Finance
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Bank of America to reduce loans for 200,000 homeownersMar 09, 2012 10:19 am - NEW YORK — Bank of America is providing mortgage relief to about 200,000 homeowners. Homeowners that qualify are those whose home values have fallen below what they owe ...
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Texas tycoon Stanford convicted in $7 billion fraudMar 06, 2012 11:00 am - HOUSTON — Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford, whose financial empire once spanned the Americas, was convicted Tuesday on all but one of the 14 counts he faced for allegedly ...
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How to get in the Spirit of low-flying faresMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - With some simple strategies, you can easily nab a low-flying fare on Spirit Airlines. A few tips: Ÿ For online reservations, check the fares on third-party sites such as...
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Rising gas prices aren't lifting big oil stocksMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - BOSTON — Gasoline prices are soaring again, leading to predictions of a gallon reaching $4.25 by late April. As you ponder this while you're filling up at the pump, you ...
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Losses mount from scams targeting older AmericansMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Boomers beware: Scams, frauds and other financial exploitation schemes targeting older Americans are a growing multibillion-dollar industry enriching the sche...
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Rich people more likely to lie, cheatMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Maybe, as the novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald suggested, the rich really are different. They're more likely to behave badly, according to seven experiments that ...
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Retirees' withdrawal syndrome: How much to live onMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - Avoiding the nightmare financial scenario in retirement — running out of money — is getting trickier. Rising life expectancy means having to pay for a longer retirement....
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Health coverage search should start with key stepsMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - Help is on the way for consumers flummoxed by health insurance forms, but they'll need to be patient. The healthcare overhaul, which aims to provide coverage for million...
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Buffett’s insurance engine of growth to stall after 45 yearsMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Warren Buffett, the former hedge fund manager who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc. into a $195 billion company by gaining leverage through insurance premiums, said this tra...
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Sara Lee spinoff to distribute $4.6 billion in stockMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE — Food company Sara Lee Corp. said Friday that its shareholders will get stock valued at up to $4.55 billion when it spins off its international coffee and...