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For most investors, the 2000s will be known as the lost decade ? and for technology investors, it was even worse.

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), EMC (NYSE: EMC) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) were the biggest stock market gainers in the roaring 1990s, with gains of around 80,000 percent each, and AOL wasn’t far behind.

A decade later, the picture couldn’t be more dramatically different. The top stocks of the 2000s have been names like Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ: GMCR), Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS) and Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH) ? representing coffee, energy drinks and fertilizer ? and other top names were in energy, slot machines, environmental services, healthcare and apparel, according to Time magazine.

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Who’s Foursquare Mayor of your local business?  If you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, but would like to join the hottest, hippest new social networking tool for promoting a local business, read on. I’ll e

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CNBC Feature Program

AT&T had to do a mad scramble on Monday to recover from a public relations fiasco. Over the weekend, a few sites noticed that AT&T’s online store would not sell the iPhone to certain parts of New York. This led to all kinds of conspiracy theories and nasty accusations hurled at AT&T.

Since then, the company came out with its own explanation, and has retreated even further, allowing the iPhone to be sold to those targeted areas of New York. So what happened? Enterprise Mobile Today gets the details.

AT&T is again selling the Apple iPhone to online shoppers in New York City, following a brief period over the weekend and Monday when the popular device had been unavailable.

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The “Jobs for Main Street Act” Of 2010 is legislation passed by the House that promises to deliver some hope to small business owners. It aims to create jobs for small business by slowly thawing the frozen lines of credit for small businesses.

This proposed piece of legislation is intended to help Americans directly affected by the recession. Congressman William Clay (Dem-MO) was quoted by the American Chronicle as saying, “I voted against the Wall Street bailout in 2008 because it lacked accountability and did very little to help my constituents. In contrast, this legislation directs Federal dollars to those who need it most… families on Main Street. Th

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Business Week

Ford Motor Co. agreed with China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. on most terms for a sale of the U.S. automaker’s Volvo Car Corp. unit in the second quarter.

A definitive agreement probably will be signed by March 31, with a sale completed by June 30, the companies said in statements today. No financial details were provided. Ford has made progress to resolve issues such as protecting intellectual property, a person familiar with the talks has said.

Ford named Geely its preferred bidder for Volvo on Oct. 28 after putting the Swedish automaker on the block a year ago to finish unloading overseas luxury brands and focus on its namesake division.

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The Senate’s intended Christmas present for all Americans promises to ensure that most Americans have insurance. The bill proposes healthcare coverage for 96% of Americans.

According to Reuters, the Senate healthcare bill also offers healthcare options for small businesses such as federal tax plans that would enable small business owners to provide healthcare coverage for their employees.

The Senate healthcare bill would also aim to create new insurance exchanges via states so that small business owners can shop around for the best health insurance policy for their small business. The Senate plans to offer state insurance exchange in all 50 states.

While this Senate healthcare bill has some great options for healthcare for small business, there are some issues. Th

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Just as the old saying goes, there is no free lunch in this world. But there are freebies attached to credit cards – including perks like no annual fee or yearly membership. These so-called free credit card deals may not be completely free of charges – such as interest you still have to pay on any balances you carry forward from month to month – but when it comes to owning a credit card one with no annual fee is as close to a free credit card as it gets. Pair that free yearly membership with a competitive interest rate – or a low or zero introductory rate deal – and you have a formula for a really attractive credit card.

Keep in mind that some cards that do charge an annual fee may have other benefits that can help to justify the cost of your yearly membership. Many rewa Read more…

The first time getting a new credit card has become a really important rite of passage in the modern world of consumerism, because without a valid credit card it is much harder to transact business, shop, and enjoy the convenience of carrying plastic. But if you apply for a card and get a credit card no or a rejection of your application, don’t panic. Just because one card company turned you down it does not mean that other credit card companies will say no to you.

What companies look for on your credit card application is a track record of good borrowing and timely repayment of your debts. So first of all, lots of people who are applying for a credit card but have never had one before are faced with a challenge. S Read more…