Finance
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Financial planners to give free adviceOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Financial planners are set to field your questions for free Wednesday evening. Whether you're just starting a job or nearing retirement, you can get advice during the Da...
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Interest rate cut impacts your bond investmentsOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Usually, when the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, it's a good time to buy bonds. Folks who had money stashed in bonds this summer, while the stock m...
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Citigroup warns its 3rd-quarter earnings will fall
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Citigroup Inc. estimated Monday that its third-quarter profit will drop 60 percent, as the nation's largest bank took losses of more than $3 billion after wri...
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Dow tops 14,000 as reports encourage investors
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street shot higher Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000 for the first time in 2 1/2 months as investors moved back into sto...
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Retirement savings give you margin for errorSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I would like your opinion on our current financial picture. We both turned 50 this year. We have a 17-year-old son who will graduate high school in May...
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Discover profit falls in difficult market
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Discover Financial Services' profit fell 16 percent in the third quarter, its first quarter as an independent company, as the credit card issuer struggled wi...
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It's tough when kids desire costly clothingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- My sister warned me. Just wait, she said. You'll be fighting with Olivia about clothes and things she wants to buy. Not my child, I protested. Remember, sh...
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Are degrees worth more from expensive colleges?Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Does it pay to go to college? That's a rude question, of course. It's a question parents don't want to ask if they've just written the big checks. Nor do students want t...
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Travel deals given in fall
Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - For those of you who still have vacation days to use up this year, some good deals and beautiful weather await. The next few months abound with cheaper air fare and hote...
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Discover Financial Services names former Chicago Fed chief to boardSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - RIVERWOODS -- Discover Financial Services today announced the addition of Michael H. Moskow, former president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of ...