It’s not every day that I find a bank account offering more than 2% APY, but as of October 30, 2009, I’ve discovered one thanks to a reader. “Ski Naut” contacted me yesterday to ask about SFGI Direct’s offer of 2.25% APY. I had not heard of the bank, so I looked into it. SFGI Direct ...

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The U.S. government has poured $50 billion into General Motors, and taxpayers own 61 percent of the automaker's stock. Now the question is whether sales can ever recover enough for the public to get its money back.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about GM Faces Long Odds In Paying Back Its Bailout...

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I’ve spent the last few hours browsing on Swaptree, which is a website that allows you to swap your books, CDs, DVDs, and video games with other members. You just list the items that you want to trade and the items that you want, and Swaptree sets up trades for you. You can also ...

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France fines for fraud Tom Cruise, famous Scientologist. Image from Flickr. The French government has never recognized the Church of Scientology as a religion. It has always viewed it as a "sect" or simply a commercial operation. Now, after two women filed complaints against the Church of Scientology, the French court has said the Church of ...

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Robert McCann, the new head of UBS's U.S. wealth management unit that was battered by a high-profile tax row, said he aims to stem client withdrawals and has no plans to sell the business. Read more about Robert McCann to head UBS U.S. wealth unit...

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