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Selective memory and your wallet
We easily forget the small purchases we make, but they can add up quickly. Here's how I conquered selective forgetting. 12/31/2012 12:00 pm
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Food price outlook: Will Buffalo wings break your budget in 2013?
Buffalo wings are only the most dramatic example of 2013 food price rises. Beef and corn prices are headed up, too, for the new year 12/31/2012 11:25 am
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Why we need a better corporate income tax
The current US corporate income tax in effect imposes a fee on companies that are publicly traded. The tax is neither efficient nor progressive. 12/31/2012 10:00 am
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French court strikes down tax on rich, but it won't save France
France's court rules against the new 75 percent tax rate on incomes above €1 million, but not because of the rate, only because of the way it's applied. French Socialists can easily meet the objections with a new onerous tax on the rich. 12/31/2012 08:25 am
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Despite looming 'fiscal cliff,' world markets calm
Although 'fiscal cliff' talks go down to the wire, many investors confident a deal will be reached. World markets in Asia, Europe mixed. US stock futures point to a higher open. 12/31/2012 07:01 am
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Netflix CEO pay: Hastings' gets 100 percent raise
Netflix CEO pay will double after he took a 43 percent pay cut this past year for management missteps. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will be paid $4 million in salary and stock options for the coming year. 12/30/2012 03:52 pm
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Canada jump starts country's electric car charging network
Canada is seeing the development of several charging station programs across the country, in preparation for increased electric vehicle ownership, Ingram writes. 12/30/2012 02:00 pm
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Travel light – in cargo and in activities
You miss out on a lot on your vacation if you schedule too many activities, Hamm writes, and it usually winds up being more expensive. 12/30/2012 12:00 pm
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Electric car charging goes wireless
Wireless charging sales for electric cars will surpass 280,000 by 2020, according to Pike Research. 12/30/2012 10:00 am
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Hong Kong bans smog-heavy vehicles
Hong Kong authorities have brought in measures to ban the highest-polluting vehicles in an effort to achieve clean air targets, Ingram writes. 12/29/2012 02:00 pm
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Looking for cheap destinations? Locals know best.
A local person is often the best travel guide of all, as they’ll know of local deals and discounts, Hamm writes. 12/29/2012 12:00 pm
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Chevy Camaro production to move to US
Chevy Camaro production is moving out of the Oshawa Car Assembly plant in Canada and into the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan, Ireson writes. 12/29/2012 10:00 am
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Investors peek over 'fiscal cliff' and find ... blue skies?
Professional investors see plenty of minefields, but many believe a congressional deal will avert the worst of the 'fiscal cliff.' Another plus: Beyond the 'fiscal cliff' is a slowly improving economy. 12/29/2012 09:05 am
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Top 4 New Year's resolutions for your pocketbook
It’s resolution season, and with the continued economic recovery significant opportunity exists to improve your finances in the coming year. The question is how. Here are the four most important financial New Year’s resolutions that consumers can make: 12/29/2012 08:00 am
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Could going over the fiscal cliff be a good thing?
It is long overdue for Americans to decide whether they want big government or not, Karlsson writes, instead of continuing the current policy of small government when it comes to taxation and big government when it comes to spending. 12/28/2012 06:00 pm
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Stocks fall again with 'fiscal cliff' closing in
Stocks tumbled for a fifth day as a 'fiscal cliff' deal goes unfulfilled in Washington. Despite the fiscal gridlock in Washington, major stock indexes are holding on to gains for the year. 12/28/2012 05:07 pm
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Sweden's war on cash faces opposition
It seems that the Swedish people are not falling for the anti-cash propaganda spewed by private bankers and Riksbank officials, Salerno writes, and are resisting the trend toward a cashless economy. 12/28/2012 04:00 pm
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Hybrid and electric car sales jump 73 percent in 2012
US sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric cars should reach 440,000 units in 2012 – a 73% improvement over 2011 – according to market research firm Mintel. 12/28/2012 02:00 pm
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Tight travel budget? Adhere to the 'peak-end' rule.
Carefully manage the 'peak' and the 'end' of your vacation, and fill the rest of the trip with low-cost activities, Hamm writes. 12/28/2012 12:00 pm
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Will Republicans avert the fiscal cliff? Don't bet on it.
Despite public opinion running against the GOP, House Republicans are looking less interested in avoiding the fiscal cliff, Reich writes. 12/28/2012 09:57 am
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