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Get used to hands-free cell phone use in your car

By Clay Maynard for the Appeal-Democrat

When it seems there is already a law for everything, out of the blue comes the new cell phone laws. Authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2006, the new California cell phone laws become...

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Appeal-Democrat

Calendar listings are compiled from announcements sent to the Appeal-Democrat. Send items to Business Calendar, Appeal-Democrat, P.O. Box 431, Marysville, CA 95901....

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Ask the Headhunter

Find the right manager in job search

Nick Corcodilos/Universal Press Syndicate

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Editor's note: The Headhunter's weekly column on job search tips debuts today in the Appeal-Democrat....

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Market News

Stock head for lower open after AIG reveals need for cash

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street headed for a lower open Friday after the world's largest insurer reported a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter, rekindling investors' anxiety about the strained state of the global financial system....

Toyota, Best Buy among big market movers

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:...

Wall Street looks for more evidence to justify a rally

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street goes into the new week in an upbeat mood, with investors growing more confident that the economy and the financial markets are heading toward a second-half recovery....

Career Advice

Joking Around at the Office

Chances are, at some point you've probably been the butt of a workplace practical joke, an instigator of one or at least a willing accomplice....

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Recession-Proof Your Finance Job

by Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert

What started as a credit crunch is looking a lot like a looming recession. As the collapse of the subprime mortgage market and falling home prices ripple through the corporate world in the form of write-downs on company pension funds, layoffs at finance...

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Fortune 100 Finance Internship Raises the Value of Your Personal Stock

by Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert

Most internships will improve your post-graduation marketability, but a finance internship with a Fortune 100 company will give you special cachet in the marketplace. In the Minneapolis area, headquarters to some of the world's largest firms including...

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