| Making a surprise early retirement work |
| For years, Pat and George Breault gave little thought to their spending. The couple, both IT project managers, earned a handsome $235,000 a year -- more than enough to cover their basic living expenses as well as the extra-curriculars they enjoyed, such as dining out, taking cruises, and entertaining at their second home, a condo at Catawba Island on the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio, where they hoped to retire one day. |
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| Fed limits card fees to $25 |
| Most credit card penalties will be limited to $25 and fees for customers who don't use their cards will be eliminated under rules released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve. |
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| The man who made economics freaky |
| Had Steven Levitt taught your college Econ 101 lecture, you'd surely remember more of it. The University of Chicago professor takes the basic tools of economics -- reams and reams of data, and the understanding that human beings respond to incentives for gain -- and applies them to surprising new subjects. |
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| 15 most hated fees |
| Stand up to the pesky charges -- from checked-bag costs to retirement plan expenses -- that bug you the most. |
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| Making a surprise early retirement work |
| For years, Pat and George Breault gave little thought to their spending. The couple, both IT project managers, earned a handsome $235,000 a year -- more than enough to cover their basic living expenses as well as the extra-curriculars they enjoyed, such as dining out, taking cruises, and entertaining at their second home, a condo at Catawba Island on the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio, where they hoped to retire one day. |
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| Fed limits card fees to $25 |
| Most credit card penalties will be limited to $25 and fees for customers who don't use their cards will be eliminated under rules released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve. |
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| The man who made economics freaky |
| Had Steven Levitt taught your college Econ 101 lecture, you'd surely remember more of it. The University of Chicago professor takes the basic tools of economics -- reams and reams of data, and the understanding that human beings respond to incentives for gain -- and applies them to surprising new subjects. |
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| 15 most hated fees |
| Stand up to the pesky charges -- from checked-bag costs to retirement plan expenses -- that bug you the most. |
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| BP seeks $7bln in loans-sources |
| Jun 18 - BP is looking to several banks for $7 billion in loans, according to several sources. In market action: Wall Street eeked out a small gain. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
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| Hairy solutions for oil spill |
| Jun 18 - Hair salons and dog groomers donate hair and fur clippings to oil spill efforts. Hair has been proven to be a successful tool in soaking up oil on the surface. Jill Bennett reports. |
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| Zagat's power lunches: San Francisco |
| Tim Zagat, CEO of Zagat Survey, says if you want to impress clients in San Francisco, then Perbacco, Boulevard and Waterbar would be his top picks. |
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| Caterpillar, Apple offer hope |
| June 18 - Heavy machine company Caterpillar and iPhone maker Apple may be signs of hope amid signals of a slowing economic recovery. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
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| Munich tops 2010 Monocle city survey |
| Jun 18 - Germany's third largest city Munich reclaims the top spot in the 2010 edition of Monocle magazine's annual Quality of Life survey, beating out Copenhagen at number two and Zurich at number 3. Matt Cowan reports. |
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| Business Update: BP shares up |
| Jun 18 - BP shares gained in London on Friday after its boss survived a bruising encounter with U.S. lawmakers and as hopes rose its $20 billion oil spill compensation and clean-up fund will cap public anger. |
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