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By Claire Bradley
Posted August 18th 2010
The recession has hit most working Americans in the pocketbook, but some industries have been hit much harder than others. Construction, sales, real estate, and finance were hit hard by the real estate bust; for those lucky enough to hold on to their jobs at all, [...]

Associated Press
Posted August 15th 2010

COLUMBUS: Ohio Highway Patrol troopers say they’re seeing an “alarming” increase in cases of identity theft.
The patrol says it has investigated 248 cases so far this year, compared to 114 by this time in 2009. The agency says the cases involve fraudulent identification discovered by troopers during traffic [...]

Associated Press

Posted August 13th 2010
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is providing $3 billion to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure in the nation’s toughest job markets.

The Treasury Department says it will send $2 billion to 17 states that have unemployment rates higher than the national average for a year. They will use the [...]

Associated Press
By Suzanne Choney

Posted August 12th 2010
Trojan horse started running in July and continues now, security firm says!
A Trojan horse planted by criminals was used to steal more than $1 million from the accounts of British customers of the same online bank since last month, according to an international digital security company, [...]

DailyFinance.com
Posted August 10th 2010
Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan, who considers himself a lifelong Republican libertarian, wants all the tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003 repealed, reports The New York Times. His position is contrary to the Republican stance in the discussion on this issue, currently among the most heated in Washington, [...]

MSNBC.msn.com
By Alex Johnson
Posted August 8th 2010
It’s too soon to know yet whether Flamy will show up next spring when Hempfield High School in Landisville, Pa., opens its softball season.
Flamy — a smiling electric, well, flame on blue legs — was there in April when the Black Knights took the field en route [...]

Associated Press
By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer
Posted August 5th 2010

WASHINGTON – Congress is moving rapidly just weeks before the start of the school year to speed billions of dollars in emergency education aid to states in hopes of reversing the layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers.
Some $10 billion in aid to [...]

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By Jane Hodges
Posted August 2nd 2010
Closing costs can total 3% of your total mortgage. How do you plan to cover it?
Renada, a New Yorker ready to make the switch from renter to owner, thought she’d sailed through the home buying process. She was approved for a loan, found a condominium in Hell’s [...]

247wallst.com
By Douglas A. McIntyre
Posted August 2nd 2010
The Administration said in its mid-year report to Congress that unemployment would remain above 9% until the beginning of 2012. That goal may be a struggle, as there is growing evidence that companies large and small will squeeze productivity out of current employees rather [...]

MyDaily.com
By Margaret Bristol
Posted July 26th 2010
Valid through September 4
Treat somebody to a burger today — for free! White Castle is offering a buy one, get one promotion on their Saver Sack Meals. That’s lunch for two people for just three bucks! All you need to do is print out this coupon, available on [...]