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From Zacks: Metals are riding high on favorable demand-supply dynamics and a subdued greenback. Powershares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP – Free Report) is off about 9.7% so far this year and has lost about 1% in the last

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Business students know the risks of mergers and acquisitions. 

There are no perfect numbers on the issue, but according to Harvard Business Review, between 70% and 90% of M&A deals fail. Blockbuster collapses are well known. Among them are Time Warner and AOL, which joined in a $165 billion merger that unraveled when the internet bubble burst, and Hewlett-Packard‘s (NYSE: HPQ) $87 billion merger with Compaq, which led to years of underperformance in the personal computing industry. 

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Divorce is a time of major change and upheaval, and given everything else that’s likely going on in your life, you may not have given much thought to the tax consequences. However, it’s important to be aware of these four ways your taxes will change as a result of divorce so you can prepare well in advance.

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Fewer than 1% of American consumers have a perfect FICO credit score, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. However, a perfect credit score requires a thorough understanding of the FICO scoring model, as well as a deliberate combination of good debt and credit behaviors that show lenders what a low credit risk you are.

Here’s what a perfect credit score is, and what you might need to do in order to achieve it.

With a perfect credit score, loan approvals could be easy. Image Source: Getty Images.

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Ryanair became the latest airline to tighten up free baggage policies last week.
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There are some things that good grades just can’t buy.
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Early bitcoin entrepreneur Alex Waters reviews the latest book in the bitcoin canon – arguing Brian Eha’s “How Money Got Free” is one of the best.