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The Cities Most Devastated By Foreclosure

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Foreclosure Crisis, Video, Housing Crash, 24/7 Wall St., Mortgage Crisis, Slideexpand, Las Vegas, Fiserv Case-Shiller, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: According to data released last week, the worst effects of the housing crisis are beginning to wind down. RealtyTrac’s latest re...

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The Ten Most Expensive Cars To Own

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Range Rover, JD Power, Edmunds.com, 24/7 Wall St., Audi, Fuel Efficiency, Lexus, Bmw, Mercedes-Benz, Vehicle Costs, Slideexpand, Most Expensive Cars to Own, Business News

24/7 Wall St: The cost of a luxury automobile does not end with its purchase price — it begins there. The true ownership costs are often much mo...

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The Nine Worst States To Get A Raise: 24/7 Wall St.

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Worst States to Get a Raise, Pay Scale, Business News, 24/7 Wall St, Least Upward Mobility, Economic Mobility, Salary Raise, Business News

Nothing is more central to the American dream than the idea of economic mobility — the ability to move up the economic ladder. This week, the Pew Ec...

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Six Cities Where Rents Are Skyrocketing

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Miami Real Estate, Rent Prices, Business News, Home Rentals, Increasing Rent, New Brunkswick, 24/7 Wall St, San Francisco, Miami, Cities, Edison, Business News

24/7 Wall St.: Yesterday, online real estate site Trulia released rental data for the 100 largest housing markets in the country. The report showed t...

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Nine Countries Where Everyone Has A Job

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Unemployment Rates, Austria, Business News, Belarus, Joblessness, 24/7 Wall St, Countries With Least Unemployment, Countries, Business News

24/7 Wall St.: Earlier this month, polling agency Gallup released its 2011 global unemployment statistics for 148 countries. Of the nations Gallup sur...

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The Most Popular Plastic Surgeries In America

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Business News, Surgery Expenditure, Cosmetic Surgeries, 24/7 Wall St, Most Popular Plastic Surgeries in America, Plastic Surgery, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The total number of cosmetic procedures performed in the United States by plastic surgeons has nearly doubled since 2000. Surg...

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The Ten Most (And Least) Affordable Cities To Buy A Home

24/7 Wall St. | MICHAEL B. SAUTER | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Housing Market, Housing Prices, Buying a House, Homeownership, Homeowners, Real Estate, Buying a Home, 24/7 Wall St, Business News

After years of weak housing markets, home sellers are hopeful that this spring’s home-buying season will finally lift prices. In positive news, Real...

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The 10 States Taxing The Poor Most

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Taxes, State Income, Poverty, Poverty Line, State Taxes, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, u.s. Census Bureau, Bipartisanship, 24/7 Wall St, Tax Revenue, Business News

24/7 Wall St.: In an effort to help families work their way out of poverty, most of the United States do not tax the incomes of working-poor families....

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America's Dying Industries

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Instagram, Dying Industries, Ibisworld, Corporate Profits, 24/7 Wall St., Great Recession, Economy, Photofinishing, Employment, Manufacturing, Eastman Kodak, Washington Post, Economic Policy Insitute, Facebook, Business News

Some industries just may not have what it takes to survive today's changing economic climate. Technological advances, offshore manufacturing and s...

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The 10 Most Fraudulent States

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Fraud, Sentinel Network Data Book, Foreclosure Crisis, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 24/7 Wall St., Ftc, Identity Theft, Consumer Watchdog, Credit Karma, Division of Planning and Labor, Mortgage Debt, Federal Trade Commission, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: When times are hard, fraud often gets worse. Americans are under great financial pressure, and there is no shortage of criminals w...

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These Are The Greenest Banks In The World

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Environmental Responsibility, Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander, Bank of America, Environment, Green, Environmentalism, New York Times, Green Banks, 24/7 Wall St, Bloomberg Markets, Business News

What does it take to be one of the greenest banks in the world? A $344 million investment in solar panels for veterans' homes and a $1.4 billion lo...

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10 Countries Spending The Most On Health Care

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Business News, United States, 24/7 Wall St, Health Care, Health Care Spending, 24/7 Wall Street, Countries, Business News

24/7 Wall St.: This week, the Supreme Court considered President Obama’s health care reform law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expa...

