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The euro has failed
Europe's single currency is a bust. With unemployment reaching depression levels in the Mediterranean states, time has long passed to negotiate an orderly return to national currencies. Euro advocates argue a single currency is essential for creating a...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Europe, Unemployment, Republic of Ireland, Business
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T. Rowe closes its high-yield bond funds to new investors
T. Rowe Price Group closed its high-yield bond funds to new investors as of Monday, the Baltimore money manager announced Tuesday. They include the investor class shares and advisor class shares of the $9.2 billion High Yield Fund as well as the $2.5...Tags: Mutual Funds, Finance, T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated
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Mayor, council president spar on water bills
Baltimore's top elected officials are battling over whether the city should seize homes because of unpaid water bills after a recent audit found widespread billing errors. MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blakesays eliminating the threat of liens could endanger...Tags: Bernard C. Young, Finance, Anirban Basu, Credit and Debt, Mary Pat Clarke
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Eight things you might not know about Social Security
Most of us know some basics about Social Security. We understand retirees can start taking retirement benefits at age 62. We realize we'll get a bigger monthly check if we wait a few years more until our normal retirement age to tap benefits. And who...Tags: Charles Schwab, Social Security, Unemployment Benefits, Finance, Retirement
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Obama's choice: Higher gas prices, weaker economy
Campaigning for office, President Barack Obama promised to do something about high gas prices, but now he is denying he can do much about what Americans pay to drive. He is too modest. In September 2008, Steven Chu said to The Wall Street Journal:...
Tags: Barack Obama, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Europe, Steven Chu, Solyndra LLC
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What investors can expect in 2012
If you had slept Rip Van Winkle-style through 2011, you'd be awakening now to find that your stock portfolio was much the same as you left it. Presuming you stayed awake, you endured a volatile year for equities. Market swings were so violent that by the...Tags: Music, Charles Schwab, Europe, U.S. Supreme Court, Concerts
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Good-bye paper savings bonds
Technology has overtaken the U.S. savings bonds. After this year, you will no longer be able to buy a paper bond. All purchases will be made electronically. By going totally electronic, the government is expected to save $120 million over five years.
You...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Sinai Hospital to give Ravens baby $3,000
The first baby born at Sinai Hospital during Sunday's Ravens game is going to get a little contribution toward their financial future.
The Northwest Baltimore hospital is going to give a $3,000 savings bond to the first baby born after the kick off of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl, New England Patriots
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Howard lawmakers consider strengthening massage rules
Howard County lawmakers are looking to adopt more stringent requirements that would make applicants for massage establishments and taxicab driver's licenses undergo nationwide criminal background checks. The bill being considered by the county...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Massage Therapy, James N. Robey, Sex Crimes, Allan H. Kittleman
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Free tax preparation, plus a lot more
If you don't make a lot of money, the Baltimore CASH Campaign thinks you shouldn't be forking any of it over to get your tax returns prepared.
The nonprofit group is heading into its 11th tax season, offering free help for low- and moderate-income area...Tags: Finance, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Credits, Personal Income
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One of the basics
Upon announcing earlier this week that Harford County government had retained its AAA bond rating, County Executive David R. Craig made a wry comment to the effect that the federal government could take a lesson from Harford County when it comes to fiscal...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Manufacturing and Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Finance
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A way around the debt-limit impasse
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the United States does not have to default on its debt, and the Social Security and Medicare checks can continue to go out, even if Republicans and President Barack Obama cannot strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling by...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Barack Obama, Government Health Care, Ben Bernanke, Wages and Pensions
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