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Hedge funds: They’re back!
After two incredibly turbulent years defined by high-profile blow-ups and staggering losses, the hedge fund industry appears to be expanding once again.
Continue reading...Stocks boosted by retail sales
12. March 2010
Stocks extend this week's gains at Friday's open after a government report showed surprising strength in retail sales for February.
Continue reading...Give money to a jobless friend?
12. March 2010
Dear Annie: I have a very close friend who's been out of work for almost a year now. He was my college roommate: I've known him for almost 20 years and, for about half that time, we worked at the same company. Then he got laid off. Last week one of my kids told me that my friend's youngest son missed out on a ski trip with the rest of his class because of the expense, even though the cost was minimal (to those of us with jobs).
Continue reading...Retail sales beat expectations
12. March 2010
Retail sales rose in February, the government said Friday, surprising economists who expected a decline.
Continue reading...Exxon’s growing reliance on expensive oil
12. March 2010
Exxon Mobil outlined plans Thursday that rely heavily on oil from tough to reach places, extracting it from the depths of the ocean, the frozen Arctic and the tar sands in Canada's frozen tundra.
Continue reading...Apple’s online store braces for iPad preorders
12. March 2010
Apple's online store was temporarily closed Friday morning as the company got ready to start taking preorders for its highly anticipated iPad tablet computer.
Continue reading...Lehman report blames execs, auditor
12. March 2010
Failings by Lehman Brothers executives and its auditor led to the bank collapse that unleashed the worst of the financial crisis, according to a report by court-appointed investigator.
Continue reading...Stocks set for gains
12. March 2010
U.S. stocks were poised to extend gains Friday after a government report showed surprising strength in retail sales for February.
Continue reading...Dollar dips ahead of economic reports
12. March 2010
The dollar eased Friday ahead of economic reports expected to show modest improvements in retail sales and consumer confidence.
Continue reading...The three-figure kitchen makeover
12. March 2010
Living with an undersize, outdated kitchen? If so, a sledgehammer may feel like the only solution. But these days you're probably not up for spending the $50,000 or more -- maybe much more -- it would cost to demolish the space and build a new state-of-the-art room from scratch.
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12. March 2010
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