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Spoils of Madoff's feast
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Almost 200 items seized from Bernand Madoff's homes are being sold, ranging from pens and stationery to a Rolex dubbed the "prisoner watch." Full story
Stressing safety to sell cars
In addition to saving lives, automakers have realized technology is also a major selling point. Full story
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Stocks close higher after upbeat earnings
Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. drew investors back into the stock market to cap a second big week of gains. The Dow average gained 73.
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Madoff's Mets jacket sells for $14,500
Items once belonging to Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff and his wife fetched as much as 20 times their estimated value at a New York City auction on Saturday.
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Chinese official says low U.S. rates dangerous
China's top bank regulator said Sunday the weakening U.S. dollar and low interest rates are spurring speculation in stocks and property, threatening the global economic recovery.
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37 percent of U.S. Saab dealerships to close
About 37 percent of U.S. Saab dealers will close as part of General Motors Corp.'s planned sale of the ailing Swedish car brand to Koenigsegg Group AB, a GM spokeswoman said Saturday.
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Review: Toyota Venza falls short
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Starbucks Via stirring discontent
Starbucks instant coffee was always going to be a tough sell. But judging from the coffee blogs, for some baristas the pressure to sell Via is unwelcome. Some customers are also finding the hard sell a bit exasperating, too.
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Pace of mortgage help rising but still slow
Mortgage servicing companies have the complex task of figuring out if millions of borrowers qualify for mortgage modifications. And there has been some progress lately getting homeowners sign up.
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Housing’s long road back
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Workers may jump ship as economy improves
Layoffs, cuts in compensation and lack of opportunity are creating a disgruntled work force that's more likely to jump ship as soon as the economy rebounds, says research from the CEB.
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BusinessWeek: The case against retirement
The Age of Retirement was one of America's most successful social reforms ever. But that era is over. A new vision of old age is emerging from the trauma of the credit crunch and the Great Recession: Forget retirement. Keep working.
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A quick note about GDP
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Calculating the cost of care
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10 things not to say when firing an employee
Amid so much downsizing, it's risky and unnecessary for managers to let feelings confuse what ought to be a clean transaction when firing an employee.
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FedEx projects busier holiday peak
FedEx forecasts it will ship 13 million packages on Dec. 14, which it expects to be its busiest day this year, up more than 8 percent over last year
