72 and still working. How to retire?
The Problem: Doris Partridge, 72, imagined she’d be retired by now. Instead she’s still working part-time, doing data analysis on HIV cases for a nonprofit near her Tallahassee home. “With the changes in the economy, I didn’t reckon it was prudent to leave,” she says.
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Why you should itemize deductions even if you don’t qualify
Here’s a strategy to help cut your income-tax bill: shuffle tax deductible payments and charity deductions to the following year to optimize deductions.
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Economic Agenda: April 8, 2010
Key Events No set time: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner visits Beijing for closed-door talks with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, a top finance official Congress continues its two-week Easter recess. At 8:30 a.m. — The Labor Department issues data on weekly jobless claims. At 9 a.m. — …
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Rate hikes hit homebuyers
The average rate on a 30-year loan rose sharply over the past week.
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Homebuyers have one month left to qualify for federal tax credits
With a growing teenage son and a growing business, Sindy and Don Burgess were already thinking outside of the box that was their 700-square-foot apartment. Then last September, they found a house twice that size with monthly mortgage payments…
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FEDS: Home with Chinese drywall must be gutted
Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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In tight times, FHA loans loosen grip
With an extended first-time homebuyers tax credit promising potential borrowers $8,000 and an economy in which few borrowers have enough for a traditional down payment, Federal Housing Administration-backed loans have become the hot new way to get a mortgage. FHA applications were up 10 percent last year compared to [...]

Treasuries Head for Quarterly Gain Before Report on Home Prices
March 30 (Bloomberg) — Treasuries headed for a quarterly gain before an industry report that economists said will show U.S. home prices fell in January, indicating the source of the global financial crisis has yet to recover.
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ICG sets price for tender offer
SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. — International Coal Group says it’s priced a tender offer for $139.5 million worth of notes.
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