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Biz Buzz: Warren Buffett a Cheerleader - Arianna Huffington & Pompoms?

Ginger Marks
Arianna Huffington challenged Warren Buffett in her latest column, calling the billionaire a "cheerleader" and telling him to put down the Pompoms. She writes her comments from her observations from what...

Northwest Pilots Appeal Decision Revoking Their Licenses by FAA

Marty Cox
The two Northwest pilots that overshot their destination by 150 miles were punished by the Federal Aviation Administration and their licenses were revoked. According to a CNN report, the FAA said the pilots...

Retail Gas Prices Jump - Family Feud for Billionaire Saudis

Lynn Edwards
Why are retail gas prices going up?  In case you haven't noticed the price at the pump for a gallon of gas has jumped nationwide and in San Francisco has shot right back past $3.00 per gallon...

Billionaire Saudis Feud (Photos) Global Economic Meltdown Starts Debt Battle

Jeff Freeland
Fraud accusations and a multibillion-dollar pile of bad debt are at the center of what appears as a "Billionaire Saudis Feud" that pits Maan al-Sanea and his Saad Group and Ahmad Hamad al-Gosaibi and...

Pay Czar Cuts Executive Pay at Bailed-Out Companies (Video)

Marty Cox
Pay czar advocates cuts - to slash executive pay at bailed-out companies?  President Barack Obama's pay czar Ken Feinberg may cut pay of top 100 executives at bailed out companies.  Feinberg wants to expand...

79 Metros Where Recession Ends - Where's Your City? (Interactive Map)

Lynn Edwards
79 Metros Where Recession Ends?  A new study on the economic woes of the US and the slow recovery claims that out of 384 metro areas in the nation, 79 are now finally in recovery, according to the August data...

Worst Metro Areas for Flight Delays

Tim Morgan
Worst metro areas for flight delays?  Airline delays are twice as common today as in 1990, and the USA Today reports that the New York area, home to five airports, was worst at "on-time arrivals...

Overdraft Charges From Banks - Avoiding the Fee, Adding Up the Dollars

Gene Byrd
How do you avoid the fee thanks banks charge when you overdraft your account?  Several banks announced changes to their overdraft rules last week and the charges are substantial, but that won't help...

Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee Hits Stores - Is it Good or Bad?

Marty Cox
Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee is not instant coffee as you know it, the Seattle based coffee company explains on its website. "This is rich, flavorful Starbucks coffee in an instant."  Is it something you would...

Social Security Hurt by Job Losses, Early Retirements

Gene Byrd
The Social Security system has been battered in the current financial crisis as bad as any other 'retirement fund' and according to an in depth analysis by the Associated Press demand is skyrocketing

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