Ref: What can the NFL draft teach us about personal finance? – KIVI-TV reports: What can the NFL draft teach us aboutpersonal finance?KIVI-TVThere are several parallels topersonal financein these speculative times that we can learn from the draft. Many things happen before draft time.… and more » Ref: Wall Street rises after Greece deal, consumer sentiment reports: NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Friday after euro zone leaders agreed to create a safety net to help debt-burdened Greece, while data showed consumer sentiment rose slightly more than expected in March. Ref: Times website to charge from June reports: The Times and Sunday Times newspapers will start charging to access their websites in June, News International announces.Ref: Obama housing plan seeks to reduce mortgage debt (Reuters) reports: Reuters – The Obama administration on Friday announced a $14 billion effort to try to stem a rising tide of home foreclosures by giving [...]

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Ref: Money Monday: The Best Personal Finance Stories from the Weekend – Forbes (blog) reports: Forbes (blog) Money Monday: The BestPersonal FinanceStories from the WeekendForbes (blog)Our weekly roundup of the bestpersonal financestories you may have missed over the weekend. First up, Forbes. We wrote about six freelance jobs that don't… and more » Ref: Stock futures signal gains; housing data eyed reports: (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent. Ref: China slams Google censoring move reports: China attacks Google’s decision to stop censoring search results as its long-running row with the US internet giant escalates.Ref: Japan’s Dai-ichi Mutual Life IPO to be biggest since Visa (AFP) reports: AFP – Japan’s Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. is headed for a market capitalisation [...]

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Ref: Money Monday: The Best Personal Finance Stories from the Weekend – Forbes (blog) reports: Forbes (blog) Money Monday: The BestPersonal FinanceStories from the WeekendForbes (blog)Our weekly roundup of the bestpersonal financestories you may have missed over the weekend. First up, Forbes. We wrote about six freelance jobs that don't… and more » Ref: Market rises after healthcare bill passes reports: NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, boosted by gains in the healthcare sector as passage of a bill to overhaul the system eased uncertainty for investors. Ref: BA strike hits flight schedules reports: More than a third of BA flights at major UK airports have so far been cancelled on the third day of strike action.Ref: A New Era of Investing In Healthy Stock Picks (U.S. News & World Report) reports: U.S. News & World Report – Today’s guest post is from The Digerati Life, a personal [...]

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Ref: Pletschet: Off-beat glances in world of investing – San Jose Mercury News reports: Pletschet: Off-beat glances in world of investingSan Jose Mercury NewsCliff Pletschet'sPersonal Financecolumn appears Saturday and Sunday. Send general-interest questions to him at PO Box 28147, Oakland, CA 94604 or e-mail… and more » Ref: Wall St. drops with commodities reports: NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Friday, following the Dow’s eight consecutive days of gains as a rising dollar hurt oil prices and weighed on energy stocks. Ref: BA crew to strike as talks fail reports: A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed.Ref: Why the U.S. Won’t Leave Iraq (The Motley Fool) reports: The Motley Fool – If you’re a fan of Austin-based Stratfor, the highly regarded global intelligence firm, as I am, you’ll likely have an interest in a report put out [...]

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Ref: Custodian may limit IRA investment choices – Bankrate.com reports: PR Web (press release) Custodian may limit IRAinvestmentchoices Bankrate.com …and select one of these topics: “Financing a home,” “Saving & Investing” or “Money.” Read more Dr. Don columns for additionalpersonal financeadvice. Investing: Don’t follow risky trends with Roth IRABurlingtonFreePress.com all 65 news articles » Ref: Wall St. flat as materials gain, financials off reports: NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks opened little changed on Thursday, a day after the Dow pushed to a 17-month high, as gains in materials shares were offset by declines in financial companies. Ref: UK borrowing less than expected reports: UK borrowing could be less than forecast this financial year after better-than-expected February figures and revised January data. Ref: Fed’s Bernanke sees U.S. backing Fannie, Freddie debt (Reuters) reports: Reuters – Current Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities are likely to retain U.S. government backing should Congress [...]

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