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Enron workers look back with a mix of feelings
HOUSTON — Former Enron Corp. employee George Maddox, who lost his retirement savings when the energy giant collapsed, says he has been forced to spend his golden years making ends meet by mowing pa...
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The other student loan problem: Too little debt
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Jesse Yeh uses the University of California-Berkeley library instead of buying textbooks. He scrounges for free food at campus events and occasionally skips meals. He’s stopped...
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Record number of families rated ‘economically insecure’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A record 1 in 5 U.S. households saw their available household income decline by 25 percent or more from one year to the next from 2008 through 2010. According to a study relea...
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Associated Press Shopper Carol Uyeno looks at Cyber Monday sales on her computer in Palo Alto, Calif. Retailers are coming up with names for just about every day of the week during the holiday shopping season.
What’s in a name?
PORTLAND, Ore. — Cyber Monday. Green Tuesday. Black Friday. Magenta Saturday. Chances are you won’t find any of these holidays on your calendar. Yet retailers are coming up with names for just a...
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Occupying credit union accounts
Among the clamor after some large national banks proposed new debit card fees were comments from bank customers threatening to move their money, possibly to local institutions that don’t charge suc...
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Jobs listing
Convenient store clerk— At least 18 years old. Great positions for college students, retired or those needing extra income. Must have deli-type experience!Job order: KY0440898 Outside sales agen...
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Associated Press Sharri Pegg fills out a registration form during a job fair Friday in Portland, Ore. The unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest level in more than two and a half years, as employers stepped up hiring in response to the slowly improving economy.
Jobless rate drops to 2-year low
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate, which has refused to budge from the 9 percent neighborhood for two and a half frustrating years, fell sharply in November, driven in part by small businesses tha...
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Keeping families safe behind the wheel
From the hottest to coldest and wettest to driest, extreme weather takes a toll on a vehicle, including wiper blades. Rain and snowfall mean wipers should be checked for wear from use, while dry an...
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Associated Press Robert Drayton uses his smartphone to help him find the right gifts and compare prices on Monday at Toys R Us in New York. Shoppers seem to be just as enthusiastic about shopping on their computers and smartphones on Cyber Monday as they were about finding deals over the Black Friday weekend.
Shoppers snatch Cyber Monday deals
NEW YORK — Shoppers seem to be just as enthusiastic about shopping on their computers and smartphones on Cyber Monday as they were about finding deals over the weekend. Online sales on Cyber Mon...
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Senate Democrats push Obama payroll tax cut; GOP likely to oppose
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are pressing ahead on President Barack Obama’s plan to cut in half every worker’s payroll taxes next year — paid for by a 3.25 percent tax surcharge on the very wealth...
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