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The Business Of Hot Dogs On Coney Island (Pics + Video)

wallstreetfighter.com — One brave soul takes a close look at this year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and what the hot dog business means for the United States. More… (Business & Finance)

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Fed to Clamp Down on Exotic and Subprime Loans

nytimes.com — Ben S. Bernanke said the Fed would issue new lending rules next week, and may extend its temporary financial lifeline to major Wall Street firms.More… (Business & Finance)

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3/4 of Americans Say We Are In a Recession

cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com — In a telephone poll of over 1,000 adult Americans, 75 percent said they believe the nation is now in a recession. That figure was 79 percent in April and 74 percent in March. The sampling error for each poll was plus or minus 3 percentage points, meaning the results are statistically unchanged.More… (Business & Finance)

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The 20 Best And Worst Cities For Unemployment Benefits

consumerist.com — Losing a job is bad enough, but your unemployment benefits can vary wildly depending on where you live. The L.A. Times compared unemployment benefits to the cost of living and picked the twenty best and worst cities to be unemployed.More… (Business & Finance)

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Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?

physorg.com — Since 2003, worldwide oil prices have quadrupled. According to a new study, the price of oil is rising at a faster-than-exponential rate, and cannot be sustained. In other words, we’re in the midst of an oil bubble, say researchers. The recent oil price run-up has less to do with supply-demand interplay and more to do with speculation. More… (Business & Finance)

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When Fox News Is the Story

nytimes.com — Under its chief executive, Roger Ailes, Fox News and its public relations apparatus have waged a permanent campaign on behalf of the channel that borrows its methodology from his days as a senior political adviser to Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.More… (Business & Finance)

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Some coffee fans delight in Starbucks woes

news.yahoo.com — Financial woes at Starbucks Corp., which is planning to close 600 underperforming U.S. stores, is evoking glee and little sympathy from aficionados who say they resent the coffee shop giant and favor small independent cafes. More… (Business & Finance)

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NY Times: How Fox News Attacks Reporters Who Talk About Them

nytimes.com — At Fox News, media relations is keeping reporters in line by feeding and sometimes maiming them. Shooting the occasional messenger is baked right into the process. By blacklisting reporters it does not like, planting stories with friendlies at every turn, Fox News has been living a life beyond consequence for years.More… (Business & Finance)

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Drip by drip, Starbucks lost what made it shine

chicagotribune.com — Starbucks once defined the coffee market but has lost control of its brand. Its ubiquity has killed the joy of discovering a new hangout.More… (Business & Finance)

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The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling

news.yahoo.com — Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers.More… (Business & Finance)

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America's Top 20 Growing And Disappearing Jobs

forbes.com — Most of the growing job opportunities are at the non-specialist, or unskilled, end of the field, though they run the full gamut of wage levels. The disappearing jobs are concentrated in the lower third of the pay range, though the field work was done before the onset of the credit crisis, so it precedes recent job losses in the housing and ...More… (Business & Finance)

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Utah adopts 4-day workweek to save energy

money.cnn.com — Starting next month, thousands of government employees will only work 4 days per week, in an effort aimed at reducing energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses.More… (Business & Finance)

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What to Do With $5,000?

fool.com — OK, so you have $5,000 burning a hole in your pocket, and you're itching to do something with it. Here are some ideas.More… (Business & Finance)

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Geek Squad Backs Up Your Desktop Shortcut Instead Of Data

consumerist.com — "...5 days later he got his computer and his external hard drive back — mostly empty, except for the shortcut to the folder where the data was stored."More… (Business & Finance)

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July 1st, Record-Setting Drop in Student Loan Interest Rates

msnbc.msn.com — Both new and current student loan borrowers of certain federal Stafford student loans saw two interest-rate drops go into effect yesterday that could save them significant amounts of money on these fixed- and variable-rate student loans. More… (Business & Finance)

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