Panel Criticizes GMAC Bailout
(Washington, DC) -- A Congressional panel is raising questions about the bailout of GMAC Financial Services. The auto lending giant has received more than 17-billion dollars from the U.S. Treasury Department ...Read More
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Mexican Telecom Tycoon Tops "Forbes" Billionaire List
(New York, NY) -- Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has topped "Forbes" magazine's billionaires list, overtaking Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Editor-In-Chief Steve Forbes says this year's list makes interesting reading ...Read & Hear More
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Two Brokerages To Offer Box-Office Futures
(Undated) -- Hollywood has a new way of hedging its bets against box office bombs. Two brokerages are opening exchanges to let the public bet on ticket sales. The concept works the same way as when other futures are bought and sold, from pork bellies to stock futures ...Read More
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Obama To Name Executives To Head Export Council
(Washington, DC) -- Trying to make good on a pledge he made during his State of the Union address to double U.S. exports over five years, President Obama today will tap two executives from Boeing and Xerox to lead the President's Export Council ...Read More
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IRS Website Lets Taxpayers Check On Refund Status
(Undated) -- Fortunate taxpayers who are in line for federal refunds can use the Internal Revenue Service website to get information about the status of the money. Spokesman Bill Brunson says the "Where's My Refund?" feature can be used about 72 hours after the IRS acknowledges receipt of an e-filed return ...Read & Hear More
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Gallup Poll: Foreign Cars Less Popular Among Consumers
(Princeton, NJ) -- Foreign cars are rapidly losing their luster in the minds of American motorists. According to a new Gallup poll, only six-percent of those surveyed said they'd only consider purchasing a new foreign-branded vehicle ...Read More
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