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...What about the Fed's quarter-point cut in the discount rate announced after trading hours Thursday...
...That's not particularly important. Usually the Fed only lowers the discount rate after a request by the member banks. So it's a technical move - a procedural matter. It brings the two interest rates into alignment, but doesn't say more about the Fed's thinking than the cut earlier this week has already said...
...prices but also for shipping costs and whether the item is in stock. Whenushop, a newcomer last month, takes the hunt one step further. It unleashes a squad of up to four bots; lets shoppers know if, in addition to the low price, merchants are offering little-publicized discount coupons; and even pays the return postage if shoppers are dissatisfied with the product...
Gusmorino says he would continue to look into negotiating cheaper phone rates, following the success he and Plants had in lowering rates last fall. Now, a focus could be on negotiating discount cellular phone service for students...
...that's changing fast. Financial advice geared specifically at women has become a thriving industry, encompassing targeted marketing by Wall Street, special attention from the financial press, innumerable books--and now some useful websites. Muriel Siebert, who runs the discount brokerage firm Siebert Financial Corp., bought two of them last month. Her relaunched wfn.com is the only women's financial site to offer trading as well as online bill paying and the ability to aggregate all your accounts...