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• 'Opus' creator to retire from comic strips
The last strip of “Opus,” the beloved, large-beaked penguin, will run in about 200 newspapers nationwide Nov. 2. Amy Lago, comics editor of The Washington Post Writers Group, said Breathed will pursue other interests, such as writing books and ...
• Forecasters see U.S. leading global downturn
The idea is that the banks' books would then be cleaner, putting them in a better position to lend and get the economy moving. The IMF said this effort should help to stabilize markets but even so "the process of balance-sheet repair will be long and ...
• Congress asked to act quickly on $700B bailout
The government's bailout package is aimed at thawing lending by buying bad mortgage-related debt off the books of troubled financial institutions. The idea is that the banks would then be in a better position to lend and get the economy moving. ...
• YouTube to sell music, games in revenue push
The Google-owned business is taking the first steps toward building an e-commerce service through which it will sell music, films, TV shows, video games, books, concert tickets and other media-related products featured on the millions of videos on ...
• Practical financial solutions for tough times
She is the personal finance editor for NBC’s TODAY Show and is also a columnist for Life Magazine. She is the author of four books, including 2004’s “Pay it Down! From Debt to Wealth on $10 a Day” (Portfolio). To find out more, visit her Web ...