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General Business - Posted 2013-06-19 14:53:00 Federal Reserve To Continue $85 Billion/Month in Bond Purchases - For Now


The Federal Reserve revealed earlier today that they are planning on continuing their $85 billion per month in bond purchases for the time being.
According to the official statement from the Fed, "the Committee decided to continue purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month and longer-term Treasury securities at a pace of $45 billion per month."
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General Business - Posted 2013-06-17 17:17:00
Elon Musk's Very Big Year


When you hear the name Elon Musk, you likely think of Tesla Motors.
Tesla Motors (TSLA), is a company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-06-13 20:25:00
United States Posts $138.7 Billion Deficit in May


According to the US Department of the Treasury, the United States posted a $138.732 billion deficit in the month of May, up roughly $12 billion from the deficit that was posted in May of last year. Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-06-10 17:36:00
Standard and Poor's Revises US Credit Outlook


Standard and Poor's, which shocked the world by downgrading the United States of America's credit rating in August of 2011, revised their credit outlook on the nation from "negative" to "stable" earli...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-06-09 17:50:00
Employment Numbers: May 2013 vs June 1985


There are a fair number of similarities between May of 2013 and June of 1985.
In May of 2013, the unemployment rate in the United States was 7.6%. In June of 1985, the unemployment rat...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-06-06 23:22:00
US Household Wealth Hits New All-Time High


According to a report from the Federal Reserve that was released earlier today, US household wealth increased to roughly $70.4 trillion during the first quarter of 2013, an increase of about $3 trilli...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-06-04 01:36:00
The Dow's Amazing 20 Week Streak


Here is an amazing but true fact - the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is currently in the midst of a 20 week streak of posting gains on Tuesdays.
That's right - the DJIA has poste...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-05-30 02:25:00
Report: US Foreclosure Sales Down 22% Over Last Year


According to RealtyTrac.com, which bills itself as the "leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties and real estate data", a total of 190,121 US properties that were either bank-owned or in ...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-05-28 18:08:00
Report: US Home Prices Rise 10.9%


According to a recently released report, US home prices increased 10.9% in March compared to the year ago period, which is the largest such gain that has been posted since the bubble days of 2006. Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-05-26 12:49:00
Surprise! Americans Turning Against the IRS


The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) has never been the most popular government agency in the United States.
Things have really gotten bad for the IRS in recent months, however, thanks t...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-05-19 15:19:00
A Look At Vice President Biden's Net Worth


The White House recently released the 2012 financial disclosure reports for both President Obama and Vice President Biden.
Of the two men, President Obama is far wealthier than Vice Pr...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-05-06 18:00:00
Al Gore - The $200 Million Man


Former US Vice President Al Gore is rich.
Very, very rich.
Just how rich is the former VP and 2000 Democratic Presidential candidate?
According to a rece...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-04-30 18:10:00
Apple Sells $17 Billion Worth of Bonds


According to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, Apple completed the largest corporate bond offering on record this afternoon, as they successfully issued $3 billion of floating-rate notes and $14 ...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-04-28 18:00:00
The Best and Worst Jobs of 2013 Are..


Careercast.com (link below, HT to WSJ.com) has released their list of the best and worst jobs of 2013.
Jobs are ranked based on four "Core Criteria" - environment, income, outlook and ...Full Story
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General Business - Posted 2013-04-25 18:06:00
Spain's Unemployment Rate Hits 27.2%


If you have been following the situation in Europe, you know that a number of countries are currently facing some very dire economic problems.
Case in point - Spain.
Earlier this week, Spain revealed that the...Full Story
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