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Goldman Sachs Plans To Hire 1,000 In Singapore While Cutting U.S. Jobs

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.27.2011

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Goldman Sachs, the country's fifth-largest bank by assets, plans to hire 1,000 people in Singapore while laying off a significant number of workers at...

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Cost Of Childcare Has Skyrocketed In Last 50 Years

24/7 Wall St. | Michael A. Sauter | Posted 08.25.2011

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It cost $25,299 to raise a child from birth to age 18 in 1960. The amount rose to $226,920 last year. This may be one of the reasons many reasons Amer...

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Stocks Fall On Concerns Over Greece

Posted 08.24.2011

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NEW YORK (Edward Krudy) - Stocks headed for three days of losses on Friday on worries about the Italian banking sector and Greece's austerity plan...

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Federal Reserve Keeps Power On Reserve For Another Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.22.2011

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NEW YORK -- Another major policymaker has decided to take a more detached stance toward the economic slowdown. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernank...

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As Greece Teeters Closer To Default, Investors Bet On Political Will For Preserving European Union

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 08.20.2011

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As Greece teetered closer to the precipice of government default, investors appeared to come to the conclusion on Monday that although the troubled co...

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