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Please don't tax Coke! Or Pepsi, for that matter!

Posted by AmyVernon 189 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: ko tax pep
As a Coca-Cola shareholder, I was quite unnerved by recent talk centering on the issue of a soda tax. I'm sure PepsiCo shareholders were likewise fr[...] read more »
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Too Good to Be True - Arvedlund's In-Depth Look at Madoff

Posted by AmyVernon 199 days ago (http://www.luxist.com)
Category: Business | Tags: book madoff
The book has no mercy on Madoff -- there is no point at which we are expected to believe in him. It simply relays the facts like an obituary; one whi[...] read more »
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Sears and Kmart spin a golden oldie and bring back the Christmas Club

Posted by AmyVernon 213 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: sears shld kmart
You remember Christmas Clubs: the passbook accounts you used to have in your local bank to save for the holidays...when you had a local bank, that is[...] read more »
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Does the U.S. have enough money to solve its problems?

Posted by AmyVernon 214 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy
Let's set the record straight: the United States has today roughly $50-60 trillion in wealth and investment capital, depending on how one measures e[...] read more »
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Consumer bankruptcies set to surge

Posted by AmyVernon 219 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bankruptcy economy
Consumer bankruptcies have already spiked more than 30% this year, and it looks like the trend shows no signs of flagging. The American Bankruptcy In[...] read more »
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Easy ways to make money fast: Sperm donation?

Posted by AmyVernon 220 days ago (http://www.walletpop.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: college finance
As college students get ready for a new year, there's a lot more to worry about than Shakespeare and molecular biology. In this recession, a tight j[...] read more »
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The Lofts At Cherokee Studios: Has Elvis Really Left the Building?

Posted by AmyVernon 223 days ago (http://www.luxist.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: music real estate lofts studios
The hallowed ground of the old Cherokee recording studios in Hollywood is being converted into 12 work-live lofts, including some equipped as music s[...] read more »
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A little-discussed benefit of health care reform: Employee mobility - BloggingStocks

Posted by AmyVernon 228 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: career health care employees mobility
One benefit of universal health care that has been overlooked? A better match between employee and position, and enhanced job mobility. read more »
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Microsoft: Not such a fun place to work anymore

Posted by AmyVernon 232 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Business | Tags: microsoft msft
The goal of CFO Chris Liddell is to save billions in costs to compensate for much slower revenue growth and adjust to a 5-year market outlook that's[...] read more »
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Behind the scenes on Amazon's deal for Zappos.com

Posted by AmyVernon 233 days ago, popular 233 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Business | Tags: amazon amzn zappos
Because of the size of the deal, Amazon.com had to file a regulatory document called an S-4 form. While there is lots of legal and technical mumbo-ju[...] read more »
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Apple CFO: 'We can't make enough iPhone 3Gs to meet demand'

Posted by AmyVernon 240 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: aapl apple iphone
Apple blew through analyst estimates, set record sales numbers for the quarter for Macs, and sold so many iPhone 3Gs units that factories on overdriv[...] read more »
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Art Auction Advances With Christie's iPhone Bidding App

Posted by AmyVernon 243 days ago, popular 242 days ago (http://www.luxist.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: auctions
Christie's hopes that the bidding application will attract new money bidders to the auction house, ideally to pick up some of the lots that aren't [...] read more »
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Sprint outsources entire network to Ericsson

Posted by AmyVernon 248 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Business | Tags: cell phone outsource sprint ericsson
Sprint Nextel has taken the next step to cut costs by sending the management of its nationwide wireless network to Sweden's Ericsson. The deal -- va[...] read more »
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Secular bear market could last into 2010, maybe through 2020

Posted by AmyVernon 248 days ago (http://www.dailyfinance.com)
Category: Economy
Investors whose retirement nest eggs have taken a beating during the last two recessions shouldn't count on markets bouncing back any time soon. As [...] read more »
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Nike should capitalize on Crawford's dunk on Lebron

Posted by AmyVernon 251 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Business | Tags: advertising basketball nike
Think of the possibilities here. The program you are watching goes to commercial where you see black-and-white footage of Jordan Crawford breaking to[...] read more »
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