Tag: jennifer meacham
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July 24, 2009 04:57 AM EDT --
With the number of centenarians jumping from an estimated few thousand in 1950 to more than 340,000 worldwide today, it's a real possibility you'll live to be 100.
Indeed, Associated Press writer . . .
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February 03, 2009 05:40 PM EST --
The newest savings figures are out from the Commerce Department, confirming my earlier suspicions (see " The online holiday retail breakdown -- Where's your silver lining? ").
According . . .
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May 07, 2007 03:48 PM EDT --
I'm watching MSNBC, and see that the White House has scheduled a "tea party" today with the Queen of England, fresh from Saturday's appearance at the famous Kentucky Derby horse race. . . .
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July 02, 2008 09:07 PM EDT --
Today shares of General Motors Corp. stocks plunged to the lowest level since September 1954. It's a rude awakening for a stock long listed as "blue chip," and one that's . . .
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December 11, 2008 04:51 AM EST --
After my $20 shopping trip to Grocery Outlet, my first step was to make up the chili and sweet cornbread dinner meal . The next was a meal of broiled salmon, mashed potatoes and Caesar salad. For lunch . . .
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February 06, 2007 03:04 AM EST --
Try your hand at stock trading with this competition!
On March 5, CNBC launches its Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. You’ll have $1 million CNBC bucks to play with, selecting stocks . . .
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January 26, 2009 01:31 AM EST --
I'm organizing this week's recycling, sorting a stack of old periodicals - The Economist, Forbes , a few copies of San Francisco's satirical Onion - when I was struck by a 2005 Onion . . .
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July 04, 2007 07:35 PM EDT --
Business and vacation travelers, the World Health Organization has just announced news that you should heed: Get off your, ummm, bottom and move around -- even when you're taking a road trip or . . .
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May 29, 2008 01:34 PM EDT --
This week has been a busy one for me, trying to wrap up half a dozen assignments due by month's end. So, today's The Bottom Line blog will focus on a few of the news stories that have crossed . . .
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August 15, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
I've been watching my "necessary evils" stock portfolio climb in recent months. American-made cigarettes, beer, and liquor are on the upswing.
I credit it to two things: people . . .
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January 31, 2007 12:27 AM EST --
TAX DAY IS APRIL 17 this year, and I'm knee deep organizing receipts, income statements and bank records. Thankfully, this year I have an easy way to stay up on the tax law changes that impact . . .
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March 26, 2007 10:11 PM EDT --
Consumers regularly run-up credit cards, dip into home equity or sell off investments and other other assets to finance day-to-day expenses, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In January . . .
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May 09, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
RECENT BLOGS ON RISING CONSUMER CREDIT SPENDING underscore an even more pressing everyday spending decision: paper or plastic. That's said tongue-in-cheek, but just barely.
Shoppers Snag . . .
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June 09, 2007 10:03 PM EDT --
I'm always looking for easy-to-make, relatively-healthy and inexpensive recipes that have a special touch for lazy summer nights in or a quick gourmet lunch. This one fits the bill. It's . . .
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August 17, 2007 05:28 PM EDT --
Earnings for Nordstrom, Kohl's and Penney's are out and they look good. Insiders say it's a reflection of middle-class shoppers having money to spend.
That contrasts with the disappointing . . .
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January 06, 2008 01:09 AM EST --
The halved butternut squash in the fridge beckons me ... I'm in the mood for squash soup: creamy, rich, buttery and sweet. So this afternoon I am setting out to create what turns out to . . .
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May 16, 2008 07:37 PM EDT --
If Wikipedia is any indication, then "affiliate marketing" is just what I say it is.... ; )
At least two Wikipedia entries cite their definitions of affiliate marketing based upon . . .
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January 19, 2007 04:35 PM EST --
Learn to save as banks, others offer incentives to help customers build up their balances
IF YOU RESOLVED TO SAVE MORE this year, you're not alone.
The average American . . .
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March 12, 2007 06:52 PM EDT --
According to Steven Camp, banking attorney at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, "American restaurants finally may be adopting anti-identity theft measures already found in other parts of the world and . . .
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April 17, 2007 01:34 AM EDT --
Will this renovation project pay off?
CNNMoney.com provides an easy "renovation wizard" so you can quickly see the average cost, and return, of 25 common projects ranging from finishing . . .
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