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Retail Sales Up 1.4 Percent In October On Big Boost From Auto Sales

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Retailers, Auto Sales, U.S. Consumers, Retail Sale, Cash for Clunkers, Consumer Spending, Retail Sales October, Consumer Demand, Consumer Price Increase, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON — Improved retail sales gave Wall Street a boost Monday but provided little hope for a robust holiday shopping season that might invi...

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One Spin You Won't Hear From Republicans About Tuesday's Election

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Gop, President Obama, Bob Mcdonnell, Mortage Credit, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Bloomberg, Cash for Clunkers, CFhris Christie, New York's 23rd Congressional District, Democrats, Creigh Deeds, New Jersey Election, Jon Corzine, Virginia Election 2008, 2010 Midterm Elections, Bill Thompson, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

What you won't hear the spinners crowing about is the shocking punch to the gut the GOP took in upstate New York's 23rd Congressional District, where a Democrat won for the first time in over 100 years.

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The GDP of Stimulus

Garrett Johnson | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, GDP Report, Economic Stimulus Package, Business News
Garrett Johnson

According to Third Quarter reports, the Great American Recession is over. Are those numbers to be believed? The smart money is skeptical; you should be too.

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Ford Posts $1B Profit In Third Quarter, Forecasts A "Solidly Profitable" 2011

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Car Sales, Automakers, Detroit Automakers, Cash for Clunkers, Cars, Dearborn, Ford, Auto Industry, Business News

DEARBORN, Mich. — One of the troubled Detroit Three automakers, Ford, is making money again and looking for better times in no more than two yea...

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Consumer Spending Falls In September, Biggest Drop In Nine Months

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Unemployment, Consumer Spending, Income, Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON — Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sl...

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An In-Depth Look at the GDP Report

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Personal Consumption Expenditures, GDP Report, Imports, Gdp, Investment, Durable Goods, Cash for Clunkers, Consumption, Business News
Hale

The long awaited GDP report is out. Notice it wasn't just durable goods that saw increases: non-durable goods and services also increased. And not by small amounts.

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Taxpayers Paid $24,000 Per Car Under Cash For Clunkers Program

CNN Money | Peter Valdes-Dapena | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Cars, Used Cars, Edmunds.com, Cash for Clunkers 2009, Business News

A total of 690,000 new vehicles were sold under the Cash for Clunkers program last summer, but only 125,000 of those were vehicles that would not hav...

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GMAC Asks For $2.8 Billion More In Taxpayer Money

Wall Street Journal | DAN FITZPATRICK and DAMIAN PALETTA | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Car Buyers, Auto Industry, Stress Test, Stress Tests, Financing, Gm, Alvaro De MOlina, Car Loans, Car Dealerships, Automakers, Auto Loans, Fdic, Gmac, General Motors, Bailout Bandits, Car Financing, GMAC Financial Services, Detroit, Cash for Clunkers, Banks, Auto Sales, Car Dealers, Ceberus Capitol, Ceberus, Business News

The U.S. government is likely to inject $2.8 billion to $5.6 billion of capital into the Detroit company, on top of the $12.5 billion that GMAC has re...

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Back to the Roots: Entrepreneurship and Global Competition

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Korea, European Union, Globalization, China, Capitalism, Entrepreneurship, Cash for Clunkers, India, Green Energy, Business News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

The very rich and the very poor exist under capitalism and communism. We must look to the middle class, and its size and growth, to see the secret of capitalism.

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Bloomberg: US GDP Probably Grew 3.2% As Stimulus Took Hold

Bloomberg | Timothy R. Homan | Posted 10.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Recovery, Car Sales, Durable Goods, Gdp, Economy, Cash for Clunkers, Commerce Department, Manufacturing, Economic Growth, Wall Street, Recession, Home Sales, Business News

The economy in the U.S. probably grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in two years as government stimulus helped bring an end to the worst re...

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Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,083 Tax Rebate

Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tesla, Cash for Clunkers, Tesla Roadster, Colorado Tax Credit, Electric Car, Hybrid Car, Boulder, Colorado, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Denver News

Just in time for the new Tesla dealership in Boulder, the state of Colorado is offering a jaw-dropping head-scratching tax rebate on "alternative fuel...

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Hyundai: The Only Major Car Brand To Grow In The U.S. This Year

Oct. 20, 2009 | Chris Isidore | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Toyota, General Motors, Chrysler, Hyundai, Honda, Cash for Clunkers, Kia, Ford, Business News

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In a year of unprecedented turmoil for the U.S. auto industry, one major car maker has emerged as a winner. And that compan...

