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- What's the first step to get out of debt?
Hiding from your debt won't help. Here's the first step towards breaking out of the debt cycle.
- Sunoco to be sold for $5.3 billion
Sunoco Inc. will be sold to natural gas company Energy Transfer Partners in a deal valued at about $5.3 billion. Sunoco had been looking to exit the refining business prior to the deal.
- Student loan bill? Not so fast.
Student loan bill, which would keep graduates' interest rate costs from doubling, gets caught up in election free-for-all. House passes student loan bill, despite Obama veto threat.
- Smartphones: Is Apple or Samsung No. 1?
Smartphones sales are clearly reported by Apple. But Samsung remains very vague about how many smartphones it makes.
- Growing like gangbusters, Turkey says Western economies need 'serious reforms'
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan warned Friday that the US and Europe were not doing enough to resolve the core causes of the global economic slowdown.
- Mad cow: Latest episode raises questions about cattle feed
The riskiest parts of rendered cows aren’t supposed to be fed back to other cows. But they are fed to chickens, whose waste can be fed back to cattle in what one critic calls ‘cow cannibalism.’
- 401(k) plans: A way to save for house down payment?
401(k) plans sometimes allow you to borrow from them. So are 401(k) plans a good way to save for buying a home? Question No. 6 in this reader mailbag.
- Rough first quarter GDP shows 2.08 percent growth
The first estimate of the first quarter Gross Domestic Product shows that on a year-over-year basis, real GDP increased 2.08 percent while the quarter-to-quarter non-annualized percent change was 0.55 percent.
- Nutella settles lawsuit. You can get $20.
Nutella settles lawsuit over false advertising claims. Because the maker of Nutella settles lawsuit, it agrees to set up a $3 million settlement fund to repay customers up to $4 a jar.
- Never buy retail again. 15 ways.
There are so many ways to avoid paying retail that it’s almost never necessary. Here are 15 ways to never pay retail price again.
- Corporate earnings soar. Don't get too excited.
The growth in corporate earnings has been impressive this year, but such growth is par for the course.
- Are the oil companies gouging gas prices?
The oil industry's profits are so huge that it must be taking advantage of customers, right? Actually, it's not that simple.
- Amazon stock surges on blowout earnings report
Amazon stock got a boost from the company's huge profits in the first part of the year, led by the runaway success of the Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon stock rose $28.01 in late trading.
- GDP report puts Obama in economic 'gray zone.' Will Republicans profit?
GDP increased at a 2.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter, Commerce Department said Friday. That's below economists' expectations. The news gives Republicans ammunition against Obama.
- Pending home sales rise 4.1 percent in March
Pending home sales improved notably in March with the seasonally adjusted national index climbing 4.1% since February and increasing 12.8% above the level seen in March 2011.
- Starbucks gets 18 percent boost from global customers
Starbucks increased its net income by 18 percent in its fiscal second quarter as more customers visited Starbucks cafes in most parts of the world.
- Congressional courage on expiring tax provisions
A House subcommittee is reviewing dozens of expiring tax provisions. The political pressure to extend the subsidies en bloc is immense.
- Stock market fallout from Spain downgrade? Quiet.
Stock market reaction muted in Germany, France, Britain, and US. First estimate of US GDP in first quarter could sway stock market sentiment.
- A bigger house isn't an excuse for more junk
There are plenty of good reasons to move. But if one of them is having more space for your stuff, maybe you should reconsider.
- Credit cards: How to save $400 at the pump
Credit cards with gas rewards can be a big help in coping with high gas prices. The most effective credit cards could save you $400 at the pump.