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Quinn seeks income tax hike for schools (AP) AP - Calling himself a realist, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday scaled back his proposal to raise income taxes, shifting to a call for an increase of just one percentage point to be used solely for preventing deep cuts to education.
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Home loan demand nudges higher in latest week (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications nudged higher last week, reflecting increased demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates trekked higher, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
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Nationalized UK bank Northern Rock back in profit (AP) AP - Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell.
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One Congressman's Solution for Boosting Small Business Loans (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - The first Friday of every month brings the all-important employment report. February's numbers were better than anticipated. The United States lost only 36,000 jobs, versus the 68,000 that experts expected. This compares with 651,000 jobs lost in February 2009. Still, the unemploym...
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Commercial delinquency lower than other mortgages (AP) AP - Commercial mortgages were among the best-performing loans and leases held by banks and thrifts in the fourth quarter of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday.
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Management Education on the Fly (BusinessWeek) BusinessWeek - Who got us into this mess? It's not just greedy mortgage lenders and irresponsible economists who are responsible for the current financial crisis. Leaders, so called, have played a role too, by not managing their companies and so being detached from what was going on in them. And beh...
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Summary Box: AIG's $15.5B Alico sale to MetLife (AP) AP - THE SALE: American International Group Inc. sold its American Life Insurance Co. division, or Alico, to MetLife Inc. for $15.5 billion. The deal is AIG's second big asset sale in two weeks. On March 1, it said it would sell its AIA Group unit to Prudential PLC for $35.5 billion.
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AIG sells Alico unit to MetLife for $15.5 billion (AP) AP - American International Group Inc. said Monday that it will sell its American Life Insurance Co. division for $15.5 billion to MetLife Inc. The government-approved deal, AIG's second big asset sale in two weeks, will give the insurer more cash to repay the billions of bailout dollars it stil...
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MetLife seals Alico deal after two-year quest (Reuters) Reuters - MetLife Inc pursued AIG's foreign life insurance business for two years before finally clinching a $15.5 billion purchase that will give it beachheads in 47 nations from Peru to Bangladesh.
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NYT > Your Money
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Answers About Education Tax Credits and Deductions: Part 6 In this post, our tax expert answers questions about education tax credits and deductions.
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Bank of America Plans to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Card Purchases The decision that could cost the bank tens of millions a year and put pressure on other banks to do the same.
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When You Can Claim a Credit for the Babysitter Here are 10 facts from the I.R.S. about the child and dependent care tax credit.
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Credit Card Rewards for Volunteers American Express offers rewards points for volunteer work.
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Bank of America drops overdraft fees for debit card purchases, spending on plastic surgery drops and other consumer-focused items from Wednesday's Times.
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LifeLock Settles With F.T.C. Over Deception Charges The company, which claimed it could protect against identify theft, will pay $12 million and change its marketing campaign.
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Credit Scores: What You Need to Know You may not have checked your credit score lately, but there’s a good chance someone else has.
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Trusted Adviser or Stock Pusher? The Financial Overhaul Bill May Not Settle It The idea to make brokers fiduciaries who have a responsibility to put their customers’ interests first may not survive in the financial overhaul bill.
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Fundamentally: A Farewell to European Stocks? Not So Fast For the first time since the global credit crisis, spreading bets across different geographic regions is proving worthwhile.
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USATODAY.com Money - Waggoner
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Keeping 5% of portfolio in gold isn't a bad idea as a hedge Even if you're not worried that the dollar will plunge, owning gold isn't a bad idea.
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There are some bargains in closed-end mutual funds Closed-end mutual funds are one place in the stock market where you can find honest-to-goodness bargains and some nice dividend payouts, too.
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Dividend-paying stocks can boost retirement nest egg If you start buying dividend-paying stocks now and reinvest your income, you'll have a powerful stream of dividends when you retire.
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Municipal bond funds look tempting if you can take risk Even though many state budgets are disasters, you might be able to make good money from municipal bonds if you can stomach the risks.
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About.com Entrepreneurs
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To Communicate Effectively Takes Emotional Intelligence
While doing some research, I came across an article in the New York Times and I was struck by a problem I see all the time in business (and in life in general): our difficulty communicating clearly with others. The article was about an American baseball manager who's training the Chinese Olym...
