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To prevent abductions, education is key

By Emily Behrendt | AFN

The people who would want to abduct or harm children have gotten pretty smart, but Ahwatukee Foothills resident Jose Villa offers a program that strives to outsmart them....

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PC Made EZ: Put the fun back into using a computer

Commentary by Mike Smothers | Special to the AFN

There is an old joke about a man who visits his doctor and says, "Doc, it hurts when I do this," and the doctor replies, "Then don't do that."...

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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:...

Wall Street looks for more evidence to justify a rally

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street goes into the new week in an upbeat mood, with investors growing more confident that the economy and the financial markets are heading toward a second-half recovery....

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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