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Some 335 ex-billionaires drop off Forbes annual magazine tally due to the tough global ecnonomy. Full story
Reinventing America
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Trying to move on: Notes from a busted boomer
Diary shows how the economy unraveled life plans. Story | Generation’s bleak choices
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Disgraced investor jailed until sentencing, says he’s ‘ashamed’ over $50 billion fraud. Full story
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Stocks soar, but dismal signs remain
New data underline how quickly prosperity built during credit bubble has vanished, leaving folks without college funds, nest eggs they had set aside.
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Ruth Madoff will now face husband’s victims
If Ruth Madoff hopes to hold onto her fancy apartment, her millions in cash and her jetsetting lifestyle, experts have some advice for her: Get ready for an inquisition.
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Pepsi gets smart
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Newly, old rich, tumble from billionaire ranks
A record number dropped from the ranks: 355 people from last year's list of 1,125 have lost the rights to use the billionaire title because of lower net worths.
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GM says it doesn’t need $2B from government
General Motors Corp.’s chief financial officer says the company will not need the $2 billion loan installment for March that it requested from the U.S. government in February.
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Boomers face stark choices in bleak economy
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way for baby boomers. For many, the collapse of the economy leaves them with few options and little time to recover, reinvent and rebuilt.
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U.S. retail sales edged down in February
Retail sales fell in February for the seventh time in the past eight months, but the decline was less than expected, new government data show.
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Foreclosures continued to rise in February
Despite halts on new foreclosures by several major lenders, the number of households threatened with losing their homes rose 30 percent from last year's levels.
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Laid-off workers need to keep skills sharp
Losing a job can mean losing more than just a paycheck. Without some planning, an extended layoff can cause job skills to fade and make someone less attractive to employers.
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The worker’s president?
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Fed: U.S. household net worth plummets
The net worth of American households fell by the largest amount in more than a half-century of record keeping during the fourth quarter of last year.
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Where is my bailout?
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Limiting what he suits make
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Customer service overkill
Your Biz blog: Maybe people are worried about keeping their jobs in this economy, but there seems to be more cases of customer service overkill these days.
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