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TJ Maxx and Marshalls: Cheap Skates Ahead


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Published Oct. 26, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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FOR YEARS, TJ MAXX AND MARSHALLS , which sell brand-name goods at low prices, have been popular shopping destinations for consumers with million-dollar tastes and $10 budgets. But as the stores win even more fans on Main Street during the recession, on Wall the highflying stock of parent TJX is regarded as one of the best values in retailing ... TJX (TJX) has soared more than 90% in 2009, amid the retailing rally, so it must be granted that much of the easy money has already been made. But at a

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10 Things Your Headhunter Won't Tell You (10 Things)


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Published Oct. 25, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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1. “I’ll play you for a sucker.” ... Headhunters come in two flavors. “Retained” executive search firms, such as blue-chippers Korn/Ferry International or Heidrick & Struggles, charge a company up front to locate candidates for client openings. “Contingency” search firms, on the other hand, get paid by employers only if they place a candidate. The payoff? For both, around a third of your first year’s salary ... Charging the candidate for a search is verboten. The Association of

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Dollar Rise Squeezes ETFs and Indexes (Daily ETF Wrap-Up)


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Published Oct. 25, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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Market Wrap-Up ... Stocks started strong, then took a dive on Monday as investors got jittery over the dollar and oil prices, sending commodity-based exchange-traded funds on a slide. The euro hit a session low of $1.485 against the dollar as commodity prices reversed in midsession ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 105 points at 9867. The Nasdaq ended 13 lower at 2142 and the S&P 500 dropped 13 to 1067 ... According to Thomson Reuters, 81% of the 199 S&P 500 companies that have

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Oil Fields of Dreams


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Published Oct. 22, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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UNTIL RELATIVELY RECENTLY , Big Oil gave little thought to sub-Saharan Africa beyond the coast of Nigeria and Angola. That's changing rapidly after a significant find off the Atlantic coast of Sierra Leone, where both Anadarko Petroleum (APC) and U.K.- based Tullow (TUWLY) have exploration licenses, and another strike in Uganda, where Tullow operates ... Their stocks have jumped sharply this year, mostly on the prospect of world-class fields. Tullow shares, up over 100%, have returned to

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Friday Slide Slams ETFs, Wipes Out Gains (Daily ETF Wrap-Up)


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Published Oct. 22, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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Market Wrap-Up ... Stocks closed down Friday, with energy prices and a broad slide in equities weighing on many exchange-traded funds, even as top-line growth brightened earnings reports ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 108 points to 9972. The Nasdaq finished down 11 at 2154, and the S&P 500 ended down 13 at 1080 ... Microsoft (MSFT) reported an 18% drop in fiscal first-quarter earnings, but the results easily topped forecasts and the software giant's stock surged ... Honeywell

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Rally Rolls on for ETFs and Stocks (Daily ETF Wrap-Up)


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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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Market Wrap-Up ... Stocks got traction late Thursday as strong earnings news calmed recent investor jitters and blunted the effect of rising jobless claims. About 35% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings so far. Thursday is the heaviest reporting day of the season, and it was a boon to exchange-traded funds ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 132 points at 10,081. The Nasdaq ended up 15 points at 2165 and the S&P 500 climbed 12 to 1093 ... Weighing on stocks, the Labor

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White House says stimulus money still kicking in (AP)


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Published Oct. 18, 2009 at 3:27 p.m.

President Barack Obama is considering all options to create jobs, including another stimulus package, while trying to pull the economy out of a deep recession and deal with a record deficit, White House advisers said Sunday ...

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Trading halted on Nasdaq's options floor (AP)


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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 6:53 p.m.

Trading on the floor of the Nasdaq stock market's Philadelphia Stock Exchange has been halted after technical problems. The exchange, known as Nasdaq OMX PHLX, handles options trading ...

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Prepaid Cellphone Wars Heat Up. Should You Bite? (Deal of the Day)


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Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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If you haven't already considered switching to a prepaid cellphone plan, here's some news: the option is growing as alternative to traditional plans -- and now it's getting a major boost from a retail giant ... Prepaid cellphone plans, which allow users to pay for service as needed and without signing a contract, have been growing rapidly and supplanting other mobile services ... The plans are attracting new users and luring many cost-conscious consumers with traditional plans to opt out of

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Put Off Retirement? No Way! (Magazine Cover)


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Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 11:00 p.m.
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Every career has its share of days you never forget. There are the early memories, such as getting that first paycheck, and milestones like scoring the big promotion or the morning you finally moved into the corner office. But for many people, there's one special day that stands head and shoulders above the rest: the last ... Whether it's marked by a year, an age or even a specific date, the promise of that first day of retirement is the beacon that guides people through the often daunting

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