Uncommon Money News (Vol. 84)

By: Roshawn Watson

In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!

This week, I participated in the following carnivals: the Money Hacks Carnival hosted by Ultimate Money Blog, the Rich Life Carnival hosted by Rich Life, and the Money Management Carnival hosted by Money Management 411. The featured posts were: Thoughts On Escaping the Rat Race. Multiple Streams of Income also referenced to The Rich Get Poorer. Thanks for including my posts in your carnivals.

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Posts of the Week

Buffett: Against Bank Tax, for Higher ‘Rich Guy’ Taxes

Business News

Obama chides banks’ “audacity” for fighting fee’

Buffett: Against Bank Tax, for Higher ‘Rich Guy’ Taxes (POW)

Bank of America sees $194m loss

Citigroup loses $7.8B in 4Q

Cadbury’s Board Agrees £12bn Sale to Kraft

Tyco buys Brink’s Home Security in $2B deal

JPMorgan Chase profits rise, but so do loan losses

Air America Files for Chapter 7

Accidental entrepreneurs on the rise

Warren Buffett: If I was running things, if a bank had to go to the government for help, the C.E.O. and his wife would forfeit all their net worth,” he said. “And that would apply to any C.E.O. that had been there in the previous two years.”

Economy

Wealth Distribution In the US

Entertainment Money News
Sandra Bullock donates $1 million to Haiti

‘Avatar’ Beats ‘Star Wars’ Nearing $500 Million at Domestic Box Office

Avatar’s Golden—and Getting Closer to Batman, Titanic

Offbeat Money News
Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Advice From Successful Bloggers