It was lending institutions and mortgage originators that got us into this credit mess, but it is consumers and taxpayers who will shoulder most of the costs.
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As the economy deteriorates, the calls grow louder for government intervention. Is it time to reconsider Milton Friedman?s legacy?
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When most people think of construction jobs, they do not usually think of people operating computers to ensure that materials and workers will be at the construction sites when they are needed.
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General Electric reported a quarterly earnings decline on Friday and the stock market shuddered, closing with substantial weekly losses in all the major indexes.
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Teaching helped me get organized for business: writing lesson plans each day taught me to plan, and I also developed communication skills.
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PEOPLE who are about to shed personal belongings, by necessity or choice, may find the task overwhelming and emotionally painful. Now they don?t have to go it alone, thanks to an emerging group of workers called ?downsizing specialists.?.
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The timing for the Treasure secretary?s proposal to fix the regulation of markets could not have been more ill advised.
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When the Mark Hotel reopens later this year after an extensive renovation, rooms will start at around $1,000 a night. Don?t expect to get a discount.
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While ordinary citizens cherish the right to shield their personal financial records from public view, presidential candidates are expected to make disclosures.
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Fuel prices and dividends are usually big drivers of the share prices of utilities. Now there is a new variable to consider: how much carbon their power plants emit.
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While few people relish 200-point single-day stock market declines like Friday?s, rocky periods serve some useful purposes for long-term investors.
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For decades, Silicon Valley has been defined by the tension between the technologist?s urge to share information and the industrialist?s incentive to profit.
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Polaroid wants to conjure up those golden analog days of vast sales and instant gratification ? this time with images captured by digital cameras and camera phones.
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Two months ago ? when the cash-out window of the $330 billion auction-rate securities market slammed shut ? warning signs flashed across the radar screens of investors.
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Although Roxanne Quimby, co-founder of Burt?s Bees, continues to find the life of an entrepreneur appealing, she is disenchanted with her responsibilities as a landlord.
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