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Happy New Year? Job Market Looking Up for College Grads?

Not surprisingly, a poor economy does not bode well for college grads trying to enter the job market. "The last couple of years have been a very, very tough time to be coming out of college," said Richard…

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Why Doesn’t the U.S. Just Print More Money, Rather Than Borrow?

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Tool$ Tuesday: Interactive Tax Cut Graphic

Today's tool concerns the extension of the Bush tax cuts and comes via the Washington Post, which generated the interactive graphic some time ago. But it's as timely a tool as ever, given that the Senate voted Monday night…

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What’s Causing US Personal Spending to Drop- Job Loss, Fear?

Name: Michael Cassady Question: Paul, If the U.S. consumer market is the economic driver of the U.S. economy, and that of China too, with middle-class incomes stagnant, and consumer debt more controlled following the housing market bubble, how many jobs…

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Loan Modifications: A Question of Economic Injustice?

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Economy Dec 09

Good Ideas to Save the Economy Can Have Bad Unintended Consequences

Name: Fred Damato Question: Would this work to jump start the economy? Give all citizens (with incomes up to $250,000) the option to withdraw some or all of their retirement savings tax free if they pay all cash for a…

Economy Dec 08

Looking To the Past To See the Future: More Anxiety May Await Us

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Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW

Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die? Sadly,…

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Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement

Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add…

Economy Dec 06

Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement

Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add…

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