Sep 05

msnbc.com Troubled Afghan bank faces another day of queues AFP KABUL — Customers of Afghanistan's biggest bank queued again Sunday in the hope of withdrawing their savings, though lines were shorter days after corruption allegations appeared in US newspapers.

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Troubled Afghan bank faces another day of queues – AFP

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Aug 25

The amount of credit card debt consumers are carrying dropped to an eight-year low and delinquencies continued to decline in the second quarter as consumers looked to shore up their savings.

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Credit card debt at an 8-year low

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Aug 10

When Defense Secretary Robert Gates looked for billions of dollars in budget savings, he began right in his own office.

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Gates’ Defense Department budget cuts start with own office

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Aug 10

When Defense Secretary Robert Gates looked for billions of dollars in budget savings, he began right in his own office.

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Gates rearranges Defense budget, starting in his own office

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Aug 05

Question: I want to invest some of my savings in the stock market, so I’m thinking of buying a couple of index funds. But with so many options — large caps, small caps, emerging markets, etc. — how do I determine how to allocate my money

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An easy way to get some savings into stocks

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Jul 29

April may be eight months away, but it is never too early to start thinking about saving on your taxes. Take advantage of these summer savings before it is too late.

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Summertime tax savings

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Jul 26

You know what your financial priorities are supposed to be: Max out retirement savings. Build a cash cushion for emergencies

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Not enough cash? Get your priorities straight

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Jul 13

Two years on the unemployment line is devastating. You deplete your savings

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When the benefits run out – and still no job

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Jun 30

The long decline of the savings rate in the United States has been widely discussed, yet every revisit of the data brings new cause for alarm. Hedgeye recently provided its clients a chart showing savings as a percentage of GDP.

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Personal savings rate: worse than we thought

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