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The Coming Trade War With China

More commercial disputes as economies disengage.
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Phantom Homes

Hundres of thousands of foreclosed homes are hidden from the market’s eye.
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The World’s Top Eating Contests

With more than 75 events annually in eight countries, Major League Eating has exploded.
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The Undiscovered iPhone

The most interesting things about the latest version are the least hyped.
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New GM almost ready to roll

A new General Motors could emerge from bankruptcy protection next week if a federal judge approves its restructuring plan, as seems likely
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US advertisers act on privacy fears

The US advertising industry moved to try to head off the growing threat of legislative action over so-called behavioural targeting, a form of internet advertising that critics complain could violate the privacy of internet users
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Seven banks were shut down by authorities Thursday, pushing the tally of failed banks for 2009 to 52, more than doubling the failures in 2008.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/kKJ2ZJlSvck” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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SEC to accept comments on proposed changes.
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Cashing In On Coupons

Save big with smart shopping strategies.
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Bond prices turned higher Thursday after June job losses in a government report were much worse than expected, shaking recovery hopes.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_markets/~4/CIDZA14X3RE” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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Dollar rises after jobs data

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Small business lending falls sharply

Despite emergency stimulus measures, small business lending continues to fall. In the just-ended quarter, the Small Business Administration’s flagship program backed 30% fewer loans than it did a year ago, and 55% fewer loans than it did in 2007, before the recession set in.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/9n0WztEII_I” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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Hot Topic CEO Betsy McLaughlin still consults the life plan she made as a college freshman.
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The Missing Black Box

The latest twist in the Air France saga raises the question once again of a black box that transmits data.
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Private equity groups that want to buy troubled banks would have to meet significant capital requirements and promise not to ‘flip’ their investments for at least three years under new proposals by US regulators seeking to attract money into the ailing industry
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Corn: Ripe For The Picking

Higher planted acres are weighing on corn prices, which could mean lower input costs for some industries.
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Phantom Homes

Hundres of thousands of foreclosed homes are hidden from the market’s eye.
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Rising unemployment reinforces their entrepreneurial bent.
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It is one of the touchiest issues in the health care debate: Would a government-run health plan upend the employer-based health insurance system used by 160 million Americans?img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/yIpTzM9wLFI” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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Wall Street slides on jobs report

US stocks took a pounding, with the benchmark SP 500 index turning negative for the year as investors reacted to data showing many more people lost their jobs in June than expected
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Lessons From The Big Scams

Suckers are born every minute, and that’s how Bernie Madoff and other sleazy con artists fool enough people to get filthy rich.
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Jobs data dash recovery hopes

The US economy shed another 467,000 jobs last month, signalling aggressive government stimulus measures are failing to unshackle the labour force from the grips of the recession, official figures showed
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Exelon sets out ‘final’ bid for NRG

Exelon increased its hostile bid for NRG Energy by 12 per cent to about $7.5bn and called the move its ‘best and final offer’
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Shares of Apollo Group have broken their fall and after a little stability could be in for a nice ride up the chart.
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Spanish oil company and two biggest mainland oil groups in talks over possible asset purchases and joint ventures
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