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Even Little Money Mistakes Can Add Up

Jeanette Pavini | Posted 04.23.2013 | Women
Jeanette Pavini

Despite our best intentions, we occasionally forget to pay a bill or let cash rewards expire -- even the savviest consumers mess up once in a while. But little money mistakes can have a big impact on finances. Don't let your cash go to waste.

Are Foreign Multinationals Paying Their Fair Share of U.S. Tax?

Martin Sullivan | Posted 05.20.2013 | Business
Martin Sullivan

There are two main ways multinationals shift profits out of the countries where they actually do business and into tax-haven holding companies.

Ketchup Or Sequestration?

Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI | Posted 04.28.2013 | Business
Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI

In between the analysis and absorption of the impact of both these government actions, Warren Buffett, the sage of Omaha, announced his intentions to buy the H.J. Heinz, the beloved ketchup brand of most Americans, for $23 billion.

How Obama's Giving Rich Kids A Leg Up

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 10.16.2012 | Home

Lawyers, MBAs and other high-income professionals will get a bigger break on student loans than low-wage earners under the government's new income-bas...

Your Start-Up Life: How a Focus on Quality Took a Company From Bankruptcy to Profit

Rana Florida | Posted 12.03.2012 | Business
Rana Florida

Tomas Maier's experience at Bottega Veneta exemplifies the importance of quality and shared values in turning around an organization -- a focus that must come from the ground up, infusing it at every level.

WATCH: An Interest-Earning Secret, From Maria Bartiromo

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas

Maria Bartiromo, financial expert and anchor of CNBC's "Closing Bell", shared information about how to increase the interest you receive from bank acc...

Usury Is Alive And Well

Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI | Posted 05.11.2012 | Religion
Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI

The emergence of practices like "payday" and "predatory" lending deserve the scrutiny of religious leaders and people of faith.

Feds Go After Kentucky Mine

AP | Posted 03.08.2012 | Business

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Federal mining officials are suing a southeastern Kentucky mine for more than $1.6 million owed in delinquent fines for violations ...

Wells Fargo To Pay Millions For Rigging Bidding Wars

AP | By DAVID PITT | Posted 01.08.2012 | Business

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Wells Fargo & Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay at least $37 million in a lawsuit which alleges several banks rigged bidding c...

FAQs on the Standard & Poor's Downgrade of the U.S. Credit Rating

Natalie Pace | Posted 10.07.2011 | Business
Natalie Pace

If Congress gets smart, goes back into negotiations immediately and comes up with a credible plan to implement budget savings of more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years, the world will have renewed faith in the its largest economy.

The Psychology Of Interest

Wray Herbert | Posted 09.07.2011 | Healthy Living
Wray Herbert

Scientists have shown surprisingly little interest in interest, given its obvious and fundamental connection to learning and education. That's starting to change.

Will Interest Rates Go Lower?

Don McNay | Posted 08.28.2011 | Business
Don McNay

The common assumption is that interest rates are going to go higher. Just like the common assumption, for many years, that you couldn't lose in the real estate market. Sometimes we have to consider the unconsiderable.

Don't Believe the Hype About U.S. Debt

Sally Kohn | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics
Sally Kohn

If the U.S. were borrowing anywhere near as much as Chase bank, we'd have legitimate reason to worry. But in general, borrowing money is necessary to invest in the future.

Why Passion Is a Gift

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Why don't we view passion and interest as gifts?

Pete Peterson's Crusade to Cure the Global Debt Bubble

Robert Lenzner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Robert Lenzner

Blackstone founder and former Lehman Brothers chairman, Peter G. Peterson is calling on president Obama to organize a bipartisan effort to deal with the nation's debt and bloated federal budget.

Towards A Just Communications System: Pacifica Radio and the Never-Ending Battle

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Tracy Rosenberg

I often hear, as a Pacifica Foundation board member that terrestrial radio in general and Pacifica radio in particular, is irrelevant. I would make t...

Bank of America Wire Transfer: Lost in Space!

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Iris Mack

It seems that I have unwillingly made a 10 day ZERO interest loan to Bank of America.

Resources on the American National Security Interest in Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Ziad J. Asali, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Ziad J. Asali, M.D.

My colleagues and I founded the American Task Force on Palestine in 2003 with a clear, focused mission: to advocate that a negotiated end of conflict ...

Balanced Life: 6 Tips for Coping With Boredom

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

Diane Arbus wrote, "The Chinese have a theory that you pass through boredom into fascination and I think it's true."

Shoving Your Money Under Your (Bank's) Mattress

Loral Langemeier | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Loral Langemeier

There your money lays, wasting away as climbing inflation turns it to dust. Or at least whatever dust is worth. How much is that, exactly?

Bailed-Out Banks Making Profits -- For Taxpayers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Money wasn't just "given" to Wall Street firms. It bought something of value. And now that the firms (and the market in general) are recovering, they're starting to pay it back. With interest.

What Are The Top 10 Positive Emotions?

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Kari Henley

Wouldn't we all love to flourish? Turns out, the trick to flourishing is to fill your day with positive emotions three times more frequently than negative ones.

Where to Find Dandy Dividends

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Dan Dorfman

Call it the case of the disappearing dividends, a $42 billion caper that's robbing many Americans of a fair chunk of their future wealth.