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Oil Price Hits Nine-Month High in New York
The price of oil is rising, hitting a nine-month high on the New York market as traders worry about the disruption in Iranian oil exports. ... Full story
Accounting Miami CPA List of 9 Top Tax Scams
Don’t get fooled by these hoaxes. Illegal scams can result in significant penalties and attention and possible criminal prosecution. The IRS Criminal Exploration Division works closely while using the Department of Justice to shutdown scams and prosecute the criminals in it. ... Full story
U.S. Opens Cautious Dialog with Taliban
Low level U.S. officials have been engaging Taliban field commanders in an effort to create a larger dialog aimed at peaceful negotiations. ... Full story
Gas Prices Rise at the Pump, Pushing Non-core Inflation Higher
Gas prices in the U.S. rose nearly 1 percent in the month of January as Middle East tensions continue to escalate. ... Full story
Banks Agree to $26 Billion Foreclosure Settlement with States, Federal Government
In what is being described as a victory for banks and states' attorneys general, a $26 billion settlement has been reached that will absolve lenders from all issues related to foreclosure proceedings. ... Full story
Verizon and Redbox Create Service to Challenge Netflix
The latest challenger to Netflix has emerged, and it is actually a combination of two companies whose services may work very well together. ... Full story
Tailoring Your Resume For Marketing and PR Jobs, Part 1
Social media, marketing, and PR jobs at good companies that promise solid upward growth potential are few and far between. In order to position yourself as strongly as possible, your best bet it to tailor your resume so that the hiring managers find you, not exclusively the other way around. ... Full story
Economists Predict that Real Estate Turnaround Still a Year Away
2012 is not expected to bring economics relief in the form of rising home prices, though economists do see things picking back up in early 2013. ... Full story
Making Government and The Political Class Subservient to Freedom Again
The following is based on a email that has been zipping around the email word recently. The email laid out some interesting changes some Americans would like to see made to the broken political and governmental processes we currently have in this country. ... Full story
How To Protect Your Identity In All Search Engines
The web is an open source model of a potentially your information getting into the wrong hands. Identity theft, stalkers, lawyers waiting to serve you. collection agencies, nosy co workers, potential employers doing back ground checks and sniffing for information, creepy guys on dating sites, stalkers and more. ... Full story
CPJ says 46 Journalists Killed in 2011
An international media rights group says at least 46 journalists were killed worldwide last year, with Pakistan the deadliest country for the second year in a row. ... Full story