Q1 stock review, 6 top tax savers and top tax havens - Today in Money 4/1

In the News:

· UBS Writes Off $19 Billion in Bad Debt

· Microsoft Unlikely to Raise Bid for Yahoo

· Deutsche Bank Expects $4 Billion Subprime Hit

· American Airlines Parent Fights to Quell Bankruptcy Fears

· Notes Suggest Merck, Schering-Plough Hid Bad Cholesterol Drug Data

· Banking Industry to Lose 200,000 Jobs According to Research Firm

· Dell Says Cost Cuts Will Save $3 Billion

· Worst Case of Food Inflation in 20 Years Changes How Americans Shop

· 20,000 Workers Go on Strike at Nike Factory Demanding Higher Pay

· Delta Raises Fees for Pets, Booking Flights Over Phone

First Quarter Market Review
Investors looking back at the first quarter that ended Monday won't have any trouble locating the lowlights. It's the highlights that are harder to find. The Dow drops 7.6% and Nasdaq 14.1%.
Stocks' first quarter was a real downer - USATODAY.com
Also: Mutual Fund Review - Mostly Pain and Little Gain

6 Top Tax Savers
Still searching for that last-minute eureka on your 1040? Perhaps you'll find it here.
Six top tax savers - Money Magazine

World's Top Tax Havens
Buy a second home in any of these countries and you won't just live the good life--you'll also live cheaply. From Luxembourg to the Cayman Islands see the places where you can keep more of your hard-earned dollars.
The World's Top Tax Havens - Forbes.com

Buying Loyalty
Hoping to offset flagging sales, retailers are offering loyal customers lots of perks. Here are five recent trends shoppers should take advantage of.
Retailers Expand Customer-Loyalty Programs - SmartMoney.com

How to Do Your Taxes Online
It's quick and painless--well, except for the paying part.
Un-Taxing Tech Tax Tools - Forbes.com

Frozen Home Equity Leaves Consumers Out in the Cold
Falling house values and the credit crisis have lenders freezing HELOCs. How can borrowers keep cash flowing?
Keeping liquid in a home equity freeze -Bankrate.com

10 Things Celebrity Chefs Won't Tell You
Take one part America's obsession with celebrity, stir in a cup of our passion for all things culinary, marinate in a mix of specialty cable channels and BAM! You've got the perfect recipe for the celebrity chef phenomenon. It's no surprise that more and more chefs are stepping into the media spotlight.
10 Things Celebrity Chefs Won't Tell You - SmartMoney.com
Also: Up-and-Coming Celebrity Chefs - Ten culinary stars set to take a bite out of the food industry.

Super-Stadiums
Forget the bum economy. Hungering for the kind of revenue needed to field top teams, a wave of stadium construction is sweeping through sports. But not just any stadiums. Super-stadiums. They include the New Meadowlands stadium in NJ, Yankee Stadium in Bronx, the Dallas Cowboys new stadium and the Indianapolis Colts new stadium to name a few.
Here Come The Super-Stadiums - Forbes.com
In Pictures: 10 New Super Stadiums

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