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Without extensions from Congress, several important tax breaks may end.
Sometimes jobs that pay the least teach you the most valuable money lessons.
Companies often 'find' money they must spend by year's end.
A new survey from Kaplan/LinkedIn reinforces need to keep skills fresh.
Long-term unemployment has surged 213 percent since 2007.
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Twitter is going public today on the New York Stock Exchange.
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True job security no longer exists.
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The coffee shop released a red velvet latte and a salted carmel hot chocolate on Monday.
Smokers and former smokers can get the lower-cost screenings.
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Higher rate than Gen X and baby boomers when they started in the workforce, study says.
Always talk to people you don't think can help you
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There's money to be made from the skills you spent all those years honing.