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Changes coming for credit cards.
Rising unemployment is forcing more people to lean on their credit cards to make ends meet. Times are a-changing in the credit card industry, however, and it's becoming more costly and more risky to flash the plastic. » read more
On a recent camping trip with his son's Cub Scout troop, Curtis Barwick ended a talk about his job managing contracts for the now-bankrupt Coharie Hog Farms with a desperate plea. "I really don't care if you eat the sausage or not," Barwick told the Scouts. "Just buy it." » read more
On a recent camping trip with his son's Cub Scout troop, Curtis Barwick ended a talk about his job managing contracts for the now-bankrupt Coharie Hog Farms with a desperate plea. "I really don't care if you eat the sausage or not," Barwick told the Scouts. "Just buy it." » read more
WASHINGTON — If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast. The "botax" may be on the way. »
Dick Bove, an analyst with Rochdale Securities, wrote a note to clients this morning saying he thinks the embattled Lewis could return for a second act. Bove has compared anger at Lewis to a witch hunt, saying the government and shareholders are irrationally trying to pin the entire financial crisis on Lewis. » read more
If you are a Florida resident with low to moderate income, you are paying a disproportionate amount of state and local taxes. So says a nationwide study of state tax systems that shows Florida has the second worst tax system in the U.S. in regards to fairness » read more

McClatchy correspondents Kevin G. Hall (left) and Tony Pugh are available to answer your questions about the economic meltdown at home and abroad, and what's in store for ordinary Americans.
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