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  • The Many Disrupted Lives Under Obamacare

    Deb McEneaney of Sag Harbor, N.Y., was jolted in November when her insurance company notified her that it was canceling a group health plan that had been tailor made for her and her husband and their family-run business. Her insurance broker assured her she had nothing to worry about when the…

    The Fiscal Times
  • Going, going ... a number of tax breaks to expire

    This is your last chance to take advantage of dozens of tax credits and deductions that are going away.

    CNBC
  • Credit Cards Are Now Offering 0% APR Through 2015

    Consumers can now get rid of high interest rates and get 0% APR for 18 months. Compare these leading 2013 credit card offers and find your best offer.

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  • Will the Volcker Rule Work?

    At long last, the Volcker Rule has arrived. Inspired by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, the rule aims to limit the types of risky investments that helped take down the financial industry. To prevent another economic meltdown, Congress inserted Volcker's brainchild into the sweeping…

    Forbes
  • 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
  • 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
  • Taper talk pervades markets ahead of auction

    Crankiness pervaded the markets Wednesday 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
  • Ex-Dividend Reminder: CYS Investments, Hanover Insurance Group and DDR

    Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/13/13, CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS), Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE: THG), and DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. CYS Investments, Inc. will pay its quarterly…

    Forbes
  • Air Canada orders 61 Boeing 737s for $6.5 bn

    Air Canada announced it had placed a firm $6.5 billion order for 61 Boeing 737 MAX narrow-body aircraft, with options on 18 more planes and purchase rights for 30 others. Air Canada said the move would create "one of the world's youngest, most fuel-efficient and simplified airline fleets." "Our…

    AFP
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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
  • iPhone market share quadruples in China

    Apple's share in China's smartphone market leapt in October, making the iPhone maker the third-largest smartphone player in the mainland.

    CNBC
  • New Jersey Suspends Review Of PokerStars' Online Gambling License

    The world's online poker giant is being locked out of New Jersey because of its ongoing ties to its indicted founder, Isai Scheinberg.

    Forbes
  • How You Should Address Getting Laid Off On Your Resume

    Getting laid off or fired can be hard enough....

    Business Insider
  • Facebook Finally Admits That You Do Have to Pay for Ads to Reach Your Fans

    Everything I’ve been preaching about success in Facebook marketing has been a lie. I’ve stuck up for Facebook repeatedly over the years, despite the frustration it has elicited from nonprofit marketers with small budgets. I disputed myths, patiently explained all the changes to…

    Business 2 Community
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    Budget deal is a joke and betrayal: Expert

    CNBC's Rick Santelli and David Stockman, OMB director under President Reagan, discuss the budget deal. Stockman says the deal is the final surrender of House Republican leadership.

    CNBC Videos
  • Mortgage Rates Hit 2.75% (2.86% APR)

    Mortgage rates are back down this month to 2.75% (2.86% APR). Get a great rate and start saving money today. Calculate your payment.

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  • Google and fellow tech giants move into shopping malls

    From Google to Intel and HP, tech giants are descending on malls and shopping outlets to convert less tech-savvy consumers into gadget buyers by allowing them to swipe, type and tinker with the new technology....

    San Jose Mercury News
  • 5 Warren Buffett stocks dumb money should avoid

    While the small-cap space probably offers better overall returns, large caps are not to be avoided, and if an investor is going to follow a large-cap stock picker, you could do worse than Warren Buffett....

    MarketWatch
  • The Resume Has No Clothes

    When do resumes fall short? Every time we think they are enough to make a decision about who should fill a job. Say you're looking for a baker. How does the world's best baker put the smell of chocolate chip cookies, fresh from the oven, on a resume? Resumes, for all the work done on branding and…

    Huffington Post
  • 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
  • Which students have the highest college loan debt?

    Lower-middle-income students have higher college loan debt than any other group, a new study found. Here's how it all breaks down, and a look at why.

    CNBC
  • 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