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Personal Finance:
-More consumers are cutting their cable subscriptions and opting for cheaper, if not free, online streaming alternatives. [WSJ]
-Elderly bank customers, who might not be as into checking rates online, are most hurt by the lowered interest rates on savings accounts. [Economist]
-Sales taxes are regressive, but what does that really mean? [TaxGirl]
Investing:
-What is hyper-inflation and is the U.S. headed for it? [NakedCapitalism]
-The Dow took a pounding yesterday, dropping 173 points, driven by financials and industrials. [MarketWatch]
-New research on exchange-traded funds and portfolio diversification. Do ETFs (”a basket of securities”) give portfolios necessary broadness? [IndexUniverse]
Other Lint:
-iPhone users: CardStar is a nifty (and free) application that stores all of your membership and reward card barcodes in one place for use at the checkout. Hefty keychains and wallets, celebrate! [ProBargainHunter]
-One thing that’s different about this recession: the Internet has provided a place for job seekers to digitally gather. [WSJ]
-ProPublica is inviting readers to be watchdog journalists and track the progress of a stimulus-funded project. [ProPublica]
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