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Individual Earnings Profile.

Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Statement

FDIC Press Resources

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A comprehensive career, salary site.

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Warehouse site uses news stories and depth reporting to cover diversity in the business world.

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Short, breaking stories on stocks, tech and more.

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Financial and investor news.

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International Trader

Investing: Global Markets

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American Bankruptcy Institute

Treasury Direct Government Site

Interest.com
Publishing consumer financial information since 1995. Consumers can compare mortgage, auto, CD and credit card rates for financial institutions across the country. The site also publishes daily analysis on the financial markets and how they impact mortgage rates. It can provide journalists with the average interest rate on popular mortgage loan products for any day for the past two years.

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Surveys thousands of U.S. institutions about the best loan and credit card rates.

How Much Is That?
A database of facts regarding various monetary values, etc. Good for conversions.

Just Quotes

Bankrate.com Gas Price Calculators

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Enewswire.com's Financial News
Updates every 15 minutes.

Motley Fool Mutual Funds Page
Great background, facts, projected returns and other resources.

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A great library, video and other information presented in a semi-blog format.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Site includes data tables, newsroom, digital library, RSS feed and a handy U.S. Economy at a Glance section.

DueDee.com
A stock market research investment site. Traders share tips, etc.

RentoMeter
Enter your address and rent and it compares what others in your neighborhood are paying.

Columbia University: Writing About Derivatives

American Bankruptcy Institute
Newsroom, links, publications and experts.

PC Magazine's Undiscovered Websites: Money and Careers
From November, 2007, a great collection of sites that provide shortcuts to many business sites.

The Biz Toolkit
From the James J. Hill Reference Library, this free site offers links to various business research topics.

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Planet Retail
Track business trends with in-depth company profiles, market analysis, virtual tours and breaking news from a market intelligence company.