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Entrepreneurs: Dont Take the Call from the Office Copier Guy I do most of my entrepreneur coaching by phone and often I never meet my clients. When they're located in the New York metro area though, I like to get together at least once to put a face to a name. Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing that with one of my terrific clients who heads up a fast-grow...
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Questions Not to Ask if You're Thinking of Buying a Franchise I own a franchised business in addition to being a coach for people who are considering franchises or other business startups. My franchisor refers people to me regularly for what are known as "validation" calls. Prospective franchisees call around to existing franchisees to do research on the ...
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Quick Tips for Successful Sales Calls
Keith Ferrazzi has a nice piece on his blog called "Surefire Tips for a Successful Sales Call," including a useful 2 minute video. He focuses on relationship selling-making the customer feel comfortable by focusing on her favorite subject-herself. He gives six great suggestions. Read what h...
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Where Customers are Concerned, Avoid "Aim-Fire-Ready" Decisions Do you ever make business decisions affecting your customers without asking them what they think first?
I belong to a franchise system and have been very successful in my business for eight years. Last night, the corporate office sent an email to its 400 or so franchisees announcing that an i...
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These Entrepreneurs Move their Own Cheese
I first met Emily Sunderman when we both worked at CMP Media, a publishing company on Long Island, in the 1990s. She was a business analyst and a great person. We both moved on and I hadn't heard of her again until I stumbled upon her online. Wouldn't you know it, she and her husband, Michael ...
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For Aliza Sherman, Entrepreneurship Began Staring at the Barrel of a Gun
Aliza Sherman is one of the true pioneers of Web marketing and journalism. She launched one of the very first Internet services companies, Cybergrrl, Inc., in the 1990s, and founded Webgrrls International, the first women's Internet networking group that grew to over 100 chapters worldwide i...
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In 17 Minutes Your Business Will be More Saleable
John Warrillow's book, Built To Sell: Turn Your Business Into One You Can Sell ( Flip Jet Media, 2010) has me thinking hard about my small business -- and if you own a small business (under 100 employees) it will get you thinking, too. Most entrepreneurs are great at doing all the jobs as...
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Web Tool Eases Hiring Process for Small Business One of the biggest headaches for small businesses is hiring good people. Some people are great in interviews but perform miserably. Others are nervous in the interview process but have all the skills to do a great job. Big companies have HR departments that are equipped to sort through the hiring q...
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Bill Gates no longer world's richest man Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on Earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of world billionaires.
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Taxpayer watchdog doles out waste awards Mailouts from MPs, exorbitant Nova Scotia MLA expenses and a Toronto homeless audit are all cited at a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony meant to highlight questionable government spending.
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Agrium suffers setback in bid for CF Calgary-based fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. suffered a setback in its $5.5 billion US bid for rival CF Industries Holdings Inc. on Wednesday.
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Ten years ago this week, the Nasdaq composite index topped 5,000, a level it hasn't reached since as the dot-com bubble burst and investors lost billions.
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Companies spend $167M in Alberta land sale Energy companies paid $167.5 million Wednesday for oil and gas exploration rights in Alberta, the fourth highest total in the province's history, in part in anticipation that the province plans to reduce its royalty take.
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Loonie at par by summer: economists Interest rate increases will drive the Canadian dollar back up to parity with its U.S. counterpart by this summer, economists say.
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Stimulus saves 70,000 Ontario jobs, says study The billions of dollars that the federal and Ontario governments have pumped into infrastructure spending saved 70,000 jobs in Ontario last year, research by the Conference Board of Canada concludes.
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Vale Inco strikers urged to reject offer Strikers at two Vale Inco operations in Ontario will vote to reject the company's latest offer, predicts an official with their union, the United Steelworkers.
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B.C. surf town could ban fast-food outlets A Tofino councillor wants to ban fast food franchises and retail chains from the West Coast surf town in order to preserve its uniquely laid back character.
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Toronto Sun - Money
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Wednesday's market report after the close
Rising commodity and telecom stocks helped push the Toronto stock market higher.
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Loonie to fly above parity by summer: CIBC
The loonie is likely to rise above parity with the U.S. dollar by the summer as higher interest rates, demand for commodities and the perception of Canada as financially solid push up the currency, CIBC World Markets said in a report.
