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27 May 2009 10:42

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Biz, U.S.: Bank of America somehow raised a lot of money really fast

  • $33 billion Amount the U.S. government told Bank of America to raise after recent stress tests gave them failing marks source
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26 May 2009 20:07

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Biz, Tech: If Facebook employees want to cash in, now’s the time

  • $100 million will be offered for stock cash-ins source
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23 May 2009 19:10

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Biz, U.S.: GM keeps needing money and the U.S. Treasury keeps giving it

  • $4 billion more in another bandage prior to bankruptcy source
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15 May 2009 21:22

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Culture: How much money do SNL hosts make? Ask Justin Timberlake.

  • $5,000 per episode, J.T. sez. Nice gig! source
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14 May 2009 21:20

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Biz: Thought the Chrysler dealer cuts were bad? Check out GM’s.

  • 2,500 dealers will get no deals anymore; that’s 42% source
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12 May 2009 21:40

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Biz: Bernard Madoff cleared out his bank accounts before his arrest

  • $12 billion mysteriously disappeared from his accounts in 2008 source
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09 May 2009 21:20

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Biz, U.S.: The recession reminded people to actually save money

  • -2.7% the savings rate in 2005 – in other words, people were spending more than they earned. source
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06 May 2009 01:12

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Biz, U.S.: Stress test sez: Bank of America needs a massive shot in the arm

  • $33.9 billion to cushion from an economic fall source
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04 May 2009 19:37

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Biz: Why was the Boston Globe in danger? Huge losses.

  • $85 million in losses this year – a huge chunk of change source
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30 Apr 2009 10:26

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Offbeat, U.S.: Obama’s $100 million budget cuts, explained via pennies. Sweet.

  • Clever, duder: The guy in this video must have had a fun time acquiring all the pennies he needed to explain the federal budget on YouTube.source
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