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March 9, 2003
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Today’s headlines
Helen Huntley: Investors still wary even if stocks are 'on sale'
"How many of you like shopping?" Bob Doll asked as he tried to warm up the crowd gathered in a ballroom at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay on a rainy Thursday night last month. "How many of you like to buy things when they're on sale?"
Biz bits
You may be paying a higher income tax rate than some of the nation's largest companies. In 2001, eight of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, including General Electric and Microsoft, paid taxes amounting to less than 20 percent of their operating profit, according to Bloomberg News data. The top 2001 tax rate for individuals: 39.1 percent.
Discount drugs: cure or placebo?
Drug companies say their discount cards help seniors most in need. Critics say the cards are just a way to lessen demand for meaningful health care reform.
Online, phone tax filings satisfy the need for speed
Uncle Sam wants you -- to file your tax returns electronically.
Money panel
MARGE WAREHAM: Retired nurse, 64, New Port Richey
10 tips: How to pay less at the pump
With turmoil in the Middle East sending gas prices skyrocketing, drivers suddenly have fuel economy on their minds. Comparison shopping is one way to save a few dollars. Another is to reduce your gas consumption. Here are some tips for saving on gasoline:
Latest business news
Monday's Metal Prices
Skilling, Lay optimistic as testimony ends
Wachovia shares fall on Golden West deal
GAO: Sarbanes-Oxley costs high for cos.
London's FTSE-100 index closes down 24.6
Calif. attorney general files fourth suit
Rigas sentencings reset for April
Plaintiffs in insurance fraud lawsuit
Health insurance plans claim vast fraud
Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall
Blue Coat posts profit as sales rise slightly
TiVo posts loss as sales slump
Netezza 3Q profit falls as compensation costs grow
J. Crew more than doubles profit in 3Q
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