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Quebecor Q4 profit jumps 47% driven by telecoms
Quebecor Inc. returned to profit in the fourth quarter driven by growth in its telecoms business and as cost cuts boosted results at its media division.
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U.S. officials probe Prius crash in NYC suburb
The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.
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The Bank of Canada is continuing to make changes in its upper ranks.
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CIBC, whose first-quarter profit quadrupled, said it will open or expand 20 more branches in the latest stage of a plan to improve its network across the country.
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Goldman Sachs appeals Shaw-CanWest deal
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has asked an Ontario appeals court judge to overturn a ruling allowing cable operator Shaw Communications to buy the broadcast business of CanWest Global Communications.
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Liberalize postal service, reform EI: OECD
Canada must enhance competitiveness, especially in telecoms and postal services, as well as reform E.I. to make it a post-recession global economy, the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation said in a report released Wednesday.
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Girls want to be CEOs, principals, doctors: survey
Young Canadian girls have big dreams for their careers.
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CANOE Money
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Spec, Record sweep '09 Ontario Newspaper Award nominations with 15 nods each
HAMILTON, Ont. - The Waterloo Region Record leads the pack of finalists for the 2009 Ontario Newspaper Awards with 16 nominations.
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Goldman Sachs prepares legal battle in fight for Canwest's broadcasting assets
TORONTO - Goldman Sachs is sharpening its sword for a potential legal battle with Canwest Global Communications over the future of its broadcasting assets with one observer suggesting the investment firm has the clout to kill the sale of the business to Shaw Communications Inc.
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Goldman Sachs prepares legal battle in fight for Canwest's broadcasting assets
TORONTO - Goldman Sachs is sharpening its sword for a potential legal battle with Canwest Global Communications over the future of its broadcasting assets with one observer suggesting the investment firm has the clout to kill the sale of the business to Shaw Communications Inc.
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Miners push TSX up; U.S. stocks rise after inventories fall but sales gain
TORONTO - Rising telecom and mining stocks helped push the Toronto stock market higher Wednesday, with the S&P/TSX composite index gaining 42.35 points to 11,961.06.
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Quebecor says it won't rush to market with its new wireless business
MONTREAL - The head of Quebecor Inc.'s cable TV and cellphone division said Wednesday the company won't rush to market with its wireless service, especially after seeing the struggles of some recent new entrants into the Canadian cellphone arena.
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Quebecor says it won't rush to market with its new wireless business
MONTREAL - The head of Quebecor Inc.'s cable TV and cellphone division said Wednesday the company won't rush to market with its wireless service, especially after seeing the struggles of some recent new entrants into the Canadian cellphone arena.
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Where to invest in the flight to quality? The FTSE 100 has surged 60%, since hitting a recent low a year ago. But with investors nervous, how can they combine returns and caution?
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Divorced: Can I have pension backdated? I divorced after 47 years of marriage in 2007 but only got round to notifying the pension office last year. Can they backdate my pension for two years?
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Royal Mail won't pay for son's lost phone I sent my son's mobile phone for repair in October using Royal Mail Special Delivery, costing £5.50. It never arrived but Royal Mail won't pay out
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Does Easter shorten the Isa deadline? I've just realised the new tax year falls just after Easter this year. Do I have to apply for my Isa by April 1, or will the deadline be extended
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In the world of communications, where the idea seems to be to make it as difficult as possible for your customers to communicate, BT is king
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How to complain about phone companies Britain's internet and phone companies show a shameful disregard for their customers - leaving 4.1m people unhappy with their service every year
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Savers are being offered new, top-paying cash isas as the end of the tax year on April 5 approaches
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Should you invest in BRICs funds? Emerging markets are in danger of overheating, potentially leaving millions of investors' savings at risk, experts warn
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How would shares fare in a hung Parliament? With the General Election looming we ask our panel of experts what may happen to share prices if there is a hung Parliament
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Energy firm npower today became the fourth major UK provider to cut gas prices
as it announced a reduction of up to 7% in standard bills.
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Surviving the death of a breadwinner
These may be modern times, but millions of families are still relying on a
sole breadwinner to keep their finances afloat.
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The more the merrier – and it can save money on days out
Strength in numbers is the theory behind a new website, Group- ola.com. It says it harnesses the power of collective buying to give its users the best possible deal on a range of leisure treats.
