02/08/2010 06:26 PM
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The 401(k) match is back!
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Employees who took a hit on their savings last year might finally be in for some welcome news: Companies are stepping up efforts to help them save more for retirement.
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02/08/2010 06:41 PM
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Toyota to announce Prius recall
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Toyota will announce a global recall of its 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles, a source with knowledge of the plans told CNN.
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02/08/2010 02:14 PM
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John Thain's turnaround challenge
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Not so long ago, John Thain's legacy was that of the Merrill Lynch CEO who redecorated his office for $1.2 million before selling the dying investment firm to Bank of America in a controversial deal that is now under criminal investigation.
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02/08/2010 04:15 PM
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Super Bowl ad breaks Google's TV silence
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If you watched the Super Bowl Sunday night, you saw at least two unprecedented events: The New Orleans Saints won their first championship, and Google ran an ad for its search engine on television.
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02/08/2010 03:41 PM
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Dodge's new tough-guy color: Furious Fuchsia
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Furious Fuchsia, a pair of words not often seen together, is the name of a new special edition Dodge Challenger muscle car.
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02/08/2010 01:59 PM
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Money pit: When a cheap foreclosure costs much more
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Dusan Tatomirovic found a steal when he bought a foreclosed condo just north of Monterey, Calif., last April for $130,000.
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02/08/2010 12:45 PM
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Dollar slips against the euro
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The dollar weakened against the euro Monday, but held firm against other major currencies, as concerns about Greece's fiscal health eased slightly.
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02/08/2010 02:09 PM
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After the gold rush
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It hasn't been a good year for the black and gold.
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02/08/2010 11:17 AM
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Treasurys mixed ahead of auctions
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Treasurys were mixed Monday as investors prepare for a weekly offering of U.S. debt, worth $81 billion, amid ongoing concerns about struggling European economies.
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02/08/2010 06:05 PM
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VAT Trap: The inevitable fix for the deficit
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The gigantic deficits the Administration is projecting are appalling, and they provide a chilling look at our future: America is hurtling towards a fiscal trap that is forcing us into the only option we'll have to restore budgetary sanity: A Value-Added Tax.
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02/08/2010 09:50 AM
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Don't be a financial burden on your kids
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Every generation has its challenges. As boomers, one of our biggest is caring for our long-lived parents, providing both physical and sometimes monetary assistance, even as we're putting our children through college and grad school.
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02/08/2010 06:25 PM
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Debt fears drag Dow below 10,000
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The Dow closed below 10,000 Monday for the first time in three months, with financial shares leading the way, as worries about the U.S. economy and European debt weighed on investor sentiment.
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02/08/2010 01:46 PM
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For L3C companies, profit isn't the point
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When organic dairy farmer Vaughn Chase received a letter informing him that processor H. P. Hood would no longer be taking his milk, he feared he'd be forced out of business.
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02/08/2010 03:14 PM
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Oil rebounds on weaker dollar
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Oil prices rose toward $72 a barrel Monday on a weaker dollar, recovering from last week's losses.
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02/08/2010 08:04 AM
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Stocks set for early pullback
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U.S. stocks were headed for a weak start Monday, as investors remain nervous about the debt situation in Europe.
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02/08/2010 05:40 AM
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Former Merrill chief tapped to head CIT
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Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has been tapped to lead struggling lender CIT Group.
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02/08/2010 02:42 PM
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Super Bowl ads: Men without pants
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The ads for this year's Super Bowl ran the gamut from popular TV shows to celebrity cameos to motherly love -- but the oddest and most omnipresent theme was men without pants.
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02/07/2010 07:43 AM
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Markets: Shaky after the slump
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Wall Street avoided a bigger walloping late last week, with sellers finally calling it quits after a nearly 10% plunge in less than three weeks. But the week ahead could be pivotal as investors either jump back in - or retreat even further.
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02/06/2010 04:04 PM
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Prius brake fix near, Toyota tells dealers
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Toyota Motor notified dealers it is prepared to unveil a solution to problems with the brake system of the popular Prius hybrid sedan, as well as a public relations campaign to try to repair its battered image.
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02/08/2010 10:46 AM
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Obama's small business plans: Where they stand
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President Obama has been talking -- a lot -- about what Washington needs to do to help save small businesses. Over the past week, he's introduced a half-dozen different initiatives aimed at unlocking credit, creating jobs and expanding the Small Business Administration's loan programs.
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