Monthly Archives: December 2009

10 Best Places to find work

We looked at Money’s top 100 Best Places to Live and found these lucky towns that also enjoy jobless rates far below the 10% national average.

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5 things to know about Medicare Advantage plans

1. The plans can be good deals

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Fight global warming, get $1,100 a year

A new proposal to curb global warming could jumpstart stalled Senate greenhouse gas discussions and put an average of $1,100 a year back into the pockets of American consumers.

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Stocks churn at year-end

Stocks churned late Wednesday, pulling back from 2009 highs hit just two days earlier, as a stronger dollar and some end-of-the-year wariness kept the market treading water.

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Why the big phone companies are dogs

You’d think that 2009 would have been a great year for telecom stocks, right?

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Wall Street’s bonus baby steps

So much for Wall Street sobering up.

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Amazon is tops with online shoppers this year

Amazon.com had the happiest customers this holiday season, according to a survey from ForeSee Results released Wednesday.

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Time Warner Cable sends Fox olive branch

Time Warner Cable said Wednesday that it is willing to bring its ongoing fee dispute with Fox Network to binding arbitration in order to reach a resolution.

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Christmas week shopping surged

Retail sales surged 8.8% during the week that included Christmas, although foot traffic was down slightly, according to an industry group report issued Wednesday.

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U.S. slaps levy on Chinese pipes

The U.S. International Trade Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to impose new tariffs on imports of Chinese steel piping.

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