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Getting Financially Fit in Recession

For now, caution is hitting the economy hard as businesses cut costs and strengthen balance sheets. But when the recovery takes hold, companies must gear up quickly

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Bank Fees Exploit the Poor

U.S. Banks have an obligation to provide alternatives to checking account fees and minimum-balance requirements, which exploit low-income Americans who live paycheck to paycheck. Pro or con?

 

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Retirement: The Big Rethink

Sure, the financial crisis has sapped that nest egg you've been building for retirement. But take heart: Winning the lottery isn't the only way out of this mess

Will Tax Breaks Boost Jobs?

States are doling out billions to woo companies and revive local economies. But their incentives may be undermining America's recovery plan

AT&T's Designs for the Wireless Market

The iPhone was just the start. To offset slowing growth, AT&T is seeking devices that will expand the way people use its wireless network

IN YOUR FACE: WORLD BANK REPORT CREATES RIPPLES

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Reader Walter Kurtz Writes:

"It's all pointing to a higher risk in the system. Private capital inflows have stalled and are projected to fall further. The reality must finally be setting in that the V looks more like an L."

 

The Welch Way

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Winning Back a Wary Workforce

One big post-recession trend in business will be a radical rethink of the hiring game