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Wall Street preps for jobs report

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:08:53 EST

U.S. stocks were set for a cautiously higher open Friday, as investors awaited the release of the government's monthly jobs report.

Best time to get a job

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:38:17 EST

Putting your job hunt on the back burner until after New Year's? That could be a big mistake, according to some hiring managers.

Estate tax: Cancel the death knell

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:18:37 EST

Next year was supposed to be a great year for you to die. Not great for you, of course, but for your heirs who would inherit your wealth completely tax free.

In real estate, nesting is the new flipping

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:55:17 EST

If flippers were the poster children of the real estate boom, then nesters are becoming the icons of the new housing market.

Taxes, taxes everywhere

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:25:32 EST

Speeders doing more than 85 miles per hour in Georgia will soon pay an additional $200 in fines. Racehorse owners in New York now must fork over $10 to enter their steeds in events. And Massachusetts started charging a 5% tax on broadcast satellite service.

Why Wells Fargo hasn't paid U.S. back

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:54:28 EST

The Wells Fargo stagecoach doesn't look ready to roll out of TARP town just yet.

In uranium we trust

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:04:04 EST

With just one more permit from the State of Colorado, Energy Fuels Resources Corporation founder and CEO George Glasier can break ground for the first new U.S. uranium mill since the Cold War.

GE's slimmer, trimmer future

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:57:30 EST

General Electric -- the last of the giant diversified conglomerates -- has adopted a strategy that was once unthinkable: narrowing its focus. It's a risky move for a company that had counted on its diversity as a hedging tool. But it's also one that may pay off in spades.

BofA prices offering for bailout payback

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:56:16 EST

Bank of America said it has priced its stock offering which it plans to use to pay back the government's bailout money.

Black Friday fails to boost stores

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:09:16 EST

Retailers placed a lot of hope on the Thanksgiving weekend gift buying this year, but merchants failed to get the big sales boost they were seeking.

Financial planners fight Madoff taint

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:49:55 EST

Bernard Madoff's investors aren't the only ones suffering through the aftershocks of his epic fraud. A cloud of suspicion hangs over the financial planning industry, forcing even longtime veterans adjust their business practices and reassure skittish clients.

Why Main Street isn't hiring

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:17:52 EST

With unemployment at its highest rate in a generation, Washington's policymakers are zooming in this week on a thorny part of the problem: Starved for credit and sales, small companies aren't hiring.

Obama to business: We need jobs

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:31:24 EST

President Obama called on business leaders Thursday to help the administration kickstart hiring as policymakers contend with rising unemployment that's weighing down the economy.

El Centro, Calif., maintains 30% jobless rate

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:37:26 EST

El Centro, Calif., held its position of having the highest unemployment rate among the nation's metropolitan areas, with the jobless rate at 30%, according to government figures released Wednesday.

Google limits free news access

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:41:18 EST

Google announced a new policy Wednesday that allows news publishers to limit the amount of subscription content that Internet users can access for free from Google News.

Turnover trouble hits Obama Inc.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:34:06 EST

The captains of bailed-out companies can't seem to stop bailing out.

Santa's wish list: Flu shot & hand sanitizer

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:52:02 EST

Santa Claus is a marked man.

Jobless claims slide to near 15-month low

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:37:23 EST

The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance fell last week to a nearly 15-month low, according to a government report released Wednesday.