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Wall Street gets ready for earnings, oil moves
AP Business WriterInvestors battered by surging energy prices, disappointing economic data and the ongoing credit crisis will have something else to worry about this week -- second-quarter corporate results. The unofficial start to earnings season takes place Tuesday when...Tags: Stock Activities, Petroleum Industry, Prices, Lehigh Valley Weather, Financial Markets
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The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling
Associated Press WriterThings in the U.S. sure are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble up St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest...Tags: Financial Markets, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Central Bank, Government, Anheuser-Busch
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Long wait for satellite radio deal may end soon
AP Business WriterSirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s acquisition of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. may be cleared by federal regulators this month, and it can't happen fast enough for XM. As the regulatory review drags on, the company is struggling to add enough new...Tags: XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Sales, Radio, National Government
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Avoiding the money trap
Sentinel Staff WriterFamilies are wiping out their savings, pawning heirlooms and resorting to other extreme measures to stay afloat financially. "There is a lot of desperation out there," said Richard Schram, an executive with Consumer Credit Counseling of Central Florida....Tags: Credit and Debt, Financially Distressed Companies, Vehicles, Florida, Wages and Pensions
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Don't send cash to get purported sweepstakes prize
In a new twist on an old scam, con artists posing as government officials are telling consumers that they have won a sweepstakes prize. The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers that crooks are taking advantage of Internet technology to make...Tags: Corporate Crime, Fraud
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Farmers' market opens at mall
Anne Arundel County's newest farmers' market opens today at Westfield Annapolis Mall. The market will be open every Sunday through Sept. 28 from noon to 3 p.m. in the parking area next to Sears Automotive. "Westfield Annapolis is a wonderful...Tags: Williams-Sonoma Incorporated, John R Leopold, Annapolis
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Lawmakers look at how credit cards are sold to students
Recently, a subcommittee of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the marketing tactics companies use to pitch credit cards to college students. It's not the first time the issue has come up in Congress, and it probably won't be...Tags: Credit and Debt, Financial and Business Services, Federal Reserve, American Express Company, Marketing
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Car deals: A guide to auto rebates
This table shows factory-to-customer cash rebates, factory-to-dealer incentives, reduced-rate financing plans and the dates they expire for light trucks as of June 24, 2008. A complete listing can be found at www.cars.com. Programs that have ended (*) may...Tags: Colorado, Crossovers and SUVs, Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tribeca
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Gas sippers unite – then buy one
Q: Why can't our politicians get the word "conservation" out of their mouths? We need a mind-set change, and the media should be leading the way. I've read many of your columns over the years and recall zero instances where you had anything good to...Tags: Green and Hybrid Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Buffalo Grove, Crossovers and SUVs, Vehicles
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Lawmakers Put Focus On College Kids, Credit Cards
Recently, a subcommittee of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the marketing tactics companies use to pitch credit cards to college students. It's not the first time the issue has come up in Congress, and it probably won't be...Tags: Credit and Debt, Financial and Business Services, Banking, Colleges and Universities, Federal Reserve
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