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Treasury Secretary to Congress: U.S. to Hit Debt Ceiling in October
Come mid-October, the U.S. government will no longer be legally allowed to issue more debt, according to a letter written by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to Congressional leaders earlier today. That’s when the Treasury will …
Facebook Tops $100 Billion
The stock is at its highest level since its disappointing IPO over a year ago
Survey: The 5 Biggest Retirement Saving Mistakes
Americans make a lot of mistakes preparing for retirement. Here are the top five, according to one expert source.
Nobelist on America’s Missing Economic Mojo — and How To Get It Back
Economist Edmund Phelps has spent most of his career investigating the conditions of economic growth. It is a worthy topic of a life’s focus, given that an increase in growth from the current level of about 2% to 4% would solve …
NFL Fans to Owners: Stop Forcing Us to Pay Full Price for Meaningless Preseason Games
In most businesses, it’s smart to cater to your customers, offering them exactly the product they want while excluding extras that are unnecessary and add little value to the proposition. Football works differently. Tickets today are often sold in packages, with fans forced to pay for seats at games they don’t care about just for the …
Missing CBS? Time Warner Cable Offers Free Antennas for Frustrated Customers
The ongoing dispute between Time Warner Cable and CBS has been low on progress and high on finger-pointing and empty gestures. CBS has now been off the air for three weeks for Time Warner Cable subscribers in several major markets, and mostly the two companies have just explained how wrong the other side is. Today, we can add another
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How Optimism Can Hurt Your Team
For managers, optimism may seem like a great trait to have: A boss with a can-do attitude motivates others and makes them feel good. But there’s a downside too. An excessively positive outlook on a tough project may give the impression that you think the work is easy and doesn’t require any struggle. And, when you aren’t concerned …
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Money Talking: Nasdaq Market Freezes, Disrupting Trading
Computer glitches on the Nasdaq stock exchange brought a halt to trading of thousands stocks and options Thursday in what some are calling “the flash freeze.” It’s just the latest software malfunction to disrupt the markets, and it’s not even the first one this week. Goldman Sachs lost as much as $100 million Tuesday after erroneous …
2014 May Turn Out to Be the Year of the Diesel Engine
Some auto insiders are saying that 2014 is shaping up as the Year of the Diesel, with the number of diesel-fueled cars sold in the U.S. set to double over the next 12 months or so, and even more growth expected down the road.
Report: Fix Social Security Now–or Pay a Stiff Price
A bipartisan think tank finds that the costs of shoring up Social Security will skyrocket in coming years. We need to act now, while the costs are manageable.
Want To Get Bank Fees Waived? Complain!
In many cases, complaining won’t get you anywhere. But when it comes to bank fees, a well-executed gripe can save you a bundle.
Nearly half of bank customers have gotten a checking account, credit card, or other financial fee …