One-Percenter of the Week: The coffee giant paid CEO Howard Schultz 55% more last year than the average S&P 500 CEO earned. But most strikingly, he got a $12 million retention bonus just to stay. Were they afraid he'd go to Folger's?
New lower-priced cable plans allow subscribers to scale back their monthly bills without cutting the cord completely.
If you have total faith in some of these oft-repeated statements, you may also believe that it's bad luck to take an old broom with you when moving to a new house.
MSN Money's Jim Jubak answers Facebook users' questions about his 10-year portfolio.
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Another sign of mortgage processing gone haywire in the boom, says Reuters: Banks keep billing for paid-off home loans.
Two percent of the president's staff, 3% of the Senate staff and 4.2% of the House staff are among the 279,000 U.S. government employees who owe the IRS a cumulative $3.4 billion.
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The hip-hop mogul reduces monthly fees on his prepaid RushCards by as much as 40% as customer base expands.
There are ways to reduce the fees you'll have to pay when you use one of these cards.
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