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- Stocks close slightly higher on jobless data
Stocks posted a modest gain after the Labor Department said the unemployment rate topped 10 percent in October for the first time since 1983, but also that the pace of job losses slowed.
- Easing job losses point to wobbly recovery
The economy is still shedding jobs, but at a much slower pace than earlier this year, the government reported. That bolsters the view that the economy is making a slow but steady recovery.
- Unemployment rate rises above 10 percent
The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher.
- When unemployment last topped 10 percent
The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, "The A-Team" was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release "Thriller."
- Could health care reform lead to hidden taxes?
To pay for the near trillion-dollar health-care system overhaul, many outside the White House believe the middle class will not be spared when it comes to hidden taxes.
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- Yacht broker gets 2 months prison in UBS case
A Florida yacht broker who admitted filing a false U.S. tax return and concealing millions of dollars in a secret account at Swiss bank UBS AG was sentenced to two months in prison.
- You’ve seen the TV ads. So what’s Ally Bank?
Ally Bank's advertising tactics have drawn in customers, but they've also irked rivals and gotten the attention of regulators. And here's why.
- Homebuilders hunting for land again
The housing bust left homebuilders with plenty of red ink on their books. But now they are on the hunt again, vying for choice parcels where prices are cheap.
- Fannie Mae getting into home rental business
Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday.
- Rates on 30-year loans fall below 5 percent
Rates for 30-year home loans dipped below 5 percent this week after rising for three straight weeks.
- Calculating the best and worst rental markets
Relocating? Then you're probably worried about whether you should rent in your new hometown or buy while prices are down.
- Best of both worlds? Combined pension/401k
An alternative retirement plan may become available in January offers a guaranteed pension-like retirement benefit alongside a 401(k).
- Amid panic, uncertainty, they retired anyway
It took guts and good planning to decide to retire in the middle of the deepest recession in decades.
- Easing job losses point to wobbly recovery
The economy is still shedding jobs, but at a much slower pace than earlier this year, the government reported. That bolsters the view that the economy is making a slow but steady recovery.
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- Best of both worlds? Combined pension/401k
An alternative retirement plan may become available in January offers a guaranteed pension-like retirement benefit alongside a 401(k).
- Amid panic, uncertainty, they retired anyway
It took guts and good planning to decide to retire in the middle of the deepest recession in decades.
- Easing job losses point to wobbly recovery
The economy is still shedding jobs, but at a much slower pace than earlier this year, the government reported. That bolsters the view that the economy is making a slow but steady recovery.
- You can handle debt issues better than agencies
Reduce your debt by 60 percent! Stop collection calls! Be debt free in 12 months!
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