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Uncle Sam's Not-So-Graceful Exit from Real Estate

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Fannie Mae, First-Time Homebuyers Credit, Ben Bernanke, Freddie Mac, Money Market Funds, Exit Strategy, Business News
Eric Schurenberg

The Fed and the Treasury have to take the training wheels off the wobbly financial system without tipping it back into chaos.

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Why the Dow is Hitting 10,000 While Everyone Else is Cutting Back

Robert Reich | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Robert Reich, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stock Market, Economy, Cash for Clunkers, Economic Recovery, Health Care, Business News
Robert Reich

Regardless of what you call it -- Keynesianism, socialism, or just pragmatism -- government's expansion is doing wonders for business, especially big business and Wall Street.

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Five Ways President Obama Changed My Life - An Inspirational Video

Baratunde Thurston | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, West Philadelphia, Politics, Video, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Mortgage, White House, President Barack Obama, African America, Environment, Cash for Clunkers, Philly, Robin Stanback Stevens, Black, Health Care, Stimulus, Healthcare, Politics News
Baratunde Thurston

I asked Robin, a college classmate of mine, if I could video tape her story, and she proceeded to rattle off five tangible ways her life has been improved by the efforts of our president.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Finding Your Next Set Of Wheels

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Shopping Carts, Humor, Economic Crisis, Satire, Economy, Cash for Clunkers, Financial Crisis, Recession, Financial Meltdown, Comedy, Transportation, Advice, Financial Advice, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Costco shopping carts Costco carts are humongous and totally lacking in style. But that's part of their charm. In fact, it's the only part of their charm.

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An Honest Display of Lying

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Joe Wilson, President Obama, Associated Press, Health Care Reform, Cash for Clunkers, Socialism, Abc, 9/12 March on Washington, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

What's the point of having a discussion with someone when you already know the outcome? "So, what did you think of your boy Obama's speech the other night?" I was asked on the train.

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Ford Chairman: Clunkers Program Was Great For Our Industry (VIDEO)

Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Cnbc, Jr., William Ford, Ford Motors, Business News

Is Ford the lone bright spot in the American auto industry? Ford Executive Chairman William Ford, Jr. Spoke with CNBC today from a new plant in Mich...

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Blockbuster News of Summer 2009

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Michael Jackson, Birthers, Twitter, Iran Election, President Obama, Blockbuster, Ted Kennedy, Star Trek, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, General Motors Bankruptcy, Sarah Palin, Cash for Clunkers, Youtube, Harry Potter, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Afghan Taliban, David Letterman, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

The summer's biggest news.

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Consumer Spends When Value Exceeds Price

Grant Cardone | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Cartier, Small Business, Retail Sales, Apple Iphone, Tiffany's, The Gap, Automobile Sales, Spending, Selling, Cash for Clunkers, True Religion Brand, Grant Cardone, Consumer Spending, Wal-Mart, Business News
Grant Cardone

While the consumer is motivated to save money the desire to spend money runs deep in our culture.

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This Weekend's Automotive Radio Shows

Steve Parker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: The Car Nut Show, India, Harley-Davidson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Www.TalkRadioOne.Com, World Racing Roundup, Www.SteveParker.Com, Mexican Trucks, Formula 1, Nascar, Cash for Clunkers, Cars, Business News
Steve Parker

Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker...

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Funds for Fridges

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Energy Star, Cash for Appliances, Energy Efficiency, Green Appliances, Recycle, Appliances, Stimulus, Economy, President Obama, Green News
Jennifer Schwab

Even though "Cash for Clunkers" is over for cars, more than 60 utilities across the U.S. will be offering money for recycled appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and more.

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"Clunkers" Boosts Ford, Toyota sales; GM, Chrysler's Sales fall

AP | Kimberly S. Johnson and Dan Strumpf, AP Auto Writers | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Toyota, Ford, Gm Chrysler, Honda, Business News

DETROIT (AP) -- The Cash for Clunkers program boosted sales at Ford, Toyota and Honda in August as consumers snapped up their fuel-efficient offerings...

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Everything I Know About Cars I Learned From Everything Except Cars

Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Cars, John Travolta, Car Culture, Greased Lightning, Cash for Clunkers 2009, Entertainment News
Rachel Sklar

am not a car person -- have never been, never will be. But! I am a pop culture person. And car people have clearly contributed to pop culture.

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Good Riddance, Cash for Clunkers

Alan Schram | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Deficit, Trade Deficit, Stimulus Package, Cash for Clunkers, Business News, Aig, Credit Crisis, China, Business News
Alan Schram

Washington is experimenting with bogus stimulus, such as the "cash for clunkers" program. Taxing Peter to subsidize Paul's new car is not a recipe for sound economic growth.

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