
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30-year mortgages fall to lowest level in 6 weeks
Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for the second straight week, declining to the lowest level in more than a month. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, report...
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Despite gains, women still have much to achieveAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - In the 1970s, there was an Enjoli perfume commercial showing a woman, clutching a fist full of money, who proclaimed she could bring home the bacon and fry ...
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Shopping for back to school can be a lesson itself
Aug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - When Diamond Emory and her daughter Makaiah arrived at Wal-Mart to buy her fifth-grade school supplies, they encountered much to entice a young shopper. The a...
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Online networking now targets do-it-yourself investors
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Erin O'Brien and her friends are do-it-yourself investors. As part of an online community at the brokerage Zecco, they consult each other on terminology, tax ...
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Recognizing the different annuitiesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: I would like to know the difference between a variable annuity and a life annuity. A few years ago I invested $100,000 in a tax-deferred variable annuity. Later, I ca...
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Will you die broke? Maybe notAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A new study indicates that most Americans will die broke. You may think that's just more bad news, but read on. I'll tell you why things may be better. Ernst & Young LLP...
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Housing act depends on banks to refinance mortgagesAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - First-time homebuyers, veterans, senior citizens and delinquent mortgage holders may benefit from the newly enacted housing bill. How well it will work may depend on re...
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JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley settle securities probe
Aug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley on Thursday became the latest banks to reach settlements with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and other regulat...
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Bet on sure things for retirementAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: A co-worker is 65. He is going to start taking Social Security even though he is still working full time as an engineer, making good money. I am close to being the sa...
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New law provides protection for seniors with reverse mortgageAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There's a lot to digest in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. I've addressed a few provisions of the new law already, and over the next several...