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U.S. Stocks Fall for Third Week, Longest Decline Since February

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U.S. stocks fell for a third week, sending the Standard & Poors 500 Index to its longest losing streak since February, as a record plunge in home sales raised concern the economy may relapse into a recession.

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Facebook Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Like Buttons

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A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook in a Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging that the company commercially misappropriated the names and likenesses of minors without parental consent. The plaintiffs are seeking financial restitution for revenues and profits the company and third-parties earned from the alleged charges.In the suit, David Cohen v. Facebook (case #BC444

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Facebook Now 'Worth $33 Billion

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Facebook is now worth as much as $33.7 billion, after investors have paid up to $76 for a share in the company ahead of its much-hyped flotation on the stock market, according to a report.

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Treating Customers as Online Equals Boosts Business

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When customers see that a company is devoting resources, effort and attention to enhancing relationships, they are more likely to become advocates for that company's products or services, new business research finds.

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Aisle by Aisle, an App That Pushes Bargains

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It’s like the most persistent sales clerk you’ve ever encountered.

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Chart of the Day: Housing Prices Since WWII

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That chart in this post, constructed from Case-Shiller data, shows the reality: home prices have actually been pretty steady over time. In fact, if you look at a fifty-year period after World War II, home prices were absolutely steady.So here's the question: why do people think that home price appreciation is a law of nature, when it so clearly is.

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Low prices and rates can't slow fall in home sales

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Home prices in many parts of the country scream bargain, and mortgage rates haven't been this low for decades. So why are houses across the nation sitting on the market for so long?Sales of previously occupied homes in the United States fell 27 percent in July, the weakest showing in 15 years, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. It

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Credit-Card Rates On The Rise? Not At These Banks

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When President Obama signed the Credit CARD Act into law last May, industry analysts predicted that tighter, consumer-friendly regulations would force banks to hike credit-card interest rates for everybody.rnrnThey were, of course, right.

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Fact: Fear is Hurting Our Future Economy

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It may not be true that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, but it’s certainly true that lack of confidence is reining in an economy otherwise poised for gains.

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Graduating From IOU: Student Loan Debt in America (Graphic)

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In this infographic, we take a look at student loan debt in America. Which states are most saddled with loans? Does it make a difference if you go to a four-year public versus a private non-profit or private for-profit university?

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