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Oil Prices Rise on Belief Fed Rate Cut Will Ease Worries About US Economy, Boost Oil Demand
Oil prices rose Tuesday in anticipation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later in the day, a move that would likely help the U.S. economy — the No. 1 oil consumer — and bolster demand for […]

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Based on the perceived value of what each card offers to the most people, plus the numbers of online visits to card offers, Capital One’s Card Lab was ranked No. 1, according to IndexCreditCards.com, which researches and lists more than 1,200 online credit cards.
Capital One’s Card Lab allows consumers to pick and choose their own […]

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How to get the best deals on home loans, credit cards and your bank accounts.
Lending standards will be tighter, credit-card deals skimpier and savings rates will remain in a holding pattern. These moves will help you nab the best borrowing and savings deals next year.
The ratio of debt used to available credit counts for about […]

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The answer is unclear.
In an intense exchange Thursday with three Democrats, President Bush’s nominee for attorney general left the door open for allowing a terrorism-era interrogation technique that simulates drowning.
 
Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge, issued highly-conditioned statements that so-called waterboarding violates the Constitution only if it is defined as torture.
The answer is unclear.
In an […]

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Bank of America’s shares fell more than 3 percent in afternoon trading.Bank of America 3Q Earnings Fall 32 Pct on Trading Losses, Loan Writedowns.
Bank of America Corp., the nation’s second-largest bank, said Thursday its profit fell 32 percent in the third quarter as trading losses and write-downs on a wide variety of loans offset solid […]

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