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U.S. stocks were set to open the third quarter with gains Wednesday as investors awaited reports on employment, housing, manufacturing and home sales.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_markets/~4/Fy0TZ1g_8WY" height="1" width="1"/

U.S. stocks were set to open the third quarter with gains Wednesday as investors awaited reports on employment, housing, manufacturing and auto sales.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/flUBsyNh8Oo" height="1" width="1"/

With the uncertainty of the market these days, a lot of investors are running for cover with their retirement funds. No wonder sales of fixed annuities surged 74% for the first three months of 2009, according to research association LIMRA.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/sF0E5DkTa3k" height="1" width="1"/

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In the debate over how to prevent the next financial crisis, the first fight has already erupted -- and it's over a proposal to create a new agency to protect consumers.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/MGpO9hbtnHo" height="1" width="1"/

The Big Easy is making a big comeback. New Orleans has steadily won back some of the population it lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a government report released Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/zseBQp63ItM" height="1" width="1"/

Stocks slipped Tuesday, at the end of the SP 500's best quarter in more than a decade, with a weaker-than-expected consumer confidence report and a slump in oil prices sparking the selloff.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_markets/~4/refMeOrjeCo" height="1" width="1"/

Treasurys drifted lower Tuesday as investors responded to a stronger than expected report on the housing market and a slower decline in regional manufacturing activity.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_markets/~4/FNJALmloqWE" height="1" width="1"/

With gas prices rising and car sales in the dumps, Hyundai is offering new car buyers gas at $1.49 a gallon for a year.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/2ylLH5ha2k0" height="1" width="1"/

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