| Gold surges to a fresh record
November 23, 2009 at 3:14 pm
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|  Gold rallied to an all-time high Monday, climbing ever closer to $1,200 an ounce, as the U.S. dollar slid and investors showed nervousness about the economy. |
| Behind the Zhu Zhu mania
November 23, 2009 at 1:12 pm
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|  Zhu Zhu Pets, the inexplicably cute robotic hamsters that have become this year's overnight holiday toy sensation, are selling out across the country. |
| Buffett's big bet: Trailing behind after lap one
November 23, 2009 at 11:51 am
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|  Remember "Buffett's Big Bet", in which the noted investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway maintained that an S&P 500 index fund would outperform five funds-of-hedge-funds over 10 years? Well, the results for the first lap, the agonizing year of 2008, are finally in, and the funds-of-funds soundly whipped the index. Vanguard's S&P 500 Admiral shares, the index fund "bought" by Buffett, were down 37%. On the average, and net of all fees, costs, and expenses, the five funds-of-funds backed by Buffett's opponent, Protégé Partners LLC, a New York money-management firm, delivered: -23.9%. |
| State tax collections in steep drop
November 23, 2009 at 11:26 am
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|  State tax collections nationwide plummeted in the third quarter, and the forecast for the remainder of the year looks grim, a report released Monday shows. |
| Dow at 13-month high
November 23, 2009 at 11:24 am
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|  Stocks rallied Monday morning after a report showed home sales surged to the highest level in 2-1/2 years and the falling dollar goosed commodities, sending gold to another record. |
| Why Kozlowski should get clemency
November 23, 2009 at 9:50 am
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|  For inmate No. 05A4820, the days are pretty much the same. At the Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York, Dennis Kozlowski, 63, sorts prison laundry, awaits mail call, enjoys his private supply of fresh fruit, watches Yankees games (he's a minority owner), and tries to sleep in a cell where the bright light never goes out. |
| What Congress has in store for the Fed
November 23, 2009 at 8:23 am
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| More than a year after the financial meltdown of 2008, Congress is moving forward on plans to drastically curtail the power of the Federal Reserve. |
| Wall Street may follow the world higher
November 23, 2009 at 7:02 am
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|  Stocks were set for a higher open Monday, joining overseas markets, as the surge in commodity prices -- including another record for gold -- continued. |
| Oil rises 1%
November 23, 2009 at 6:35 am
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|  Read full story for latest details. |
| Economists bullish -- but not about jobs
November 23, 2009 at 4:15 am
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| Despite rising fears of the U.S. falling into another recession, a survey of top economists found them more optimistic about growth in the fourth quarter of this year and throughout 2010. But job seekers will have to wait a little longer for employers to start hiring again. | | |  |
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