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Obama Seeks Limits on Banks

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

President Obama is proposing rules to limit the size of banks and the risks they can take. He wants to prevent banks from using government-insured deposits to make risky investments. He also wants to keep them from owning hedge funds or private equity funds.
Banks took big losses as they traded mortgage-related securities that went bad. [...]

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mine that bird

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Conan O’Brien is apparently on a mission to cost NBC as much money as possible, before he takes his final Tonight Show bow. Thursday night’s offering of senseless spending featured 2009 Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird. Conan said on air that the bit will
Conan’s $4.8 Million Mine that Bird Bit: Conan’s Mission to Cost [...]

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Sears Black Friday 2009

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Sears is greeting our collective obsession with deals with open arms. Rather than waiting until after Thanksgiving, Sears is offering doorbusters each week until Christmas. Starting this Friday, October 30.
According to the company, the sale starts this week on Friday at 5 p.m. and extends through Saturday at noon because of Halloween. Beginning the following [...]

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Daylight Savings Time 2009 Fall Back

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

When is Daylight Savings Time 2009 Fall Back? It’s not today. Daylight Savings Time 2009 Fall Back use to be the last Sunday of October.
The net awoke Sunday with a mass of confusion (that was building up the last 72 hours) with many thinking they forgot to set their clocks back. No worries – it’s [...]

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Revolution Money

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Revolution Money is an alternative payments company that seeks to change the way people pay by providing secure, easy and flexible payment solutions for everyone. Founded in 2005, we use our proprietary processing technology platform and integrated payment card network to bring value to consumers, merchants and issuers, which challenges the traditional payments industry model [...]

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