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If banks charged a fee for debit cards, would you still swipe?
Americans prefer using their debit cards at the register. But a small fee could change that. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that about two-thirds of consumers use debit cards more frequently than credit cards.

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Don’t you dare pay off mortgage with IRA
Refinancing or getting a reverse mortgage can provide you cash and spare your retirement funds.

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We should have listened to Zhu Min years ago don’t ignore him now
The “twin pillars” of the world economy continue to totter. Global investors, politicians and the financially-literate general public are wringing their hands about two previously “unthinkable” disasters …

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LA ‘Carmageddon’ ends early, freeway reopens
THE event that many feared would be the “Carmageddon” of epic traffic jams cruised calmly to a finish today, with bridge work on the Los Angeles roadway completed nearly a full day ahead of schedule and officials reopening a 16km stretch of the busy freeway.

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KL bourse still in profit-taking mode
NEGATIVE leads from the US, European and Chinese economies last week, with credit rating downgrades and uncertainty over the US and European sovereign debt extension further dampening sentiment, spilt over to the local market and forced the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) down in a correction to re-test its breakout level. Week-on-week, the FBM KLCI lost 17.49 points …

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BATU PAHAT:
It is Bank Indonesia (BI), said Credit Suisse economist Robert Prior-Wandesforde in a report. And the least predictable central bank? Bank Negara Malaysia.

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Groupon offers $500 car-buying coupons: is it a scam?
A $500 voucher for $199 might sound good like a good deal — but if you tell the salesman that you intend to use a voucher, who’s to say he won’t just up the price of the vehicle?

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Chandigarh family under CBI lens over land deal
An influential family in Chandigarh is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for misusing prime government land to run an elitist, private school in the city.

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Barlow rehab work exceeds 15 homes
YORK — Renovations to homes out Barlow Road have been made thanks to $1 million in grants and lots of sweat equity.

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RJL Wealth Management, LLC Announces Launch of Full Service Broker/Dealer, Lucia Securities, LLC, Clearing Through RBC …
The launch of Lucia Securities, LLC provides RJL Wealth Management a broader spectrum of wealth management solutions with which to service clientsSan Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 13, 2011 As part of their long-term strategy, RJL Wealth Management, LLC (RJLWM) announced today the launch of Lucia Securities, LLC a registered broker/dealer, member FINRA and SIPC—a move first conceived by Ray Lucia Jr …

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