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'Dollar', Lipstick, Spam & Wii are winners, More Madoff Victims revealed & dealing with lower credit card limits - Today in Money 12/31

Posted Dec 31st 2008 9:13AM by Allan HalprinAllan Halprin RSS Feed
Filed under: Dell (DELL), Time Warner (TWX), Viacom (VIA), Money and Finance Today, Mattel, Inc (MAT)

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Lipstick, Wii, Spam and "Dollar" are Winners
Despite frozen credit and slow consumer spending, a (precious) few sectors are thriving. Successful industries sell anything with the word "dollar" in it, lipstick, Wii and Spam. The seven winning industries of 2008 include video games, cosmetics, waste management, comfort food, discount retailers, for-profit education and fast food. http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0812/gallery.kimes_bestindustries.fortune/index.html

Making the Best of Lower Credit Card Limits
Credit card issuers seem to be cutting card limits arbitrarily. Here's what to do if this happens to you.
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