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Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, reported recently that sales of its online tax software products are up 20 percent over 2009, while sales of its desktop products have stalled. Doing taxes online clearly has caught on with the public. The online option has advantages. For one, it can be less expensive than buying the download [...]
Highlights Successful bond issue T-bills yields inched up Exchange rate stable Unemployment rate hits 18.3% in February 4Q GDP structure showed no surprise CPI slowed to 0.7% in February Strong market interest in new government bond issue March brought interesting developments on the domestic bond market, as the beginning of the month saw a new [...]
Our sister Web site, The Consumerist, appears to have uncovered a novel way to make money fast—or, as Consumerist editor and infomercial star Ben Popken says, have you “wallowing up to your eye sockets in filthy lucre.” It’s called Plunder Funnel and … w Full Post…
U.S. Watch Consumer credit contracted an annualized 5.5% in February. Although this outcome was worse than expected, it is important to keep things in perspective when it comes to the actual impact on the economy. For one, the January figure was revised up significantly –better than to look at this data on a quarterly basis. [...]
The average American is currently carrying at least some form of debt, even if it is small. We live in a society where overspending is common and credit card debt has become a right of passage. In many cases, you need to be in debt in order to start building your credit history. Without this, [...]
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