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Hired! Take a pay cut...get a job

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:59:03 EDT

Lower pay. Less responsibility. It's a step down, but for some determined workers, it could be a stepping stone to a better career.

Amgen: Big drugs in troubled times

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:18:44 EDT

Can't pay your doctor? Charge it!

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:40:58 EDT

As medical bills pile up, more Americans are paying their doctors with plastic.

Stimulus will kick in this year - Obama

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:46:25 EDT

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Chrysler does U-turn: Dodge Viper stays

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:38:23 EDT

Chrysler Group LLC has reversed course and decided not to sell off its V-10 powered Dodge Viper sports car business. The car will remain in production after this year, the automaker announced Friday.

GM's eBay play

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:16:51 EDT

Fresh out of bankruptcy, the new General Motors hopes to soon start selling its whole line of cars on eBay through a pilot program.

The 10 dumbest iPhone apps

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:20:28 EDT

Apple's iPhone app store has more than 55,000 programs for sale. Some are useful - many are plain stupid. We've picked out some of the dumbest.

Bing vs. Google

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:13:48 EDT

Barbie gets a makeover

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:31:21 EDT

As Barbie celebrates her 50th anniversary, middle age may be her time to shine (again).

Stocks down for 4th straight week

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:46:51 EDT

Blue chips slipped Friday after a profit warning from Chevron dragged on oil stocks, but the Nasdaq managed modest gains for the day at the end of a down week for Wall Street.

Recoup your bear market losses

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:59:27 EDT

The plunge in stock prices has been especially tough on those who recently retired or are on the verge of doing so and who are relying on their 401(k)s for income. But what if you have a bit more time - say, a decade or more of working, saving, and investing?

What's killing banks on Main Street?

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:04:47 EDT

On just about every Friday afternoon, bank regulators announce the latest batch of bank failures...they've shuttered 52 so far this year and the pace could well pick up.

Credit card backlash: 6 new rules

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:39:19 EDT

There's plenty to like about the credit card reforms President Obama signed into law this May.

AIG bonuses: $235 million to go

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:50:09 EDT

AIG is set to pay out more bonus payments next week, but the larger issue is how -- or whether when -- AIG will pay roughly $235 million in bonuses still owed to its crippled financial products division employees.

Good luck cashing those California IOUs

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:23:57 EDT

Californians will have fewer places to redeem IOUs issued by the cash-strapped state after Friday.

Luxe sample sales online

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:42:07 EDT

Online retailer Gilt Groupe's recent infusion of funding has wags from Wall Street to Seventh Avenue speculating about what the luxury site plans to do with the money.

Sprint, Ericsson $5B deal

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:24:12 EDT

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Amazon cuts Kindle price

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:17:37 EDT

Google Chrome, Microsoft killer

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:16:25 EDT

For years, Microsoft has been trying to devise a "Google killer" (Can you say Live? Bing?). On Wednesday, the search engine giant lashed back with its own operating system. Could it be a "Microsoft killer?"

Get an iPhone in 30 minutes

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:38:34 EDT