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Just months after historic legislation banned certain billing practices, card issuers have dreamed up new ones designed to trip up consumers.... Wall Street Journal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nick-graham/

"It's Not A Market, It's An HFT 'Crop Circle' Crime Scene" - Further Evidence Of Quote Stuffing Manipulation By HFT... Zero Hedge http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nick-graham/

Lucques is one of the chic little restaurants that dot L.A.'s Melrose Avenue towards the west end. It's tucked next to other local classics like... Patricia Handschiegel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-handschiegel/

The recovery is fading, and a troubling new pattern is setting in: economic growth that is too slow to put Americans back to work.... Washington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nick-graham/

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, but Wall Street wrapped up its best month in a year after the earnings... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/hunter-stuart/

The latest Quarterly Report to Congress from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has been released. The following are excerpts relevant... David Isenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-isenberg/

When BP announced this week that CEO Tony Hayward would be stepping down in October, very few were surprised. While BP's top brass were united... Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/ryan-mccarthy/

Sen. Christopher Dodd approached Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair in recent days to gauge whether she would be interested in running the new... Wall Street Journal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/jeff-muskus/

WASHINGTON — The House approved a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/jeff-muskus/

If you walk in a field riddled with land mines, you stand a good chance of getting killed. Financially, the same fate may well await investors who've been swallowing the party line from those economic hucksters in Wall Street and the White House. Dan Dorfman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-dorfman/

Now is the time to think about dusting off your old business plan as the economy improves. A business plan is required to obtain a loan or venture capital. It is uniquely designed as a sales tool to get financing. Jerry Chautin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jerry-chautin/

This is the twenty third installment of the Government Accountability Office interview transcripts that were prepared pursuant to the July 2005 GAO report "Rebuilding Iraq:... David Isenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-isenberg/

Today kicks off the first tax holiday for the back-to-school shopping season, but low consumer morale may end up causing a further drain on state... Christina Marie Fierro http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/christina-marie-fierro/

What is the penalty for bankers who tell $40 billion lies? Somewhere between nothing and a rounding-error on your bonus. Zach Carter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zach-carter/

DETROIT — General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/ryan-mccarthy/

After working in executive management for over ten years with a steadily increasing salary, Rick Stephens, 51, was laid off from his job in June... Laura Bassett http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/laura-bassett/

Gallup's running poll breaks down support demographically, and Obama's highest percentages remain female and under 30 then drop with age. Old guys like him least. This is America's Grumpy Old Man cohort. Diane Francis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-francis/

The new abnormal has given rise to a nation of schizophrenic consumers. They splurge on high-end discretionary items and cut back on brand-name toothpaste and... Bloomberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nathaniel-cahners-hindman/

If our government "stimulus" continues to push consumption -- i.e. tax cuts -- instead of spending that invests in infrastructure, education and health care, things can only get worse. Dave Johnson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/

Times are tights and these rentals are bargains. Zillow, one of the web's most trusted aggregators of real-estate information, scoured its listings and found rental... Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nathaniel-cahners-hindman/