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Sun City women turn scrap books into cash

Joy Slagowski

As little girls they used crayons to color in their coloring books....

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AAA to host West Valley job fair

Staff Report

AAA member services will be hosting job fairs from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. on April 16 and April 23....

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Children's resale store opens in Surprise...

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Market News

Wall Street looks to US consumers for direction

NEW YORK (AP) -- With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent - and this week's data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer....

Stocks decline as AIG reveals need for cash, oil surges

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energy prices. All three major indexes suffered losses for the week....

Sovereign, AIG among big market movers

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:...

Career Advice

Joking Around at the Office

Chances are, at some point you've probably been the butt of a workplace practical joke, an instigator of one or at least a willing accomplice....

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Recession-Proof Your Finance Job

by Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert

What started as a credit crunch is looking a lot like a looming recession. As the collapse of the subprime mortgage market and falling home prices ripple through the corporate world in the form of write-downs on company pension funds, layoffs at finance...

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Fortune 100 Finance Internship Raises the Value of Your Personal Stock

by Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert

Most internships will improve your post-graduation marketability, but a finance internship with a Fortune 100 company will give you special cachet in the marketplace. In the Minneapolis area, headquarters to some of the world's largest firms including...

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