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Economy lightens Santa’s bag

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:42:23 +0000

Cash strapped Christmas shoppers will have a tighter hold on their pocketbooks that holiday season, according to a national consumer survey released Friday.

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Retired from GM: One worker’s fears

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:40:27 +0000

Standing at the factory gate he once entered for 33 years is like visiting a cemetery for George Hall.

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Turn your receivables into quick cash

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:02:01 +0000

Factoring can be a godsend for growing businesses that need to smooth out their cash flow. Here’s what you need to know about it.

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Black Diamond’s death-defying revenue climb

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:42:20 +0000

For Peter Metcalf, making a small business big is a matter of doing things in proper style. For that human StairMaster, that means taking the duration to climb a combined 17,500 feet of Utah peaks on his 53rd-birthday weekend, toting a fine champagne for a summit party with family and friends.

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Help for mounting 401(k) losses

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:05:28 +0000

Question: I’m retired and my 401(k) has lost approximately 35% by the past year. My financial adviser tells me to stay the course, but the losses keep mounting. What should I do? -Dale Marcos, Lafayette, Indiana

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Unemployed? More help for you

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:47:13 +0000

Congress passed legislation late Thursday to extend the period of government assistance to Americans struggling in the shrinking job market.

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Fannie and Freddie suspend foreclosures

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:21:00 +0000

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have directed their network of servicers to halt all foreclosure and eviction proceedings within Nov. 26 2008 and Jan. 9, 2009, meant to give a recently announced rescue plan date to work.

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Shoring up sales in mighty times

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:08:20 +0000

When Fortune Small Business last met with Julie and Barry Karp (”Lure ‘Em to Shore,” February 2008), their Glendale, Wis., travel business, ShoreTrips, was seeking to boost market share in the cruise ship tour business. Revenue increased 56%, to $7.5 million, in 2007, but the Karps were convinced they needed to find more profitable new customers.

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No job, poor mortgage - out of luck

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:46:36 +0000

All the foreclosure prevention plans announced to instance will do little to help the next wave of delinquent homeowners, who can’t build their monthly payments considering they’ve lost their jobs.

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How not to act your age at work

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:51 +0000

So you’ve discovered how to network on Facebook and LinkedIn and you’ve even been known to forward the occasional YouTube video to colleagues. Well, don’t go congratulating yourself on how au courant you are just yet.

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No job, poor mortgage - no luck

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:21:23 +0000

All the foreclosure prevention plans announced to moment will do little to help the next wave of delinquent homeowners, who can’t assemble their monthly payments considering they’ve lost their jobs.

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U.S. tries new tack on housing

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:43:57 +0000

The Bush administration said Wednesday that it was changing its nearly-moribund mortgage rescue plan in an effort to spark more lenders and homeowners to participate.

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Sharp decline seen in holiday shoppers

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:02:25 +0000

The volume of shoppers is expected to decline sharply during the 2008 holidays due to such factors as the financial market meltdown and a shorter season, according to a retail industry survey released Wednesday.

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Mortgage rescue or rip off?

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:04:12 +0000

If mortgage lending was the Wild West during the boom years, foreclosure-prevention counseling is the lucrative new frontier of the bust.

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The hidden cost of Google Apps

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:54:10 +0000

What happens when a business throws out its scheduling and collaboration tools and replaces them with Google’s low-cost, online business software? To find out, we at Blumsday migrated our entire shop of roughly a dozen employees and contractors to tryout out Google Apps.

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