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Look at Macy's: U.S. tax code encourages companies to rack up huge debt (Aug-7, 23:00 EDT )-- Macy's has become the great American department store, with 850 locations scattered across all but four states. And it has gotten there the great American way, by running up huge debts and flirting with default, or worse. Macy - Business - United...
'Debt tagging' by collection agencies a growing problem (Aug-7, 23:00 EDT )-- Michael L. Hughes started getting the harassing phone calls several months ago. He figured they were from scammers and he tried to ignore them. Sometimes he'd pick up the phone just to hang up on them. Finally, he decided to find out what they wanted....
The hottest housing market: Information (Aug-7, 23:00 EDT )-- In the real estate world, there was one word that used to be the cardinal rule: location, location, location. Real estate - Business - Business and Economy - United States - Marketing
In job search, salary information often requires digging a little deeper (Aug-7, 23:00 EDT )-- The job looks enticing and the commute would be half your current one. But the pay? Who knows? The ad doesn't mention it and the company offers nothing on its Web site to clue you in. Employment - Business and Economy - Job Search - Canada - Oceania
Fla. resident prepares for suborbital spaceflight on Virgin Galactic (Aug-7, 23:00 EDT )-- Would-be space traveler Daniel Hardin of Lighthouse Point, Fla., is preparing for his greatest adventure -- a suborbital rocket ride on a Virgin Galactic spaceship. Virgin Galactic - Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo - Video Games - Games - Space
Trying to time the market has cost investors big-time (Aug-7, 23:00 EDT )-- Think you can guess the direction of the market? Surely, any fool could have foreseen the market's collapse after Lehman Brothers failed in September 2008. And by March 2009, stocks were so cheap that they had nowhere to go but up. Market timing ...
The anti-business president's pro-business recovery (Aug-7, 23:00 EDT )-- This White House has "vilified industries," complains the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. America is burdened with "an anti-business president," moans the Weekly Standard. Business - United States - Storage - Hardware - President
US, UN declare Harakat-ul Jihad al-Islami a terrorist group (AFP) (Aug-7, 12:26 EDT )-- AFP - The United States and the United Nations Friday designated Pakistan's Harakat-ul Jihad al-Islami as a foreign terror group and blacklisted its commander, the US Treasury Department said.
Munich Re urges return to orthodox rate policy: report (Reuters) (Aug-7, 11:00 EDT )-- Reuters - The head of the world's largest reinsurer, Munich Re (MUVGn.DE), warned low interest rates were hurting the industry and urged central banks to return to more orthodox rate policies as soon as possible.
A Fool Looks Back (The Motley Fool) (Aug-7, 09:18 EDT )-- The Motley Fool - The coffee market continues to expand. Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX - News) announced that it moved $100 million of its Via instant coffee packets in their first 10 months on the market.
Wall Street to keep close eye on key Fed talks (AFP) (Aug-7, 03:43 EDT )-- AFP - Wall Street will keep a close eye on a key Federal Reserve policy meeting the coming week amid concerns the US economic recovery could stall following larger-than-expected job losses.
House lawmaker calls for probe of Fannie Mae allegations (Reuters) (Aug-6, 23:38 EDT )-- Reuters - The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee called on Friday for an investigation into charges that mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae pushed borrowers into a mortgage aid program so it could receive incentive payments from...
Sex-trafficking opponents fight Craigslist's 'adult services' ads (Aug-6, 23:00 EDT )-- Craig Newmark was all over Twitter on Friday, as he is most days, yakking about Android, re-tweeting about Bart Simpson in summer school, reminding his 24,000 followers to vote to end world poverty. He engaged with friends and strangers alike. ...
AIG posts $538 million second-quarter loss (Aug-6, 23:00 EDT )-- EARNINGS American International Group reported Friday a $538 million loss in the second quarter due to charges related to selling assets to repay the federal government bailout it received during the financial meltdown. Sports - Equestrian -...
Colorado Democrats Bennet and Romanoff wage nasty, personal Senate battle (Aug-6, 23:00 EDT )-- Internal party battles have been a hallmark mostly of Republican primaries this year. But for sheer nastiness and personal ill will, few of those can match what Democrats are doing in Colorado. United States Senate - Colorado - Andrew Romanoff -...
Economist Christina Romer regrets saying jobless rate would stay below 8 percent (Aug-6, 23:00 EDT )-- As she prepares to step down as President Obama's chief economist, Christina Romer said Friday that she wishes she could redo one of her first official acts for the president: last January's forecast that a big shot of federal spending would save...
A new batch of younger employees finding their place in federal workforce (Aug-6, 23:00 EDT )-- Here are some lessons Spencer Clark has learned in three years working for the federal government: Operating system - x86 - DOS - Programming - Languages
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Indian IT companies say border security bill would undermine trade practices (Aug-6, 23:00 EDT )-- NEW DELHI -- Representatives of India's booming information technology industry said Friday that a border security bill passed by the U.S. Senate would promote protectionism and flout international trade practices. United States - Security -...
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Treasury: More HAMP homeowners falling behind (Reuters) (Aug-6, 22:34 EDT )-- Reuters - The Obama administration on Friday acknowledged it had underestimated the number of homeowners who fell seriously behind on their mortgage payments even after getting government help.
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