Tax season is upon us. And while nobody likes shelling out their hard-earned dollars to the IRS, that year the government is offering up some new opportunities that could save you big money. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or stimulus bill, Congress introduced several new tax goodies that […]

Battered by the housing crisis, mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said Friday that it needs another $15.3 billion in bailout money from the federal government.
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Americans are loaded up with credit card debt. What’s worse is that some husbands, wives and even children hide those money woes from their families. The results are often devastating.
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Sales of existing homes unexpectedly fell in January, according to an industry report published Friday.
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A year ago, when all sorts of investments — stocks, bonds, commodities — were being tossed on the scrap heap, dyed-in-the-wool bargain hunters who had the courage to sift through the market’s ruins were richly rewarded.
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Great bargains abound, but you have to shop carefully.
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A stimulus program aimed at boosting small business lending is so popular that it has run out of funds — for the second instance.
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It’s a chicken-and-egg problem that’s plagued the credit markets for a year: Small businesses become riskier lending bets in a downturn, prompting banks to slash their lending. But tight credit cuts off the financing companies need to hire and grow, which in turn drags on the economy and causes more businesses to fail.
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Tax season is upon us. And while nobody likes shelling out their hard-earned dollars to the IRS, that year the government is offering up some new opportunities that could save you big money. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or stimulus bill, Congress introduced several new tax goodies that […]