Posted by NPR Topics: Economy On July - 31 - 2010
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Abandoned row houses are a common sight in downtown Baltimore, a city that also has a high incarceration rate. A pilot project is bringing former inmates together to save these homes by deconstructing them piece by piece.
Posted by NPR Topics: Business On July - 31 - 2010
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Angela Benton is working to help fill one online void with Black Web 2.0, a website designed for African-Americans engaged in technology and new media. Benton hopes to grow the site’s multicultural audience. She is one of this year’s recipients of the National Urban League’s Woman of Power award.
Posted by WSJ.com: Today's Most Popular On July - 31 - 2010
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Just months after historic legislation banned certain billing practices, card issuers have dreamed up new ones designed to trip up consumers.
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The largest U.S. websites are installing new and intrusive consumer-tracking technologies on the computers of people visiting their sites—in some cases, more than 100 tracking tools at a time—a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.
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The Internet is rife with surveillance technology, but you can protect your privacy by following these steps.
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A Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on American consumers. First in a series.
Posted by Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com On July - 31 - 2010
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Michelle Spranger and Scott Zuckerberg have been husband and wife for eight years, but they’ve yet to marry their finances.
Posted by Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com On July - 31 - 2010
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It could quite possibly be called the worst job on Earth — and the position is open.
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The former first daughter’s family can afford a multimillion-dollar Big Wedding. But most Americans still spend way too much on theirs.
Posted by Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com On July - 31 - 2010
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China has surpassed Japan to become the world’s second largest economy, lagging only behind the United States, a Chinese government official said in remarks published on Friday.