Archive for March, 2009

SC budget writers begin work on 2 spending plans (WTOC 11 Savannah)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

South Carolina budget writers are finding out how tough it would be to cut $350 million in federal stimulus cash out of a $6.6 billion spending plan.

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Don’t Cash Out That 401(k)! (The Motley Fool)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Financial illiteracy, particularly when it comes to retirement, remains a big problem in America.

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Crisis of Faith: Buy Now or Cash Out? (The Motley Fool)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The single greatest lesson of the market meltdown.

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Robber Enters Drive-Through Window, Empties Safe (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Police said a man went in a restaurant drive-through window to take cash out early Monday.

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Homeowners tempted to sell mineral rights (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

ARLINGTON — A couple of weeks ago, the Walsh family received an offer in the mail that amounted to a “cash out option” on their Barnett Shale mineral lease.

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Agrium’s Aggravation (Forbes)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Hostile bidder’s stock slides as CF tells it to get lost (again). Terra, CF’s target, drops as well.

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Rollover, cash out or do nothing (Contra Costa Times)

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Here’s some advice if you are between jobs and thinking about what to do with your 401(k)

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Michael McCarthy: Just one click… and the worm can eat your machine (Independent)

Monday, March 30th, 2009

It may have been the world’s biggest cyber-conspiracy, but it didn’t need to involve genius (of the evil sort). Just plausibility.

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Under lock and key (Denver Post)

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Sales of home security safes have multiplied as homeowners worry about an increase in crime tied to the economic downturn and as confidence in banks and financial institutions wavers.

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Casinos using lure of free slot play (The Norwich Bulletin)

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Free slot play — or free credits — has become an increasingly enticing marketing tool for casinos, one that doesn’t involve handing out a tangible product, such as a hotel room, a massage or a meal. For the patron, free credits can be risk-free.

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