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02/22/2012 11:55 AM
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Housing perks up, but prices are still falling
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 Though the pace of home sales picked up last month as the economy and job market improved, home prices have yet to show any meaningful turnaround.
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02/22/2012 02:08 PM
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Stocks end lower on concerns over Europe
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U.S. stocks closed Wednesday lower, with the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-old high after weak data on European business activity raised concerns about a recession in the euro zone.
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02/22/2012 02:11 PM
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Consumer watchdog to look into overdraft fees
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Of all the bank fees that customers love to hate, overdraft charges on checking accounts have to be near the top. The government's new consumer protection agency appears to agree.
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02/22/2012 10:47 AM
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Management lessons to learn from 'Star Wars'
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 Let’s take a look at five of the Empire’s biggest mistakes and see how you can avoid them in your own organization.
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02/22/2012 01:09 PM
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Facebook profiles predict job success
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If you think just keeping your Facebook page free of drunken photos will help you land a job, think again. Facebook facts that make you look worldly and popular may say more about you to a hiring manager than anything else.
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02/22/2012 05:37 AM
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Student loans are a ticking 'debt bomb'
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It’s a vicious cycle. Many families in this country cannot afford the skyrocketing cost of higher education without student loans. But many graduates can't find a job to pay off the loans.
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02/22/2012 08:03 AM
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Workers can't sit out of office politics game
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Managers don’t want to engage in it and employees hate it. Unfortunately, office politics can’t be avoided. The good thing is, many workers realize engaging in office politics on some level is an important part of getting ahead.
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02/22/2012 11:27 AM
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Longer lives equal more anxiety for affluent
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If you knew you would be around to blow out the candles at your 100th birthday party, would that change how you manage your money today?
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02/22/2012 09:51 AM
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Working-mommy myth: They're unhappy
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There’s a dirty little secret working mothers have been keeping: They’re happy. A new study found that nearly eight out of ten employed mothers are enjoying being a working parent.
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02/22/2012 08:21 AM
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Home sales jump to fastest pace in 2 years
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 Sales of previously owned homes surged in January to the fastest pace since May 2010 in another sign that the housing market is slowly making some headway against its longest dip since the Great Depression.
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02/22/2012 09:40 AM
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Rock-a-bye cheaply -- the best cribs for under $200
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 By Kara Reinhardt, Cheapism.com Celebrity watchers crave even the slightest bit of news on the baby girl born last month to music moguls Beyonce and Jay-Z. No detail is too small, down to reports that she sleeps in an ultramodern Lucite crib with a $3,500 price tag.
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02/22/2012 12:40 PM
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Microsoft to Google: Please don't kill Web video
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Microsoft has made a complaint to the Europe’s competition regulator against Motorola Mobility and Google, accusing them of breaking competition rules and potentially blocking Web videos.
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02/22/2012 09:45 AM
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One-armed man sues Starbucks for not hiring him
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A man who was born with half a left arm is suing Starbucks for failing to hire him as a barista. The suit claims that he was capable of doing the job but was never given a chance to fully explain his capabilities or possible accommodation as required under state law
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02/22/2012 07:49 AM
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Honda recalling 46,000 vans to fix rear doors
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Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans in the U.S. because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, and have on at least two occasions.
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02/22/2012 09:35 AM
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Space on the mantel: Homes of Oscar nominees
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 The movers and shakers of the movie-making industry have checked off most of the red-carpet events this awards' season: Critics' Choice Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Golden Globes. Next up? The granddaddy of 'em all: The Academy Awards.
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02/22/2012 05:33 AM
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Battery car start-ups race to prove critics wrong
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Fisker Automotive and Tesla Automotive have run into speedbumps on the road to producing a viable battery car. But they aren't giving up.
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02/22/2012 10:35 AM
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John Schoen offers tips on housing, rates
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 TODAY Money expert and msnbc.com senior writer John Schoen joined us for a live web chat Wednesday to talk about the housing market.
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02/22/2012 06:16 AM
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Bank overdraft fees targeted in federal probe
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The new U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing a crackdown on checking account overdraft fees charged by banks, saying the charges can "inflict serious economic harm" on consumers.
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02/22/2012 08:59 AM
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Pay cut for AT&T CEO after failed T-Mobile deal
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 AT&T’s failed attempt to take over rival T-Mobile USA cost the company a whopping $4.2 billion in break-up fees and other charges. It cost its CEO $2 million.
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02/21/2012 11:04 AM
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One in four would get soaked by a rainy day
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Survey finds that 25 percent of Americans have more credit card debt than they have in emergency savings, and that spells trouble if an emergency situation actually hits.
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