Yahoo | Autos: America's Worst Speed Traps "If you've ever been pulled over for speeding, you know
it feels like you're a gazelle that just got taken down by a lion. And, while this recession, and the gaping
budget holes that resulted, have turned most cities into a jungle for motorists, there are some cities that
have far more speed traps than others. And automated traffic cams have only egged them on. Now, they
can snag just as many motorists for speeding, if not more, with less manpower..." 110218
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CNN Money: Most (and least) affordable cities to buy a house There's at least one benefit to the
depressed housing market: Buying a home has become affordable. In fact, home affordability hit a record
high in the last quarter of 2010, according to the National Association of Home Builders..." 110217
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Forbes: In Pictures: 10 Top Dead Or Dying Career Paths "Many of the jobs lost in the recession may
not be coming back. Some of the hardest-hit occupations had already been declining for years due to
advances in technology and changes in the global economy. Based on data and projections from the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the following is a list of career paths that are swiftly disappearing..."
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Wall Street Journal | MarketWatch: Banks told to stress-test for 11% jobless rate "The Federal
Reserve is requiring 19 banks that underwent U.S.-mandated “stress tests” to now test their capital against
a recession scenario in which the unemployment rate rises to 11%, according to a report Thursday.."
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USA Today | Economy: Are companies not hiring unemployed people? "Are companies saying no
to jobless applicants when there are job openings? After news accounts about the practice and requests
from concerned lawmakers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has jumped in, trying to figure
out whether it's widespread and could violate federal job discrimination laws..." 110216
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Gallup: Many Small Businesses Hiring Fewer Workers Than Needed "Half of small-business owners
(51%) who employ people other than themselves hired new workers in 2010, according to the Wells
Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey. However, of these, 42% hired fewer new employees than they
needed..." 110216
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Bloomberg Businessweek: How to Make Your Employees Work From Home "Teleworking can
save employers money and increase worker retention. Remote-access software maker Citrix Online's
President Brett Caine offers advice on how to set up and manage it ..." 110216
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CNN Money | Fortune: Giving the performance review an extreme makeover "Performance
reviews represent just one skirmish in the war against the unhealthy and artificial power dynamic that is a
legacy of the industrial era. Australian software company Atlassian has given this staple of corporate life a
new look..." 110216
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Wall Street Journal | MarketWatch: Why an ARM may beat a fixed-rate mortgage today "If an
adjustable product is right, look past the reputation. Don’t be so sure that a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is
the best home loan for your needs. For some borrowers, it may make more sense to consider an
adjustable-rate mortgage instead..." 110216
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MSNBC | Stocks & Economy: Inflation may be on the rise again after hiatus "Wholesale prices
outside of the volatile food and energy categories rose at the fastest pace in more than two years last
month, a sign inflation could be rising as the economy strengthens..." 110216
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Yahoo! Finance: Cable companies strike back at cord-cutting idea "Cable TV and other companies
that provide subscription services are striking back at the notion that people are dropping their TV
packages en masse to watch video over the Internet. Industry gains in the fourth quarter returned to normal
following a spate of cancellations spurred by the end of discounted pricing..." 110216
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CNN Money | Fortune: Most venture capital funds lose money "There is some good news and some
bad news in venture capital performance data, released earlier today by Cambridge Associates..." 110216
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Bloomberg Businessweek: Obesity Alone Raises Risk of Fatal Heart Attack, Study Finds
"Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they
have other known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a new study reveals..." 110215
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Gallup: U.S.' Least, Most Educated Most Likely to Find Jobs in 2010 "Unemployment improved the
most between January 2010 and January 2011 among Americans with a high school education or less,
declining to 13.6% from 15.4%, and among those with postgraduate work, declining to 3.8% from 5.0%..."
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ABC News | Money: Job Went Overseas? Tough Luck, Says Congress "Life just got harder for
Americans out of work because of foreign competition. Congress on Saturday failed to extend the Trade
Adjustment Assistance program, which provides aid to some 150,000 workers unemployed because their
jobs were out-sourced overseas or their company couldn't compete with imported goods. In the past two
years about 360,000 Americans have qualified for TAA benefits, which include reimbursement for
schooling and retraining costs to find jobs in a new and different industry..." 110215
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CNN Money: Rent payments now appear on Experian credit reports "For those of you without credit
cards or mortgages, there's a new way to build your credit: Pay your rent on time. In January, credit
reporting agency Experian started including residential rental payment data on its credit reports. Previously,
only mortgage payments were recorded because banks report monthly to the credit bureau..." 110215
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Bloomberg Business Week: Sprint Says Most Tablet Makers Will Abandon Market "Competition
will force more than half of the manufacturers to drop out of the market within two years .." 110215
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USA Today: Homebuilders see no housing turnaround "Homebuilders are not seeing a turnaround in
the housing market after the worst year for new-home sales in a half-century. The National Association of
Home Builders says its index of builder sentiment for February remained unchanged for the fourth straight
month at 16. A reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the market. The index hasn't been
above that level since April 2006..." 110215
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Forbes: Where Not To Die In 2011 "With the federal estate tax exemption now a hefty $5 million, state
estate taxes are a bigger concern for many families. As of Feb. 15, 2011, the District of Columbia and 22
states imposed estate and/or inheritance taxes. Ilinois is the latest of the states to adopt a tax; it acted in
January. (As in the federal system, bequests to a spouse are state-estate-tax-free.)..." 110215
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The Wall Street Journal Business: Crop Prices Push Up Farmland Value "The Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City said Tuesday that farmland values in its district are climbing at their fastest rates since
the 2008 boom. Fueled by rising crop prices, the value of irrigated and non-irrigated cropland across the
region known as the 10th District jumped 14.8% and 12.9%, respectively, in the fourth quarter, compared
with a year earlier..." 110215
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CNN Money: Will IBM's Watson put your job in jeopardy? "If IBM's supercomputer outperforms some
of Jeopardy!'s greatest minds, what does that spell for the rest of us working stiffs? As it turns out, workers
may have some cause for concern..." 110215
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