Finance
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Amazon's 401(k) plan is pretty brutal, too
Aug 30, 2015 7:30 am - To judge by Amazon's 401(k) plan, the giant online retailer doesn't have much in common with its more benevolent Silicon Valley peers. The workplace culture now under sc...
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Fewer companies are giving out bonuses to lower-paid employees
Aug 30, 2015 1:00 am - The good news for workers, according to data released by Aon Hewitt, is that company spending on compensation has reached a new high. In 2015, the human resources consul...
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Looking for a commodity that's rising? Try pollution permits
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Fed Vice Chair keeps door open to rate hikeAug 29, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer left the door open Saturday for a Fed rate increase in September, saying the factors that have kept inflation ...
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Devalued Chinese currency mixed news for suburban manufacturersAug 24, 2015 1:00 pm - The devaluation of China's yuan currency that led to a plunging stock market could bring mixed results to manufacturers in the suburbs and elsewhere, experts said Monday...
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College students have discovered how to save money on textbooksAug 23, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON -- In his first year at George Washington University, Sam Connelly, did what most freshmen do after getting a list of required course materials: head to the c...
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A fix for student debt
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Stock rout inevitable to Leuthold's Ramsey, and will worsenAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - Doug Ramsey, whose quantitative research into market breadth, valuation and investor sentiment foreshadowed the drubbing in American stocks last week, says the selling w...
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Bitcoin is having an identity crisis
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Facebook could be the future of money, if it learns to ignore the United States