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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Today in Money &amp; Finance - 3/13 - Top dividend-paying stocks, how to live like a billionaire &amp; $2 billion in unclaimed refunds]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/03/13/today-in-money-and-finance-3-13-top-dividend-paying-stocks-ho/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/03/13/today-in-money-and-finance-3-13-top-dividend-paying-stocks-ho/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/03/13/today-in-money-and-finance-3-13-top-dividend-paying-stocks-ho/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/dai/" rel="tag">Daimler (DAI)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/f/" rel="tag">Ford Motor (F)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mcd/" rel="tag">McDonald's (MCD)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/t/" rel="tag">AT and T (T)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/s/" rel="tag">Sprint Nextel Corp (S)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mandftoday/" rel="tag">Money and Finance Today</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mrk/" rel="tag">Merck and Co (MRK)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/txn/" rel="tag">Texas Instruments (TXN)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/hog/" rel="tag">Harley-Davidson (HOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/jci/" rel="tag">Johnson Controls (JCI)</a></p><div><strong>In the News:</strong></div>
<div><strong>-- </strong><a title="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/13/news/economy/retail_sales/index.htm?postversion=2007031308" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/13/news/economy/retail_sales/index.htm?postversion=2007031308">Retail Sales Soft in February</a></div>
<div><strong>-- </strong><a title="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117378640614235383.html?mod=home_whats_news_us" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117378640614235383.html?mod=home_whats_news_us">Another Record Quarter for Goldman Sachs</a></div>
<div><strong>-- </strong><a title="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117375131320434969.html?mod=todays_us_page_one" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117375131320434969.html?mod=todays_us_page_one">Offer to Buy Chrysler Could Come By Month's End</a></div>
<div><strong>-- </strong><a title="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117370956978834114.html?mod=todays_us_page_one" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117370956978834114.html?mod=todays_us_page_one">Jury Awards $47.5 Million to Man in Vioxx Retrial</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070313_042948.htm?campaign_id=twxa" href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070313_042948.htm?campaign_id=twxa">Sprint's All-You-Can-Talk Offer Could Change Rules of the Wireless Game</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/mcdonalds-selling-some-pepsi-products/n20070313072209990001?cid=403" href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/mcdonalds-selling-some-pepsi-products/n20070313072209990001?cid=403">McDonald's Has Quietly Started Selling Pepsi Products at Some Outlets</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/new-discover-card-rewards-consumers/20070313062009990001?cid=403" href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/new-discover-card-rewards-consumers/20070313062009990001?cid=403">New Discover Card Rewards Customers</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/business/13phone.html?_r=1&amp;ref=business&amp;oref=slogin" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/business/13phone.html?_r=1&amp;ref=business&amp;oref=slogin">AT&amp;T Megastore Aims to Make It Fun to Buy a Phone</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/mar2007/bw20070313_019900.htm?chan=autos_autos+index+page" href="http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/mar2007/bw20070313_019900.htm?chan=autos_autos+index+page">Ford Sells Aston Martin, Could Jaguar Be Next?</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/texas-instruments-narrows-range-financial/story.aspx?guid={758FADC1-3C01-499F-9D4F-4882E2952376}" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/texas-instruments-narrows-range-financial/story.aspx?guid=%7B758FADC1%2D3C01%2D499F%2D9D4F%2D4882E2952376%7D">Texas Instruments Trim Forecasts</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/mexicos-slim-gains-on-gates-buffett/20070313062609990002" href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/mexicos-slim-gains-on-gates-buffett/20070313062609990002">World's Third Richest Man Quickly Gaining on Gates &amp; Buffett</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117375265591935029.html?mod=todays_us_marketplace" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117375265591935029.html?mod=todays_us_marketplace">Search Engine Rules Can Cause Web Sites to Go Missing</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/business/13fashion.html" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/business/13fashion.html">Film Producer Harvey Weinsten &amp; Partners Buy Legendary Fashion Brand Halston</a></div>
<div>-- <a title="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/stardust-casino-imploded-in-las-vegas/n20070313062209990031?cid=403" href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/stardust-casino-imploded-in-las-vegas/n20070313062209990031?cid=403">Stardust Casino Imploded in Las Vegas</a></div>
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<div>-- <a title="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/03/12/disneys-first-black-princess-its-about-time/" href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/03/12/disneys-first-black-princess-its-about-time/">Disney's First Black Princess: It's About Time</a></div>
<br /><strong>8 Stocks With Rising Dividends</strong><br />Dividend-paying stocks don't have to be stodgy. Whether you're 25 or 75, you can use dividend trends to flag solid growth companies run by managers who truly care about their shareholders. These include M&amp;T Bank, W.W. Grainger, Harley-Davidson, Johnson Controls, Seaspan, Praxair, Fastenal and Expeditors International.<br /><a href="http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/04/dividends.html">The Lure of Rising Dividends - Kiplinger.com</a> <br /><br /><strong><br />How to Live Like a Billionaire</strong><br />What does it take to live the life of luxury like one of the world's billionaires? First you need a Gulfstream IV private plane, luxury yacht like the Wally 107, private island, sports car, centurion AmEx, palatial estate, domestic help, private chef, your own sports team and more.<br /><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/06/luxe-live-rich-forbeslife_07billionaires_cz_lk_0308live.html">How To Live Like A Billionaire - Forbes.com</a> <br /><br /><strong><br />$2 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds Could Be Yours</strong><br />Three years ago 1.8 million individuals decided they had better things to do than file their 2003 tax returns, even though they were due refunds. In total, more than $2.2 billion from that tax year is still sitting in the Internal Revenue Service account. If you think you are one of these 1.8 million people you've only got a few more weeks to claim it.<br /><a href="http://www.bankrate.com/brm/itax/news/20010205a.asp?caret=68">IRS holding billions in old, unclaimed tax refunds</a><a href="http://www.bankrate.com/brm/itax/news/20010205b.asp?caret=69"> State-By-State Breakdown of Unclaimed Refunds</a><br /><br /><strong><br />Take the Sting Out of Credit Card 'Gotchas'</strong><br />Americans use credit cards to pay for everything from groceries to speeding tickets. But they're increasingly besieged by colossal fees and interest-rate increases that seem to hit them without warning or justification. Under scrutiny from the Democrat-led Congress, which held hearings on credit card practices last week banks also are feeling competitive pressure to become more consumer friendly. Some unpopular practices that credit card issuers are abandoning include: double billing and universal default.<br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/2007-03-12-ym-credit-cards_N.htm">How to Keep Your Credit Card Costs Down - USATODAY.com</a> <br /><br /><strong><br />Generic Doesn't Always Mean Cheap</strong><br />At a time when policy makers are searching for ways to cut health-care costs, generic drugs are often viewed as one of the most straightforward solutions. But prices can vary wildly, and may not be nearly as cheap as expected.<br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117374717814634856.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal">Why Generic Doesn't Always Mean Cheap - WSJ.com</a><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/03/13/today-in-money-and-finance-3-13-top-dividend-paying-stocks-ho/">Today in Money &amp; Finance - 3/13 - Top dividend-paying stocks, how to live like a billionaire &amp; $2 billion in unclaimed refunds</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:00:00 EST.  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