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Don't get left in the broadband slow lane
As far as home broadband is concerned, the UK is racing to catch up with other leading economies in Europe and the Far East. For years, Briton has lagged behind, offering users speeds which would not pass muster in other developed countries. But the Government has made increasing sp...
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Tesco expands into estate agency business with online service
Tesco has taken the first tentative steps into the estate agency market. The supermarket giant will offer customers the chance to employ estate agents Spicerhaart for £999 to help them to sell their homes.
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Julian Knight: Don't panic. Take these 'shock' house price statistics with a large pinch of salt
There are lies, damned lies and house price statistics.
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Consumer rights: Bogus tenant is making life a misery
A few months ago we rented out a house through a letting agent. He found us
a tenant and assured us that all the necessary checks had been done into her
credit worthiness. But things didn't work out: she didn't pay the rent and
we're fairly sure she's broken the agreement by subletting r...
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Consuming Issues: Anyone for laser-guided scissors?
Years ago a small supplement would tumble from national newspaper magazines offering a diverse range of time-saving and futuristic gadgets which were distinguished by their pointlessness. Could there really be a market for bath ladders for spiders or heated eyelash curlers? Apparently not, given t...
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Mark Dampier: Equity income funds must be canny
I have highlighted several UK equity income funds in my column over recent months. It is a sector I have always liked, partly because it is home to some very experienced managers and partly because it has served investors well over the longer-term. Sadly, some dismiss it as too boring and are inst...
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MGM Advantage income annuity product get five stars An MGM Advantage income annuity deal has been awarded five stars by Moneyfacts due to the product's simplicity, low charges and income flexibility, making it the first company to receive the honour.
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Barclays Wealth DRP gives 'competitive return' A Barclays Wealth defined return plan (DRP) which will offer an investment capital at full maturity has been re-issued.
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HSBC accounts 'reunited with customers' HSBC accounts that have been lost or forgotten have been reacquainted with customers, amounting to £10.4 million, it has been announced.
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SAGA pet insurance is a 'vital' budgeting tool Pet insurance plans help to remedy the unforeseen costs accrued as inflation rises, it has been suggested.
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Energy supplier npower cuts gas price Gas supplier npower is to reduce its prices by seven per cent, making it the fourth provider in the Big Six to cut its customers' bills.
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Barclays contactless card is 'the future' Barclays has launched a new debit card which caters for the day-to-day needs of small to medium businesses and has been lauded as the future for all purchases.
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Energy Bill payers 'could save by comparing the market' Energy bill payers could make "substantial savings" if they used the internet to compare different price cuts, it has been suggested.
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Consumers feel more confident, says GfK There has been an increase in consumer confidence in recent months, it has been suggested.
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Virgin current account is an innovation, says expert The Virgin current account which charges upfront costs to ensure customers understand their monthly charges and rates has been called an innovation by one specialist.
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These dogs are fashion victims | Zoe Williams For a well-adjusted pet, status dogs who hang out with teenagers beat nutty, Saturday-only labradors hands down Right, conjure a picture of an open-jawed rottweiler, and we can begin: Alan Johnson (who has twice been bitten by a dog) this week unveiled plans to target dog-owners . Proposals in...
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Elgar's removal from the £20 note is a muscial loss to my wallet So a score will no longer bear the composer's face. Adam Smith is no substitute - so how about Sid Vicious? Poor old Elgar. If it's not enough that Schoenberg has been discovered using his tunes as counterpoint exercises , his fizzer is about to be removed from the face of the £20 note , and ...
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Technological advances may change the way we work, but will they affect our attitudes to working, asks Graham Snowdon How will the world of work have changed by 2020? That was the question I and other attendees were invited to consider at a panel discussion organised by City University's Centr...
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Our pick of homes for sale includes a Tudor manor and a Canadian kit house
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Disappearing acts: Stonemasonry Stonemason Mark Cutler works at CWO in Chichester. He talks about this patient craft and the eventual need to 'just commit' Jon Henley
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Northern Rock: more than 4% of mortgage customers are in arrears Despite the losses – down to £257m from £1.3bn a year ago – Northern Rock is paying out £15m in bonuses to its staff but chief executive will waive his More than 22,500 Northern Rock customers – over 4% – have missed monthly mortgage payments, the nationalised mortgage lender admitted today a...
