Finance
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Why you should save for collegeOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Every parent knows that college costs are painfully high, and yet so many people fail to save anything, even an amount that will get their child through on...
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Under pressure, Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal retires
Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The still unfolding mortgage-related credit crisis has claimed its biggest corporate casualty so far: Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal. The announcement Tuesday...
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Motorola refinances debtOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola raised $1.4 billion in its first bond sale in three years. The sale consisted of $400 million of 5.375 percent, five- year notes; $400 million of ...
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Verizon profit drops 34 percent
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Exelon posts higher profitsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago-based Exelon Corp, the No. 1 U.S. nuclear power company, posted higher third-quarter operating earnings Friday, citing higher wholesale power prices, increased n...
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Economy will get worse before it gets better
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Fortune Brands earnings rise on liquor salesOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Fortune Brands, the holding company for Jim Beam bourbon, said third-quarter profit rose more than analysts anticipated on higher wine and liquor sales. ...
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Survey results can mislead as to ways blacks do investOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For 10 years, Ariel Mutual Funds and Charles Schwab have issued an annual report on the saving and investing habits of middle- and upper-income blacks. The...
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It may be wise to divide your financial servicesOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Today, ask this question about the financial services you receive: How much is that in dollars? The answer can be unnerving. A percentage charge like 1 percent or 2 perc...
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Retirees don't need to replace all incomeOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I am nearly 51. I plan to retire somewhere between 55 and 60. A realistic age for me to retire would likely be age 58 or 59. I have $263,000 in my 401(k). My wife has...