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  • One generation ruined Anheuser-Busch's legacy Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:31AMThe red, white, and blue Budweiser can is practically synonymous with America itself. But at a crucial time, the company failed to adapt, leaving it vulnerable to a foreign takeover.
  • This weekend in Personal Finance Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:00AMWhat have you missed in Saturday’s Personal Finance section in the Financial Post? Worry not, here is a list of this weekend’s stories
  • The Apprentice 2011: Nick Hewer talks money Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:04AMLord Sugar's right hand man, admits he lacks investment enterprise.
  • The Apprentice's Nick Hewer talks fame and fortune Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:43AMLord Sugar's right hand man on The Apprentice, Nick Hewer, talks about money.
  • Are Annuities Part of Your Retirement Toolkit? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:00AMUsers enthuse about the prospect of guaranteed income, but some are skeptical.
  • Column: Michigan's sweeping tax changes affect just about everyone, but maybe not equitably Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:21AMRepublicans made the political calculation that the safest way to raise income taxes is by trying to spare the most reliable voters.
  • American cities are being challenged by an aging population Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:32AMAmerica’s cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they’re doing it in communities designed for the sprightly.
  • Hard sell: Gillard clashes with Hazelwood workers Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:08AMJulia Gillard has vowed not to leave the Latrobe Valley ''in the lurch'' as she fights to sell her carbon tax, tonight launching a $12 million taxpayer-funded advertising blitz to combat public hostility to the plan.
  • County Proactive in Seeking Housing Repair Grants Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:25PMBY FLORENCE GILKESON
  • Ohio lawmakers play key role in debt talks Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:02PMWASHINGTON — Deep divisions among Ohio lawmakers mirror the broad chasm separating Democrats and Republicans — and, in some cases, Republicans and Republicans — over how to increase the federal government’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by Aug. 2.At stake is whether Congress will give the U.S. Treasury the authority to borrow more money to pay what the country owes. If the ceiling isn’t raised ...
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders: Elections Have Consequences Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:43PMWe are at a pivotal moment in American history, and many Americans watching the deficit talks in Washington are confused, perplexed, angry and frustrated. This...
  • Money Matters – Insurance Primer: Long Term Care Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:01PMLong term care is simply defined as the care needed for individuals with chronic disabilities, this care may now be in the individual’s home or it may mean custodial care in a nursing home.
  • US In Focus-Caribbean Immigrants in the United States Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:59PMIn 2009, the United States was home to 3.5 million immigrants from the Caribbean, who accounted for 9 percent of the total foreign-born population.
  • Debt-ceiling talks target women, elders Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:09PMThere's one thing about the federal debt-ceiling talks that makes me hotter than the heat wave rolling through the East Coast. "Everything has to be on the table" has become the mantra that is dictating the deficit-reduction discussions.
  • Letters to the Editor Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:52PMLetters to the Editor
  • Dr. Caroline Cicero: Gaining Perspective on Social Security and Medicare Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:13PMWho is responsible for taking care of the aging, sick, and disabled Americans? If the government is not responsible, then who is?
  • Paul Kleyman: Theodore Roszak, Who Defined Boomer Culture, Dies as American Vision Fades Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:12PMTed Roszak understood the fallacies of bipartisan deal-making as well as any social historian. He chronicled the arc of my baby boom generation from his books and was an original thinker.
  • HEALTH EVENTS Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:12AMKevin Youse Benefitat VFW Post 10209Kevin Youse Benefit will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at VFW Post 10209, 14736 Edward R. Noll Drive, off Anderson Snow Road. Entertainment will be provided by nationally known and award-winning performers. Cliff Ritchie, Music Extraordinaire, Gwendolyn Battle –
  • As Health Care Reform Turns 1, Backers and Detractors Dig In Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:34PMWEDNESDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- The Affordable Care Act turns 1 year old on Wednesday, and the health-care reform package -- the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's first term in office -- remains as controversial as the day it was signed into law.
  • Americans Have Worse Health Than English Peers, Study Finds Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:18PMWEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- From birth through old age, Americans have poorer health than their British counterparts, a new study finds.
  • Vladimir Putin's 2012 Dilemma Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:18PMBoth Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev have repeatedly suggested that they may run in the 2012 presidential election. But neither of them has announced an official bid, and they have put considerable effort into keeping everyone guessing.
  • Health Highlights: June 22, 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:27PMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
  • The argument behind 'Because I say so': Family psychologist chimes in on age-old parenting line Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:22PMWhile wandering through various Internet parenting sites the other day, I came across a professional who advises parents to never say “Because I said so.” She maintains that if a parent lacks a “logical reason” for a request, the parent...
  • Black Economic Gains Reversed in Great Recession Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:49PMThe Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, D.C.
  • Joe Lieberman and his Medicare Gift Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:16PMLeave it to Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman to speed along the process of making seniors on Medicare pay more for their care—the cost control method of choice at the moment, since it doesn’t disturb the profits of major stakeholders.
  • Why raising taxes won't work Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:38AMFormer White House economic adviser and current dean of Columbia's Business School, Glenn Hubbard talks about how to fix the deficit and what happened to him on Inside Job.
