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U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows as Dependence on Foreign Oil Shrinks
Filed under: EconomyWednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Commerce released the number for the U.S. trade deficit for the month of June. This was an unexpected turn from what was expected,...
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Sprint Names New CEO After Dropping Bid for T-Mobile
Filed under: Company News, Telecommunications, CEOs APBrightstar CEO Marcelo Claure, (left) wiull replace longtime Sprint CEO Dan Hesse on Monday. NEW YORK -- Sprint (S) is replacing its longtime CEO...
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Friendly Credit Unions Are Now 100 Million Members Strong
Filed under: Banking, Credit Unions, Saving Alamy There are now 100 million credit union members across the U.S., the Credit Union National Association announced Tuesday. Combined, credit unions have...
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Will Weekly Jobless Claims Continue to Grow?
Filed under: EconomyThursday will mark yet another Labor Department report covering weekly jobless claims. The question we and others will be asking is whether we have seen a cycle peak in jobless...
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Why AT&T Will Never Be Great Again
Filed under: Company News, AT&T, Verizon, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sprint Matt Rourke/AP The proposed combination of Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (TMUS) came undone on Wednesday, sending shares of...
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6 Firms That Have Been Building America for Over 200 Years
Filed under: Consumer Goods, This Built America Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesCrane & Co., which was founded in 1801, has made the paper for U.S. currency since 1879. Many American businesses don't last...
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9 Ways to Save Big Bucks When Buying a Desktop, Laptop
Filed under: Shopping, Deals, Computers Alamy By Meg Favreau Buying a new computer can be a serious investment for something that doesn't last long. (The average life of a desktop computer is about...
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It's Not Just Disney Raking in Cool Cash From 'Frozen'
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Walt Disney, Entertainment Industry, Travel Industry www.mattel.com It's a great time to be Disney (DIS). The family entertainment giant is hitting new highs, and...
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Vizio Recalls 245,000 Flat Screen TVs at Risk of Tipping Over
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Recalls, Shopping, Consumer Protection, Consumer Electronics www.cpsc.gov Vizio is recalling about 245,000 flat panel televisions because the stands they come with can give...
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Walgreen Gives Up on 'Moving Overseas' to Cut Its Taxes
Filed under: Taxes, Healthcare Industry, Tax Laws AP/Steven Senne By TOM MURPHY Growing political heat and possible customer backlash helped dissuade Walgreen (WAG) from trying to trim its tax bill by...
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Stocks Stabilize as Molson Coors Brews Up a Big Gain
Filed under: Market News, Stock Markets, World Markets, Investing AP/David Zalubowski By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks stabilized on Wednesday after energy stocks and earnings from a major...
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Hilton Hotel App Lets You Skip the Front Desk Altogether
Filed under: Travel, Lodging, Vacation Planning, Spending Hilton Worldwide Hilton has created an app that lets you choose a specific room ahead of time, skip past the front desk and go straight up to...
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Stymied by Banks? Private Lenders Can Help Investors
Filed under: Real Estate, Banking, Alternative Investment, Investing Shutterstock Many of us first think of getting a bank loan when we want to buy a house, a car, vacation home or a boat; invest in...
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Avoid These Nasty Bumps on Your Road to Early Retirement
Filed under: Retirement Getty Images By David Ning Pretty much everyone, at one point or another, has wished for an early retirement. The freedom and flexibility of not worrying about how to make a...
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European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged — Perhaps No Choices Remain
Filed under: EconomyThe European Central Bank (ECB) may not have liked to see that Italy has swung back down into recession territory, and it sure as hell doesn't like to see Europe weakness tied to...
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Weekly Jobless Claims Not Only Not Rising, They Are Wonderful!
Filed under: EconomyThe U.S. Labor Department has released its report on weekly jobless claims. We were wondering just on Wednesday whether the prior trend of higher claims would continue, and now we...
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New Unemployment Applications Fall to Lowest Level Since '06
Filed under: Economic Indicators, Unemployment Rate, Economic Recovery, Unemployment AP/Alan DiazJob seekers check out the opportunities at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. By...
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Make Extra Cash With a Side Job -- Savings Experiment
Filed under: Savings Experiment#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-261341{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-261341, #postcontentcontainer...
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'Sovereign Citizens': Mere Tax Dodgers or Real Terrorist Threat?
Filed under: U.S. Government Dennis Drenner By Hal M. Bundrick Sovereign citizens live in America but believe they are separate and unanswerable to its government. And now they're considered a big...
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Double the Challenges: Estate Planning Tips for Blended Families
Filed under: Estate Planning Kristian Sekulic By Kathryn Tuggle Estate planning with one family is hard enough. For families with a mix of biological children and stepchildren, first spouses and second...
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