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These Are The States Where Americans Sleep The Worst

24/7 Wall St. | CHARLES B. STOCKDALE | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Sleep Disturbance, Smoking, Sleep Patterns, 24/7 Wall St., Insomnia, Sleep Trouble, Sleeping, Obesity, Sleep Problems, Sleep Habits, Sleep, Video, Business News

Americans in general do not sleep well. But those who sleep the worst live in the South, according to a new study by the Journal of Clinical Sleep Med...

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Highest-Paid Sports Stars Of All Time

24/7 Wall St. | Baxter B. Allen, Ashley C. Allen, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Salaries, Wayne Gretzky, Kobe Bryant, Nfl, Inflation, Joe Sakic, 24/7 Wall St., Mlb, Athletes, Nhl, Kevin Brown, Alex Rodriguez, Nba, Babe Ruth, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: On March 8th, Peyton Manning is set to make $28 million from the Indianapolis Colts, the highest amount ever paid to an NFL athlet...

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The States Where Companies Are Hiring

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Job Market, Labor Market, Unemployment, Home Prices, Employment, Jobs, Hiring, Economic Recovery, Job Crisis, 24/7 Wall St, Job Creation, Gallup, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Companies across the country are hiring more workers, at least if you ask their employees. In 2011, 31 percent of U.S. workers rep...

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The U.S. Has Lost These Industries To China

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale, Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Labor, Gdp, China Industry, 24/7 Wall St., Steel, International Monetary Fund, Cotton, Agriculture, Factories, Manufacturing, Coal, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Americans are used to the U.S. being the leader, or a top-ranked nation, in many areas. But in a number of industries and business...

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States With The Highest And Lowest Credit Card Debt

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Debt, Spending, Credit Karma, Consumer Goods, Credit Scores, Credit Cards, 24/7 Wall St, Cnnmoney, Income, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Americans cut down their credit card debt by 11 percent last year, compared to 2010, according to a new report by Credit Karma. 24...

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The Worst Holidays Since The Great Depression

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter and Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: National Retail Federation, Holiday Season, Gdp, High Inflation, Unemployment, Retail Sales, 24/7 Wall St., Consumer Price Index, Recession, Great Depression, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Retail sales this holiday season are expected to rise 3.8 percent to a record of $469.1 billion, according to the National Retail ...

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Best And Worst Run Companies In America

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: American Airline, Bankruptcy, 24/7 Wall St., Companies, Corporations, Oracle, Starbucks, Eastman Kodak, Management, S&P 500, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have ...

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Seven Pro Sports Teams Near Collapse

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Baseball, Bankruptcy, Espn, Nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sports Teams, 24/7 Wall St, Hockey, Pro Sports, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers have recently agreed to sell the team, following a bankruptcy filing in June of this year. T...

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America's 8 Most Overpaid CEOs

24/7 Wall St. | Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: CEO Bonuses, Sec, Capital IQ, CEO Compensation, Hewlett-Packard, 24/7 Wall St., Ceos, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St: It's that time of year again, when proxies are released and many business publications run lists of the highest paid CEOs at Americ...

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Where The Super-Rich Live

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Financial District, Occupy Wall Street, Millionaires, Citibank, Ultra High Net Worth, Uhnw, Bankers, 24/7 Wall St, Slidepollajax, New York, Wealth-X, Business News

Super-rich and looking for a place to call home? Luckily there's a short-list of possible locations. The homes of Ultra High Net Worth (UHNWs) ind...

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8 States With The Highest Minimum Wages

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Median Household Incom, Minimum Wage, Great Recession, Bureau of Labor Statistics, u.s. Census Bureau, 24/7 Wall St, New England, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The highest rate in almost 30 years, nearly one and six Americans lived in poverty last year, according to recently released data ...

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Companies Where Employees Are Losing Hope

24/7 Wall St. | Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Wall Street, Job Cuts, Double-Dip Recession, Job, Pessimism, Earnings-Per-Share, Longterm Unemployment, 24/7 Wall St, Recession, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Some companies become so badly damaged because of changes in the competitive markets or due to poor management decisions that thei...

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Apple And America's Other Most Valuable Companies

24/7 Wall St. | Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Earnings, Apple, Wall Street, 24/7 Wall St., Exxon Mobil, Slidepollajax, Assets, Business Prospects, Investors, Business News

This post has been corrected. From 24/7 Wall St.: Apple became the most valuable company in America yesterday when its market cap passed Exxon Mob...

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