  • New York Life Launches Its Guaranteed Future Income Annuity Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:58AMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York Life Insurance Company today announced the launch of its Guaranteed Future Income Annuity1, a deferred income annuity which offers consumers an opportunity to create their own ‘pension-like’ retirement income at a time when employer-sponsored defined benefit plans are dwindling. The flexible premium product gives Americans a way to allocate a portion of their ...
  • Large cities look into making retirement easy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:32AMEDITOR'S NOTE: First in a joint AP-APME project over the coming months looking at the aging baby boomers. NEW YORK -- America's cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they're doing it in communities ...
  • Great Recession has disproportionate impact on black people, reversing economic gains Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:20AMBALTIMORE - Growing up black in the segregated 1960s, Deborah Goldring slept two to a bed, got evicted from apartment after apartment, and watched her stepfather climb utility poles to turn their disconnected lights back on. Yet Goldring pulled herself out of poverty and earned a middle-class life - until the Great Recession.
  • Flying the Spirit Way Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:03PMSpirit Airlines, now a public company, expects to keep growing and making money by trading high fees for low fares and keeping costs to a minimum.
  • Aging boomers strain cities built for the young Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:27PMAmerica's cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they're doing it in communities designed for the sprightly.
  • Blacks' economic gains wiped out in downturn Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:20AMJob loss has knocked some blacks out of the middle class and back into poverty. Some even see a historic reversal of hard-won economic gains that took black people decades to achieve.
  • Gay in Corporate America Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:34AMIn the company closet is a big, talented, and scared group of men and women. They want out--and are making the workplace the next frontier for gay rights.
  • African-American Economic Gains Reversed By Great Recession Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:46AM(AP) BALTIMORE — Growing up black in the segregated 1960s, Deborah Goldring slept two to a bed, got evicted from apartment after apartment, and watched her stepfather climb utility poles to turn their disconnected lights back on.
  • Lake Havasu Todays News Herald Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:24AMFirst in a joint AP-APME project over the coming months looking at the aging baby boomers. NEW YORK — America's cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they're doing it in communities designed for the sprightly.
  • Aging boomers strain cities Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:48AMNEW YORK - America's cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old and#8212; fast, and they're doing it in communities designed for the sprightly.
  • Gnarly Trombone: Please don’t take our lights away Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:39AMWe just heard an ugly rumor, and it’s so frightening we don’t know what to do.
  • Around Your Town: 07/09/11 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:40PMSpencer G. Kerr, 11, helps with the Boy Scouts of America Troop 445 service project at the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church on Friday. The troop stayed for one week at the church and is returning a favor. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review) Friends of Rick and Jona Schlosser are hosting a potluck benefit on their behalf from noon until 5 p.m. today at the Fireside Lounge, 2092 N. Highway ...
  • Pension security fight goes on Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:47PMHamilton MP still pushing changes after two year struggle.
  • SCOTT BURNS: Not too early for him to begin 401(k) withdrawals Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:46PMI am not wealthy by any means. My home is paid for. I receive Social Security and a pension from my former employer, netting about $3,100 a month. I have $162,000 in my 401(k) account. I would like to start taking out 4 percent a year from it. Do you think it is too early to do this?
  • Resetting Social Security can result in larger payments Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:34PMYou may not be able to reset the hands of time but you can come close with your Social Security retirement benefits
  • NPS not viable for small savers Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:12PMThe whole idea of introducing the New Pension Scheme to all citizens from May 2009 was to provide old age income security to a vast population in the country in the unorganised sector and to provide long-term investment needs of the country.
  • Poll: Working boomers say age a plus at office Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:56PMFeel like the office geezer? Age may be an asset at work, or no issue at all, according to an AP-LifeGoesStrong.com poll.
  • Facing cancer, dad's casino strategy won’t work Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:32PMFamily Finance has to break the bad news to this family man fighting a battle with cancer: His 'going for broke' investment strategy is not going to work
  • Daily Pfennig: A Jobs Jamboree Friday! Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:16PM* Dollar gains VS euro and euro alternatives… * Gold & Silver rally again! * Asian & Pan Asian currencies rally! * German economic data remains strong…
  • Awful Jobs Report in Depth, pt. 1 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:45AMThis report is particularly disappointing in light of the much stronger ADP report on Thursday.
  • 07/08/2011 18:35 CHINA China’s economy collapsing Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:38AM» As inflation rises and the shares of China’s big banks lose value, Moody’s issues a warning against “bad debt”. The crisis of China’s economic boom appears irreversible. Experts believe that the country’s model of development must change to empower ordinary Chinese vis-à-vis the state.
  • Have You Heard of the Chained Consumer Price Index? Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:50AMBy TraderMark. Some interesting leakage on on a proposal to slow the growth of social security benefits as part of the debt ceiling negotiations. It appears the idea being floated is to use an inflation gauge that is counts even less of real inflation than the consumer price index (CPI). For those of us who already think the CPI (which has been adjusted in myriad ways since the 1980s ...
  • Italian Budget Cuts Detailed, Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:45AMFollowing the presentation of a modified decree containing the Italian government’s proposed budget reductions, an explanation has been provided of how they should eliminate Italy’s budget deficit by 2014.
  • Inflation change could cut into Social Security Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:59AMWASHINGTON - Once considered untouchable, Social Security is now in play in the debt-ceiling negotiations. And that could mean higher income taxes for many U.S. families in addition to shaved benefits for tens of millions of retirees as they age.