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BAILOUT: Treasury, UAW health care trust will sell 50 million shares of GM stock at a $10 BILLION loss

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The Treasury sold nearly 20 percent of its remaining shares in General Motors in the first three months of the year, the Detroit ...

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Great Recession took its toll: Americans missing their wealth

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While the United States economy is on the upswing, with all-time highs on Wall Street and home prices, for many Americans, it's a ...

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Mom making more than dad in one in four U.S. homes

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On the surface, it appears to be good news: Mothers are making more than fathers in one out of four U.S. households. According to the ...

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Web developer: Earn $60,000 a year - without college degree or debt

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It looks like computer nerds are having the last laugh - on all of us. Make $30 an hour, no bachelor's degree required - as a web ...

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China, India, Brazil could dominate global investment by 2030

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A major global shift in the next 15 or more years will result in the developing world controlling roughly half of the world's ...

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Unemployment in U.S. comes roaring back - in a big way

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For the week ending May 11, the number of American applying for unemployment benefits rose sharply, too soon after hitting a five-year ...

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Criminally unfair? Why disgraced Enron CEO Skilling could see freedom sooner than you think

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He cost stakeholders more than $60 billion dollars, and now his prison sentence will soon be reduced. Former Enron CEO Jeffrey ...

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. hits first quarter record profit at 51 percent

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Could the recession here in the U.S. finally be over? Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. hit a new record as first-quarter ...

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Does shift to mobile mean Facebook's salad days are done? Not at all

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The most wonderful invention in the world will only appeal to a certain amount of people. Once everyone in the world for which the ...

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China and Japan now hold record amounts of Obama debt

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Foreign investors now hold a record amount of U.S. securities and the amount continues to skyrocket. China and Japan lead the way.

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U.S. annual growth rate slowest since 1929, start of Great Depression

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In an age of uncertainty, the Bespoke Investment Group has no illusion about the U.S. economy: This is also the worst economy in 83 ...

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Prosperity gap between races in U.S. widened during recession

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An unfortunate fact of American life is the economic disparity found amongst the races here. Whites always tend to do financially ...

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Why should Americans play the banking game when the rules are so unfair?

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In the court of public opinion, banks have been losing badly. Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, their billion dollar, ...

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Here's what's wrong with the Koch brothers buying the Tribune

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America is an illusion of democracy because money rules all. Political causes are successful only if they secure major funding. ...

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Price of gold, stock market takes tumble with fears of Chinese economy slowdown

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After a period of robust growth, China's economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the first three months of the year. The slowdown ...

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Foreclosure rates now reaching pre-meltdown levels

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After years of disruption and many families losing their homes, it appears that things are finally getting back to normal in the U.S. ...

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Worried states consider gold and silver exchanges to protect from Fed policy

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A dozen states are considering bills that would once again authorize the use of gold and silver coins as legal tender. The move comes ...

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Seven U.S. states without income tax - may have other taxes

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The good news: there are seven U.S. states with no income tax. The bad news: These seven states raise funds in myriad other ways, such ...

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Disappointing U.S. job growth reported in March

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It was a major disappointment after a strong February. The United States reported a softer-than-predicted job growth for the month of ...

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Attacks on bank web sites increase: 249 hours offline in past six weeks

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The chart above shows the availability of major U.S. bank In an alarming demonstration of growing cyber-attacks on the world stage, ...

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Kim Kardashian vs. Bankruptcy

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As the nation fawns over Kim Kardashian's latest apparel and her baby, a judge has cleared the way for Stockton to proceed with ...

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Fannie Mae enjoys biggest year - ever

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U.S. mortgage giant Fannie Mae earned $17.2 billion last year, the biggest annual profit in the company's history. Credit is ...

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Could the world's entire gold supply be melted into cube, 67 feet on all sides?

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Gold among the most precious of all metal is reliant on its scarcity for value. Unlike copper, iron, and zinc, all common metals, gold ...

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Happy days are here again? State surpluses could translate into growth

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In many states, revenues are rising more rapidly than spending. As a result, deficits are evaporating in state capitals and governors ...

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California drowning in sea of red ink: $127.2 billion deficit

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According to State Auditor Elaine Howle and the Bureau of State Audits, if the state of California were a business, it would be a ...

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WAKE UP! China positioning itself for financial conquest

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There's more concern that China could be making a move to displace the dollar as the world's reserve currency. Tuesday, the ...

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Tesla Motors expected to announce first profit

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In an announcement that may give credence to the economic viability of the electric car, Tesla Motors is set to report its first ...

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Catholic Online enjoying best year on record

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Catholic Online is reporting a major increase in traffic for the month of March including a substantial rise in the number of unique ...

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