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The Business podcast: Lord Myners, a European IMF, and the Red Knights On the latest edition of The Business, Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to Lord Myners about the City minister's attack on the 'lazy and complacent' bankers who, he says, still haven't learned the lessons of the credit crunch. Also in the podcast, Tom Clark and Larry Elliott analyse the pros a...
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Online banking losses rise 14% Number of 'phishing' attacks have risen to 51,000 from just 1,700 five years ago, according to the UK Cards Association The amount of money lost to online banking fraud last year rose by 14%, according to figures released today, despite an overall drop in card fraud losses. Criminals have swit...
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What mortgage can I get on a buy-to-let? Q I am considering buying a second home to rent out as a medium- to long-term investment. I have a £50,000 deposit and do not have a mortgage on my own home. I am looking for a loan of £80,000 for the second property. Am I restricted to buy-to-let mortgages only, or can I utilise other mortgage ...
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Millions face 10% death tax: Middle class hit hardest by Labour plan to fund elderly care  Health Secretary Andy Burnham yesterday said he wanted to see those with bigger houses pay more to provide for the old. |
My 'impatient and strong-willed' character helped Britain avoid a worse recession, claims Brown  The Prime Minister insisted his actions had steered the country through a 'great recession' and helped it avoid sinking into deep depression. |
Do NOT adjust your set: First 3D TVs launched - and they'll be on sale in Britain by end of month  Samsung has unveiled the first sets that will capture the excitement generated by 3D films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. |
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High speed rail link announced amid criticism the Treasury can't afford it  Critics say the £30billion plan is pre-election propaganda by Labour and the Treasury lacks the money to build it. |
FSA sets out its nightmare double-dip slump scenario  Banks must be prepared for a double-dip recession and record unemployment, the country's financial watchdog has warned, in a sign that Britain may not yet be past the worst of the financial crisis. |
Northern Rock in talks over sale of 'good' bank  Nationalised bank Northern Rock revealed that it has held talks with possible buyers of its 'good' bank as it signalled that the worst of its troubles were now in the past. |
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Will ex-ITV boss Allen hit right note at EMI?  Former ITV boss Charles Allen is taking the helm at EMI after the crisis-hit home to the Beatles and Lily Allen (pictured) dumped its chief executive just weeks before make-or-break talks with investors. |
Nish criticises Standard Life bureaucracy  Standard Life's new boss has taken a swipe at his predecessor, saying the insurer is far too bureaucratic and that staff have become frustrated as a result. |
High tax 'killing investment', warns BSkyB boss Darroch  BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has warned the worsening tax environment was making it harder for firms to invest in the future. |
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Insurance Tax Breaks for Self-Employed Individuals (The Tax Guy) How to claim this otherwise hard-to-get health-care deduction.
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Tax Tips: A Tip for Small-Business Owners (Tax Tips) Don't forget about the depreciation write-off on new equipment.
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Bank of America Scraps Debit Overdraft Fees (On the Street) The move was expected after a Fed mandate restricted overdraft policies.
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Stock Picks: AIG Up, EQT Down (Market Movers) AIG up on derivatives clampdown; EQT falls on costly expansion plans.
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StockScope: Some Upbeat News on Jobs (StockScope) Financial stocks are in the headlines, while Palm gets a dose of bad news.
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Financials and Energy Lead ETFs (Daily ETF Wrap-Up) Tight trading range leaves few strong gainers or losers.
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3 Small Caps Insiders Are Buying (Screens) Hough: The brass at these firms is staking its own cash on shares.
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What Professor Pay Cuts Mean for College Students (Education and Your Money) Although tuition is rising, some say salary cuts may cheapen education.
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Bank of America Gets Ahead of New Rules (Market Update) WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: BofA will scrap a fat fee, but will need to make up for lost income.
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Absolute Value and Solving Equations Activity Identifying absolute value is vital to understanding and solving equations. Learn more in a fun activity at HowStuffWorks.
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Combining Signed Numbers for Addition and Subtraction in Equations Combining Signed Numbers for Addition and Subtraction in Equations can be vital to properly solving equations. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.
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Adding and Subtracting Decimals Activity If you're looking for a great way to practice adding and subtracting decimals, check out this adding and subtracting decimals activity at HowStuffWorks.
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions in a Vertical Column Adding and subtracting fractions in a vertical column is simple enough with the proper guide and practice problems. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.
