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Life after a six-figure salary

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Happy New Year and welcome to your new job. One that pays 30%, 50%, 70% less than your old one.

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Rail Fare Hikes Above Inflation

Anthony Smith, of rail customer watchdog Passenger Focus, said: "Many passengers will shudder and shiver when they find out the scale of some New Year ... read on

FTSE 100 closes down by 31% in worst year

The FTSE 100 has closed the year down 31 per cent, its worst 12-month period since the index was created in 1984. Read more read on

GM Aims To Drive Sales With Incentives

No longer teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, General Motors is tackling its next financial challenge: convincing people to buy cars again. Read more read on

Wall Street gains on auto bailout, techs (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks extended gains on Tuesday after Washington expanded its bailout of the auto industry while technology shares helped boost the Nasdaq.Read ... read on

Lean Six Sigma - The Volcano Beneath the USAF

The low steady rumble, of a volcano about to erupt is audible below the vast territory spanned by the US Air Force. A process improvement ... read on

Futures mistake rattles fragile bourse

A COSTLY mistake in the futures market today rattled nervous investors and triggered a sharp retreat in the sharemarket. Read more read on

Inc.com Blogs: Community Banks, Viral Marketing and More Spending Decli…

Small banks forced to cut back. The Wall Street Journal has a great piece today about how community bankers are being forced to resist their ... read on

Gas prices: Five-year low and falling

New York (CNNMoney.com) -- Gas prices fell for the ninth consecutive day, according to a survey of credit card swipes at service stations across the ... read on

Shoppers Flock For Sales Bargains

2:34pm UK, Saturday December 27, 2008 Shops are expecting a successful sales day as bargain-hunters appeared to shrug off financial worries and took to the High ... read on
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