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Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Wednesday to address California&apos;s deficit and ordered state offices closed three days a month to save cash.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2142961648</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:58:31 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>P&amp;G testing cheaper Tide (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090701/us_p_g_tide_basic.html?.v=4</link><description>The Procter &amp; Gamble Co. said Wednesday it has begun trying out a lower-cost version of Tide laundry detergent in a bid to churn up new sales in the recession.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/371210028</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:23:23 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson&apos;s will cuts out ex-wife Debbie Rowe (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090701/us_michael_jackson.html?.v=2</link><description>Michael Jackson&apos;s 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust and cutting out his former wife Debbie Rowe.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3550547775</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:40:31 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Feds: Auditor scam totaled more than $3 million (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090701/us_wv_auditor_scam.html?.v=1</link><description>An international scam targeting U.S. state governments managed to rake in more than $3 million, including nearly $1 million from West Virginia, before it was caught, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1505854946</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:55:53 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AP Source: Jackson&apos;s will puts assets in trust (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090630/us_michael_jackson.html?.v=2</link><description>Michael Jackson&apos;s will gives guardianship over his children to the singer&apos;s mother and leaves all his assets in a trust fund, a person with knowledge of the document told The Associated Press on Tuesday.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/867274324</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:07:19 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Express settles with regulators (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090630/us_american_express_checks.html?.v=1</link><description>American Express Co. said it has reached a settlement with regulators for convenience checks issued to cardholders that were later declined.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3581731383</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:24:56 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Card issuers are scaring consumers (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=8F43DA6B-0ADC-4F7E-BDE0-2697A055085F&amp;siteid=yhoof2</link><description>With the government changing its rules about credit cards, the card issuers are changing the terms of their agreements with consumers. 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So when will he start spending freely again? &quot;When I get a promotion,&quot; says Morris, 24, a business consultant in Washington, D.C., &quot;and the economy turns around.&quot;</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3313153395</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:22:47 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Winners and losers emerge in climate bill (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090627/us_climate_bill_winners_losers.html?.v=2</link><description>In addition to raising energy prices, the climate legislation that&apos;s winding through Congress would create a parallel financial system with a carbon-based currency.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1955209950</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:12:33 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Government stimulates savings more than spending (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090626/us_economy.html?.v=21</link><description>WASHINGTON -- Households raised their savings rate to the highest level in more than 15 years in May as many used a big boost in money from the government&apos;s stimulus program to bolster nest eggs rather than to spend more.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1812910347</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:46:55 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Give Your Teen Money Sense (Motley Fool)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/fool/090626/rx20943.html?.v=1</link><description>How to fight the uphill battle -- and win.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/743279255</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:26:55 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pa. braces for July 1 with no state budget (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090625/pa_state_budget.html?.v=2</link><description>Pennsylvania is poised to end its fiscal year Tuesday night without a state budget, beginning a scenario that will be felt acutely by state workers and some of the private companies that do business with the state.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1190567897</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:05:14 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analog Devices shares climb after upgrade (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090625/us_analog_devices_mover.html?.v=3</link><description>Shares of Analog Devices Inc. climbed Thursday after a Raymond James analyst upgraded the chip maker, saying it is &quot;getting into fighting shape&quot; by cutting expenses, which could boost its margins.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3306007520</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:33:58 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss><!-- c15.finance.sp1.yahoo.com compressed/chunked Fri Jul  3 19:06:21 PDT 2009 -->
