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E.Coli Outbreaks Lead to Meat Recall

posted: 16 HOURS 1 MINUTE AGO

After two deaths and more than two dozen people taking ill from E.coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is recalling 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products sold from Maine to North Carolina. Find out more.

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Which Paper Towel Brand Gives the Best Bang for Your Buck?

posted: 16 HOURS 9 MINUTES AGO

So here's the scoop. I smeared a dollop of Nutella on my desk, to see if the desk wanted some. OK, actually, I was running a consumer experiment testing leading brands of paper towels, investigating which one gives you the easiest clean-up and return on investment. Let's meet our three challengers:

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How Not to Argue With Your Spouse About Money

posted: 16 HOURS 16 MINUTES AGO

I recently learned how to avoid arguing about money with my spouse from an unlikely source: composer Phillip Glass. Here's what I learned...

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Best Credit Cards

posted: 4 DAYS 14 HOURS AGO

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With the help of two credit card experts, WalletPop sifted through oodles of cards to ferret out the best and the worst when it comes to rates, fees, rewards and perks. First, the best-in-show. Break out the noisemakers; these cards rise to the top when it comes to all the stuff you want.

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Scary Import Coming to Fast Food Chain?

posted: 4 DAYS 14 HOURS AGO

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Would you eat chicken imported from China? Overwhelmingly, 96% of WalletPop readers say they wouldn't touch the stuff. But now that a 2004 ban on chicken imported from China has been lifted, it could be awfully tempting for some of America's favorite fast-food chains to buy the cheap meat. We asked seven of the biggest fast food chains in the U.S. whether they would buy the chicken when it becomes available. Three said they will only buy American chicken. Three would not say what they'll do. And one, a very big one, left the door wide open.

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Food Industry's Newest Gimmick

posted: 5 DAYS 16 HOURS AGO

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Marketers such as Starbucks, Kraft and Campbell's are paring down ingredients and using simpler language on their product labels, as a way to appeal to a new generation of thrift-seeking consumers. "Simple is better," may be the most powerful marketing mantra in 2010, reports USAToday. And the food industry, always on the outlook for a new gimmick to sell its wares, is paying attention. It's one reason you're seeing the word "simple" or "simply" appearing on more packaging.

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When to Access Retirement Savings

posted: 5 DAYS 14 HOURS AGO

The best time to access retirement savings is once you have retired, and do not have a regular paycheck that would otherwise support you. Retirement savings are meant to serve as a main source of income when you are done working.

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Tips on Retirement and Estate Planning

posted: 5 DAYS 14 HOURS AGO

Accumulating assets is often the main focus of retirement planning, but there’s another subject you’ll want to address: estate planning, which is essentially a plan for what will happen to your assets once you die.

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The Lowdown on Pensions

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In the United States, pensions are a source of retirement income common to jobs in government, military, education and manufacturing, as well as policing and firefighting. But they are increasingly rare in other professions.

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