Finance
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Payout funds can operate differently
Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With legions of baby boomers set to retire in the next few years, mutual fund companies are scrambling to find answers to a critical question: What's the bes...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages top 6 percent
Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages topped 6 percent for the first time in six weeks as financial markets grew more worried about rising inflation pressures. Freddi...
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Late filing of taxes is better than not filingApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- April 15 has passed and you didn't file your 2007 taxes. In fact, it's been several years since you've filed a return. You're scared. You're not sure if yo...
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Investment firms pull back on borrowing
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Big Wall Street investment companies are pulling back on their borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program. The Federal Reserve says in ...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages unchanged but other rates drop
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages were unchanged this week but other rates showed declines. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year fixe...
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Fed's Kohn: Investment firms need 'regulatory attention'
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Big Wall Street investment firms should be subject to greater regulatory oversight because any severe problems they might encounter can raise dangers to th...
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One more reason you should saveApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For years I've been telling my kids they better take care of me in my old age. "Mommy, can we go to McDonald's?" one of them might ask. "Do you promise to ...
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Chinese banks seek U.S. branchesApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Major Chinese banks are racing to open branches across the United States, but they are unlikely to make much money from them any time soon. The banks, once i...
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Younger workers see retirement out of reachApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK-- Baby boomers say they are worried about achieving a comfortable retirement, but a new study suggests Generation X is even more pessimistic. More than two-thir...
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Insightful book tackles secret topic of financesApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Cyndi Lauper is right when she sings, money changes everything. The abundance or lack of it does change everything. But if money is so important why do so ...