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  • Ameren Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for AEE

    In trading on Wednesday, shares of Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $35.02, changing hands as low as $34.79 per share. Ameren Corp. shares are currently trading down about 1.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AEE shares, [...]

    Forbes
  • There Are More Phones Than People: Stop Ignoring Mobile Recruitment

    By the end of 2013, the earth will contain more mobile devices than people. Yet when it comes to hiring the top talent, most companies are ignoring the mobile realm. In a world where humans are outnumbered by machines, it’s just not smart to overlook the smartphone. Obviously, people love their…

    Business 2 Community
  • Top 10 Credit Cards for Excellent Credit

    For people with excellent credit. Compare exclusive offers side-by-side and apply online for the card that is right for you.

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  • GM CEO known for approachability, effectiveness

    Kettering University President Robert McMahan was traveling in China a few months ago when he bumped into one of the university's board members at an airport in Shanghai. Mary Barra, the busy global product ...

    Associated Press
  • Banks Aren't Lending Enough. Can Startups Do Better?

    FreedomPlus will offer loans of up to $35,000 to consumers with damaged credit scores, because it says it can predict whose scores will rise

    BusinessWeek
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    The rich pay all the taxes

    CNBC's Jane Wells reads the fine print of the Congressional Budget Office report and reveals the CBO broke the country into five tiers of wage earners. The top 20 percent pay nearly 93 percent of all income taxes, according to the report. At the same t...

    CNBC Videos
  • Taper talk pervades markets ahead of auction

    Crankiness pervaded the markets Wednesday morning as stocks headed south, and bond yields edged slightly higher ahead of the Treasury's afternoon auction. Taper talk is part of the reason.

    CNBC
  • Tech firms vie to protect personal data, profits

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even as Silicon Valley speaks out against the U.S. government's surveillance methods, technology companies are turning a handsome profit by mining personal data and peering into people's online habits.

    Associated Press
  • Do More With Your B2B Appointment Setting Services

    B2B appointment setting campaigns can be a very stressful activity, especially if you are dealing with a myriad of things, like production of wares and management of your people. Still, you have to do it yourself, since this will affect your profitability in the long run. I mean, how will you be…

    Business 2 Community
  • Am I Doomed if My 401(k) Has Bad Fund Choices?

    Plus, many plans allow you to change beneficiaries, so the funds could be passed on from generation to generation until enough educational expenses are incurred that there are no tax consequences. These are even better than 401(k)s from a tax standpoint, because money stashed in a HSA is tax…

    U.S.News & World Report LP
  • The Most Notable CEO Exits of 2013

    It’s been a year of CEO walkouts…and push-outs. Whether they retired, stepped down or were ousted, more exited their companies in the past 11 months compared with the same period last year.

    Yahoo Finance
  • A Medical Credit Card Has Surprising Costs

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered GE Capital Retail Bank to repay customers who were victims of deceptive credit-card tactics.

    The New York Times
  • Oil drops as U.S. gasoline supplies jump

    Oil futures close lower on a weekly jump in U.S. gasoline inventories that was about three times more than expected.

    MarketWatch
  • Republicans attack slow pace of Obamacare enrollments

    By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration touted improvements to its new health insurance website on Wednesday and opposition Republicans shifted their criticism to the slow pace of early enrollments and fears some people may be left uninsured when coverage starts on January…

    Reuters
  • The Beastie Boys to GoldieBlox: It's Not Over

    In a countersuit, the Beastie Boys demand compensation and the removal of a GoldieBlox ad featuring the song, , whose use, their suit says, shows little imagination

    BusinessWeek
  • Public Records Posted Online for Anyone to See

    Did you know that public records are posted online and can be viewed by anyone in seconds? Marriages, divorces, bankruptcies, etc. Search anyone.

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  • Have You Considered Dropping Your Company’s Health Coverage?

    Taxes are a concern. Workers on an employer-sponsored plan pay their share of their monthly premium with pretax dollars. Plans bought through the exchanges are paid for with after-tax wages, which can ...

    The New York Times
  • Germany seeking early start for EU rules hitting creditors of failed banks

    Bondholders and large depositors in a failing bank could face losses as early as 2016 if Germany succeeds in accelerating tough new European rules to spare taxpayers from further bailouts. A day after European Union finance ministers met to try to build a single banking framework for the euro…

    Reuters
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    Massive car pile up in Wisconsin

    Incredible police video of a massive car pileup in Wisconsin shows drivers stranded along the road for hours as police tried to get to the injured.

    CNBC Videos
  • Insurance enrollments rise to about 2,200 in La.

    Nearly 2,200 Louisiana residents signed up for health insurance through November with the federally-run online marketplace, a number that has edged up but falls far short of the thousands who are eligible ...

    Associated Press
  • [video] Wed., Dec. 11: MasterCard Announces Stock Split

    Polya Lesova takes a look at what stocks traders will be watching during market action, including MasterCard, Costco, and Joy Global. Photo: Getty Images.

    MarketWatch
  • Amazon’s Prophet and Losses

    One of the oldest clichés about Wall Street is that the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent. That is one way to sum up Paulo Santos’s experience with shorting Amazon’s stock.

    The New York Times