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How Does 3% Sound?

The Fed’s rate hikes are boosting yields on CDs, money-market funds and savings accounts. Here’s where you can find the best deals. Good news for short-term investors: The interest rates offered on cash-based accounts — CDs, money-market funds and savings accounts — are finally starting to improve. Since the Federal …

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Iraq Holds First Executions Since Saddam Ouster

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq executed three convicted murderers Thursday, the first carried out here since the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein (search), the government announced. “At 10 a.m. in Baghdad the first executions were carried out since the fall of the regime, against three criminals,” spokesman Laith Kubba (search) said. …

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The ABCs of ETFs

Suddenly, everyone’s talking about exchange-traded funds. Are they right for you? ETFs offer all the flexibility of stocks: They’re priced throughout the day; can be purchased with market, limit or stop-loss orders; can be shorted; and can be traded on margin. And as with stocks but unlike mutual funds, there …

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