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  • Jobless claims bill OK'd by Senate
    The Senate on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging bill that would push back the deadline to file for extended unemployment insurance until year-end and extends dozens of expired tax breaks.
  • Carlos Slim tops Bill Gates as world's richest man
    Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.
  • Twitter users not so social after all
    Twitter may be a fast-growing social network, but most of its 50 million accounts merely follow other users rather than posting their own messages.
  • Xerox CEO: Vision is 'overrated'
  • Airline stocks take off
    Airline stocks rallied Wednesday, riding a wave of investor sentiment that 2010 is shaping into a profitable year for the industry, experts say.
  • Stocks post modest gains
    Stocks posted modest gains Wednesday, with the Nasdaq ending at its highest level in more than 18 months, as investors weighed falling oil prices against strength in the financial services sector and an upbeat report on wholesale inventories.
  • Android gains on the iPhone
  • Record monthly deficit for U.S.: $221 billion
    The United States dropped a record $220.9 billion further into the red in February, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.
  • Firing the $70 billion man
    On November 19, 2009 Jeffrey Gundlach was named a finalist for Morningstar's award for bond fund manager of the decade. For Gundlach, the nomination recognized 10 years of stellar results, exceeding even the returns of the legendary king of bonds, Bill Gross.
  • 12 ways to cut your tax bill
    The bright spot of the dreary 2009 economy: savings for everyone.
  • Royal Dutch Shell halts gasoline sales to Iran
    Royal Dutch Shell has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the company confirmed Wednesday, adding to a list of oil giants that have stopped sales after a threat of future U.S. sanctions.

Personal Finance News

  • Tech Companies Won, Investors Lost
    Ten years ago, the Nasdaq Composite index closed at a record of 5048.62. On Tuesday, it closed at less than half that level.
  • BofA Ends Some Overdraft Fees
    Bank of America plans to announce that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations.
  • Home-Saving Moves Afoot
    Pressure is growing on U.S. banks to ease terms for distressed homeowners on home-equity loans and other second-lien mortgages.
  • Coupon Clipping Is Newest Extreme Sport
    Discount devotees have formed vast online communities that collectively unearth and swap digital, mobile-phone and paper coupons. The cleverest shoppers combine dozens of coupons and get stuff free.
  • Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors
    A little-noticed law could result in smaller Social Security checks for hundreds of thousands of seniors who owe the U.S. money from defaulted loans and other debts more than a decade old.

StockWatch

1 DOW 10,567.30
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2 S&P 1,145.61
+5.17 (0.45%)    
3 NASDAQ 2,358.95
+18.27 (0.78%)    
4 ABB 21.05
+0.05 (0.24%)    
5 FIX 11.77
+0.07 (0.60%)    
6 AAPL 224.84
+1.82 (0.82%)    
7 MSFT 28.97
+0.17 (0.59%)    
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US Business News

  • Tech Companies Won, Investors Lost
    Ten years ago, the Nasdaq Composite index closed at a record of 5048.62. On Tuesday, it closed at less than half that level.
  • BofA Ends Some Overdraft Fees
    Bank of America plans to announce that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations.
  • Home-Saving Moves Afoot
    Pressure is growing on U.S. banks to ease terms for distressed homeowners on home-equity loans and other second-lien mortgages.
  • Coupon Clipping Is Newest Extreme Sport
    Discount devotees have formed vast online communities that collectively unearth and swap digital, mobile-phone and paper coupons. The cleverest shoppers combine dozens of coupons and get stuff free.
  • Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors
    A little-noticed law could result in smaller Social Security checks for hundreds of thousands of seniors who owe the U.S. money from defaulted loans and other debts more than a decade old.