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The middle-class tax hike nobody’s talking about
November 29, 2010 – 3:42 pm | No Comment

Are you ready to give up $30 a month? That’s what may come out of your paycheck if — as expected — the Making Work Pay tax credit expires at the end of the year.

Standard Chartered’s Mann Interview on Euro, Dollar: video
November 29, 2010 – 3:33 pm | No Comment

David Mann, senior strategist at Standard Chartered, talks about the outlook for the dollar and the euro. Mann speaks with Erik Schatzker and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.”

Greece Wins EU Pledge for 4 1/2-Year Extension to Repay Emergency Loans
November 29, 2010 – 3:31 pm | No Comment

Greece is set to get an extra four- and-a-half years to repay emergency loans to match the seven- year term for the rescue Ireland received yesterday. Greek bonds and stocks gained.

Thanksgiving Weekend Sales Rise 6.4% as Shoppers Splurge
November 29, 2010 – 3:30 pm | No Comment

The average shopper in the U.S. spent 6.4 percent more over Thanksgiving weekend than last year as more people picked up jewelry and toys, heartened by the economic rebound.

Dodging Muni-Bond Traps
November 24, 2010 – 3:46 pm | No Comment

It’s a troubling time for tax-sensitive investors.

Q3 GDP Revised Up But Fed Trims View Of Growth In 2011
November 24, 2010 – 3:45 pm | No Comment

The U.S. economy and jobs will grow at a slower pace than the Federal Reserve previously thought, according to meeting minutes released Tuesday, offering further clues to its Nov. 3 decision to open …

Could the government shrink my 401(k) retirement account?
November 24, 2010 – 3:44 pm | No Comment

Question: I’m increasingly concerned about the larger role the government has taken in our day-to-day lives in areas such as health care and banking and wondering whether this trend might eventually extend …

Munis Yielding More Than Treasuries for First Time Since Crisis
November 24, 2010 – 3:43 pm | No Comment

Tax-exempt bonds are yielding more than Treasuries for the first time since the financial crisis, a relationship that history shows doesn’t last, especially as the Federal Reserve kindles inflation expectations.

What Will the Rich Do With Their Tax Cuts?
November 23, 2010 – 6:02 pm | No Comment

Outgoing Florida Congressman Alan Grayson, the firebrand Democrat, gave an entertaining presentation on the House floor recently explaining what the rich would do with their “Bush tax cuts.”

China Wields Tools In Inflation Fight, But Won’t Lift Yuan
November 23, 2010 – 6:01 pm | No Comment

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday stepped up pressure on China to let its currency strengthen. But despite spiking inflation, China is unlikely to allow the yuan to appreciate.