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Follow The Money - What's New?
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Money raised to support or oppose ballot measures climbed to $814 million in 2008--the highest amount since the Institute began collecting data on ballot measures in 2004. Businesses and special interests with a dog in the fight gave $564 million of that, fully 69 percent of the total.
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Institute executive director Ed Bender contributed a key chapter to O'Reilly Media's new book, "Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency and Participation in Practice." Bender makes a case for meeting the spirit of public disclosure laws, and lays out examples of transparency challenges faced at...
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Track White House Visitors' Campaign Contributions Sunlight Labs mechanically matches the names of White House visitors to names in OpenSecrets.org, FollowTheMoney.org, LittleSis.org, Google and Wikipedia. Look up each White House visitor to see if they have given campaign contributions on the national or state level.
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Tutorial: Contributions vs. Independent Expenditures How will the Supreme Court decision (Citizens United v Federal Election Commission) affect campaign finance laws in the 50 states? Use this short, easy-to-follow tutorial to understand the possible ramifications at the state level.
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Abortion Restrictions on 2008 Ballots In 2008, voters in three states rejected measures that would have restricted or banned abortion. The three measures attracted over $20 million in total. California and South Dakota repeated battles that were on the 2006 ballot. Colorado had the nation's first "personhood" amendment on a ballot, offe...
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Testimony of Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock (Executive Summary) On February 2, 2010, Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock testified in front of the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United v. FEC case. In his testimony he used significant data from the National Institute on Money...
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In the 2008-09 fiscal year, California faced the largest state budget shortfall in U.S. history. Part of the deal lawmakers reached to close the gap involved placing six measures on the May 2009 ballot to help address budgeting issues in the future. Sixteen committees raised almost $40 million to fi...
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Judicial Diversity and Money in Politics: AL, GA, IL, NM, NC, OH, PA, WA, WI Women and members of ethnic or racial minorities are underrepresented in a majority of state courts across the nation. To determine if a correlation exists between state-level judicial candidates' electoral success, their ability to raise money, and their ethnicity, race or gender, the National Inst...
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Revised: March 2, 2010: The "Citizens United v FEC" ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has no effect on campaign limits in place at the state and federal levels but may effectively overturn laws in 24 states that ban or restrict corporations from funding advocation for or against state candidates. In ...
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Where have the old Irish Rail trains gone ? What did Irish Rail do with their old rolling...
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Convicted. No car tax, fine paid to avoid jail Dear Board,
I was doing some work on my...
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Socialism. Has it ever worked economically? Socialism, communism, call it what you like.
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Will Rafa & the team be watching the 7-2 Masterclass? A good video for Liverpool to watch in training...
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Was wondering if anyone has used...
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DAA to operate Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0310/daa.html
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cost of private school,anyone know what gonzaga costs? Hi, would anyone know how much it costs to send a...
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Stupid Stimulus Spending: Projects that Piss Us Off You won't believe some of the things our stimulus money is funding!
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Eliminating Frustration by Focusing on Strengths In order to do your best, you must find what you are naturally good at.
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How to Start Your Own Music Recording Studio Interview with David Bennsky of Da Business Productions
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Kindle: A Cheaper & Better Way to Read Books Textbooks, novels, comics, magazines, newspapers... how can you save money on all of these?
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How much do the stars and script makers of reality TV really earn?
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10 Reasons Gen X/Y Will Transform Retail Banking How will the millennials change the way we bank?
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Do you have a product to pitch? These key tips can be the difference between a home run or a strike out.
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Fight High Heating Bills with an Energy Audit Burning money on high heating bills? The first thing you should do to extinguish the waste.
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Get Paid to Open a Bank Account If you're going to open up a bank account, you might as well get paid to do so.
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24 hours left to order an All You subscription for $0.70 per issue!
So many of you got in all the All You magazine subscription deal I posted a few days ago that Campus Fundraiser is having to close it off early due to the overwhelming demand.
However, they promised that they would let everyone who ordered by Thursday evening (March 11, 2010) get in on this spectac...
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Rite Aid: $25 gift card when you transfer a prescription
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Rite Aid: $25 gift card when you transfer a prescription is a po...
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Target: Junior’s Gaucho Pants for $4, free shipping, plus 6% cashback!
