Archive for July 24th, 2008

The government charged an oil trading firm Thursday with manipulating oil prices in the first complaint to be announced since the regulators began a new investigation into wrongdoings in the energy markets.

You don't have to wait for new laws based on behavioral economists to save you from the money mistakes you're hardwired to make. You can implement your own fixes using their techniques.

The federal government is set to boost the nation's minimum wage Thursday in the second of three increases mandated by Congress.

On April 15, 2018, Johnny Behave wakes up feeling pleased with himself. His tax return was filed weeks ago, thanks to the IRS' Insta-File service, which e-mailed him a completed form for his approval. One click and his taxes were done. He has no worries about having enough money for his kids' college or his own retirement because his employer's Save-a-Bundle plan automatically suctions money from his paycheck and hikes the withdrawal rate as his salary rises.

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A falling dollar is making the United States a cheaper place for foreigners to live - just as other countries are getting harder on American wallets.

The good news: The economy is not as bad as it was in the early 1980s, when unemployment hit 10% and the inflation rate touched the double digits. The bad news: A lot of small business owners think it is.

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