The White House says it's reviewing options about keeping the "cash for clunkers" program going. Auto dealers already may have surpassed the 250,000 vehicle sales funded by the $1 billion program. The White House says any valid deals already made will be honored.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about House approves $2B more ...

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In recessions and booms alike, stock markets are always at the forefront. Newspapers and financial publications are awash in headlines about the Dow Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ, rising stock indexes, falling stock indexes, buying, selling, and so forth. And it is tempting to think of a stock market as an impersonal mechanism in the sky, ...

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The Cash for Clunkers Program went into effect recently, but so did changes to the official EPA-estimated mpg ratings of several cars. For example, the 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis, according to CNN Money, was rated a combined 18 mpg last week, but as the program began this week, the rating for this year, make and ...

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In my post Does My Car Qualify For Cash for Clunkers?, one of the major requirements was that the car must have a combined fuel economy of 18 mpg or less, according to FuelEconomy.gov. Many people have been complaining that their old car gets nowhere near the mileage that the website says ...

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Host Michel Martin and digital media producer Lee Hill talk about the stories that had TMM listeners commenting this week. Today, the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Gates, racial profiling and the minimum wage increase.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Gates' Arrest Stirs Blogosphere...

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