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Would You Send Money by Email?
by L.A. Times
Gmail already lets you attach photos, videos, documents and event invitations, so Google figured, why not money too?
Will High Mortgage Rates Hurt Economy?
by L.A. Times
Mortgage rates rose this week, with a widely watched survey reporting that lenders were offering 30-year fixed-rate loans at an average of 3.51%, up from a near-record low of 3.35% two weeks ago.
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Consumers spent more in March even as their income rose less than analysts had projected, a mixed economic message to start a week that will end with the latest government unemployment report.474 votes6 days ago
Abercrombie & Fitch, the clothing retailer, has caught flak in recent days for controversial comments made in 2006 by its chief executive.3,850 votes2013/05/10 18:00:00
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College can be a bad financial investment, and a fair number of people actually should not go to college, according to a new study.4,269 votes2013/05/08 15:59:58
The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday closed above 15,000 points for the first time, clearing a psychological hurdle as stocks continue a strong rally this year.577 votes2013/05/07 21:00:00
The first solar plane officially took flight, but time will tell if the technology is the wave of the future.220 votes2013/05/05 21:00:00
The labor market rebounded last month as the U.S. economy added 165,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.5 percent, its lowest level in five years.888 opinions2013/05/03 15:00:00
Initial jobless claims dropped last week to their lowest level in five years, countering recent signals that the economic recovery is slowing.1,038 votes2013/05/02 15:00:00
Some tea party activists want Sarah Palin to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Alaska.730 votes2013/05/01 15:00:00
A New York-based private equity group announced Tuesday that it would hire 50,000 military veterans over the next five years across its various businesses.480 votes2013/04/30 19:00:00
Ben Affleck recently announced that he'll spend five days feeding himself on only $1.50 a day in support of the "Live Below the Line" campaign. But most people aren't as confident they can do it.356 opinions2013/04/25 22:00:00
Americans are more upbeat about their job prospects and fears of being laid off are subsiding, a new survey shows.532 votes2013/04/25 15:00:00
Benjamin Franklin is getting a facelift. The new $100 bill that will begin circulating this fall comes with enhanced anti-counterfeiting features.3,652 votes2013/04/24 21:19:35-
A company behind the 1-800-GET-THIN billboard ads has reached a settlement, after five patients died after Lap-Band surgeries at clinics affiliated with the ad.504 votes2013/04/18 15:00:00
A new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts find that two Harvard economists made several mistakes that invalidate their thesis about America's federal debt.2,881 votes2013/04/16 19:00:00