Target has Junior’s Gaucho Pants on sale for $10 a pair today only. Plus, they are also on sale Buy One, Get One Free. By using a coupon code and shopping through a cashback site, you can get them for $4 per pair plus free shipping and 6% cashback. Here’s how:
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20-page Large Photo Book for $8.99 shipped from Picaboo
Picaboo is offering a 20-page Classic Photo Book (regularly $39.99!) for the price of shipping to all new customers. Here’s how to get yours:
::Go to Picaboo and enter your email address.
::Design a 20-page Photo Book.
::Use coupon code AFFLGB at checkout and it should take off the price of t...
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$0.40/1 Sargento Cheese printable coupon
Print a coupon for $0.40/1 Sargento Natural Cheese Snacks here. (Thanks, For the Mommas!)
More printable coupons:
$1/1 Kraft Deli Deluxe Cheese
$1/1 Ore-Idea Steam n’ Mash potatoes
$1/1 Morningstar products
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*HOT!* Free full-size bag of All-Natural Snikiddy Snacks
Print a coupon for a free full-size bag of any Snikiddy All-Natural Product. Find a stores that sells these snacks here.
Thanks, Good Deal Mama!
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Kraft First Taste: Possible Free Philadelphia Cream Cheese Minis Are you a member of Kraft First Taste? If so, log in to your account and you might find you have a coupon for a free Philadelphia Cream Cheese Minis! If you don’t have a free coupon, you’ll likely have a coupon for $1/1–which should make for a great deal when paired with a sale.
If...
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Coming Next Week: Grocery Store Deals for every store in the USA–and more! I’m so excited! We’ve been working really hard behind the scenes to make MoneySavingMom.com your go-to source for all things frugal–including the best deals at the grocery stores in your area.
We’re partnering with a number of incredible bloggers around the country and, start...
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BBB Warns Against Deceitful Online Payday Lenders Better Business Bureau is warning cash-strapped families to beware of some online payday lenders that claim they are not beholden to state or federal laws regarding licensing requirements, debt collection practices or caps on interest rates. Read more...
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FTC Amends Free Credit Reports Rule To Help Consumers Steer Clear of ‘Free’ Offers that Cost Money Starting April 1, advertising for "free credit reports" will require new disclosures to help consumers avoid confusing "free" offers - which often require consumers to spend money on credit monitoring or other products or services - with the no-strings-attached credit reports available at AnnualCred...
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Consumers Should Take Action to Maximize Benefits of CARD Act The clock is ticking toward implementation of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, commonly referred to as the CARD Act. On February 22, consumers will have a new set of financial protections in place. However, in order to maximize the provisions of the Act, cons...
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5 Ways to Get a Private Student Loan Students who assume that they'll have legions of lenders vying for their business may have another thing coming this fall. According to the student finance Web site FinAid.org, since August of 2007, some 200 lenders have exited or suspended their student loan programs, significantly raising the comp...
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To Do's This Winter: Be Safe, Be Healthy, Save Money This winter seems to be a particularly cold one for a lot of the country, and you might feel like just wrapping yourself in a blanket and going into hibernation. Before you do, here are a few tips from the Federal Citizen Information Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Publi...
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Free Tax Help Available Nationwide Nearly 12,000 free tax preparation sites will be open nationwide this year as the Internal Revenue Service continues to expand its partnerships with nonprofit and community organizations performing vital tax preparation services for low-income and elderly taxpayers. The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assi...
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FHA to Provide Early Relief to Struggling Homeowners Homeowners with FHA-insured mortgage loans who are experiencing financial hardship are now eligible for loss mitigation assistance before they fall behind on their mortgage payments. Previously, these homeowners were not eligible for such assistance until after they had missed payments. Read more...
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Haiti Relief Update: Deduct Donations on Your 2009 Tax Return As if the photos and videos of earthquake-torn Haiti weren't enough incentive to donate generously to relief efforts, the U.S. Congress is offering Americans another one: A tax deduction on their 2009 returns. The Senate approved a bill passed yesterday in the House that would allow taxpayers to ded...
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Federal Reserve Approves Final Rules to Protect Credit Card users From a Number of Costly Practices The Federal Reserve Board approved a final rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to protect consumers who use credit cards from a number of costly practices. Credit card issuers must comply with most aspects of the rule beginning on February 22. This rule marks an important milestone in the ...
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