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Economy

Carlos Slim Helu – Richest Man in the World 2010

The 2010 Forbes list of Billionaires has Carlos Slim Helu being ranked as the Richest Man in the World. He took over Bill Gates spot with a worth of US $53.5 billion dollars. The Mexican tycoon owns various telecom holdings,…

Economy

Facet Biotech Corp – Abbott Buyout Deal

Facet Biotech Corp. will be’ bought for $450 million in cash by Abbott Laboratories. Abbott to pay $450 million for Facet Biotech Abbott, based in North Chicago, Ill., valued the transaction at about $722 million, less Facet’s projected cash and…

Economy

Vanguard Lifetime Income Program on CNN

CNN promotes the Vanguard Lifetime Income Program. CNN says, “If you’re near retirement, see how much income your savings would yield through an inflation-adjusted immediate annuity. You can find a calculator that will provide such a figure by Googling “Vanguard…

Economy

Move Your Money, Will You?

Let us all move our money! Join the Move Your Money campaign! This blog explains more. The idea is simple: If enough people who have money in one of the Big Six banks (the four we mentioned earlier, plus Goldman…

Economy, Lifestyle

PRVCY Jeans – Women’s Denim

Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Lauren Conrad are few of the stars wearing PRVCY Jeans. Carrie Underwood even wore PRVCY skinny white jeans during the Super Bowl while she sang the National Anthem.

Cars, Economy

Toyota Recall Models and Years

Toyota Recall Models and Years. Here is the list of new and used Toyota vehicles that are affected by the voluntary recall: – Avalon VINs beginning with “4T1” MY 2005 – 2010 – Matrix VIN # beginning with “2T1” MY…

Economy

Apple Earnings Set Record

Apple posted its most profitable quarter with Fiscal Year 2010 Q1, or the quarter ending Dec. 26, 2009. Apple (AAPL) earnings jumped nearly 50 percent year over year. At the same time, Apple (AAPL) earnings were overshadowed by an event…

Economy

Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For

The list of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For was released Thursday morning with the SAS Company topping the list. One of the Best Companies for all 13 years, SAS boasts a laundry list of benefits — high-quality child…

Economy

Compass Bank $150 Checking Account Bonus

BBVA Compass Bank is looking to ring in the new year with a nice bonus for consumers who are not only looking for an new bank, but a way to make a little extra cash. The promotion is offering a…

Economy

Minnesota (MN) unemployment rate falls slightly on job growth

Minnesota’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell two-tenths of 1 percent in November to 7.4 percent, a bit of promising news that reflected a growth in jobs including those in the construction industry. The state’s jobless rate in November was 2.6 percentage…

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