In response to the recent credit squeeze, the Federal Reserve did something unusual: they cut the discount rate without cutting the federal funds rate.
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The trouble started innocently enough. For as long as I can remember, Grandma bought a lottery ticket each and every week. She promised us, her children and grandchildren, that whe
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Scammers Stole All of My Grandma's Money
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Certainties: Death, Taxes, And Change
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Need a Cheap Cool Dessert? Make Your Own Shaved Ice!
Last week temperatures here in California soared into the 90s and we needed to cool down. After getting some fat free frozen yogurt we were still feeling hot, so my husband took o
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