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Argentina's new crop-export tax cleared by Congress' lower house (Market Watch)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:13:00 GMT

Argentina’s legislative lower house on Saturday cleared the government’s imposition of a new tax system for agricultural exports, media reports said.

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Searching for safety amid a slide (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Sam Stovall, the chief investment strategist for Standard & Poor's, said it all when he titled his second-quarter stock market report "A Summary of the Slaughter."

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Perk up: Economy isn't all that bad (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

It's not much of a challenge to get gloomy about the economy. We all know the bad news by now: high gasoline prices, high food prices, falling home prices, weak construction activity, layoffs, the sorry state of the stock market.

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Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida (USA Today)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest ...

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Economic Preview: Energy costs, credit crunch sapping strength (Market Watch)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT

U.S. consumers were glad to take their $600 gift from Uncle Sam, but it didn’t brighten their mood any.

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Sometimes, it really can pay you to complain (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A sk, and you shall receive.

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Seniors' reasons to cheer inflation (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

T hree cheers for inflation, especially this summer.

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In tough times, make your 401(k) a priority (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

R ising gas and food prices and a stock market slump are starting to prompt people to reduce or suspend contributions to their 401(k) retirement plans.

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In bad times, vacation can be first casualty (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Kristen and Michael Nevils are planning a summer vacation to Atlanta with their 14-year-old daughter this year. Staying with Kristen's sister, rather than at a hotel, will save money. But the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., family is trying to decide whether it is more economical to fly or drive, or whether they should take the trip at all.

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Don't send cash to get purported sweepstakes prize (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In a new twist on an old scam, con artists posing as government officials are telling consumers that they have won a sweepstakes prize.

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PEOs can unburden small-business owners (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Nothing good comes easy, and that includes hiring and managing good employees for your small business. That's why many entrepreneurs are turning to professional employer organizations (PEOs) to handle the complex, time-consuming administrative burdens of human resource management.

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You can raise credit scores (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

If you can improve your credit scores, you will probably spend less money, perhaps hundreds or thousands of dollars less each year.

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A lesson on credit cards (Boston Globe)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Recently, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing on the marketing tactics companies use to pitch credit cards to college students. It is not the first time the issue has come up.

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Wall Street's day-to-day sways don't start with investors (Kansas City Star)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:22:00 GMT

I’m repeatedly dismayed by the imprecision of language commonly used in financial reporting to explain the unpredictable, outlandish and sometimes utterly capricious behavior of the stock market.

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Wall Street's day-to-day sways don't start with investors (kansascity.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:22:00 GMT

I’m repeatedly dismayed by the imprecision of language commonly used in financial reporting to explain the unpredictable, outlandish and sometimes utterly capricious behavior of the stock market.

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Ask the Fool | What's the S&P 500? (Seattle Times)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:40:53 GMT

The U.S. stock market encompasses thousands of companies, but those in the S&P 500 make up more than 75 percent of the market's value.

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Is The Dow Close To Putting In A Bottom? (Kevin's Market Blog)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:16:00 GMT

Over the past couple of months the stock market has been selling off rather sharply with the Dow Jones Industrials leading the way down. I've been fortunate to be short DIA and several other dow related stocks for most of the decline but now I think we may see stocks bottom. Above is a weekly chart of DIA and below that is DIA's volume with a bollinger band applied to the volume. In the bottom

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GE, Partners Close to Weather Channel Purchase: Report (The Street)

twocents@thestreet.com (TSC Staff) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:10:00 GMT

GE and financial partners Blackstone and Bain Capital will likely pay $3.5 billion for the Weather Channel, according to The Wall Street Journal .

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Fundamentally: A Bear Market, Mauling Not Included (New York Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:23:41 GMT

While you’re probably not happy with the returns of your portfolio right now, if you have been a conservative, diversified investor, you may well be doing better than the overall stock market.

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Gas prices at record high, holiday travel down (Market Watch)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:07:00 GMT

As gas prices hit a new high Saturday, Americans were seen cutting back on travel over the holiday weekend.

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