list USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories http://www.usatoday.com/money/default.htm USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2010, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:03:59 GMT USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/money/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif Dilution is not a good thing for pie, or for stock http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/JIqoczWZjnI/2010-02-10-stock-dilution_N.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:01:00 GMT Q: What does it mean when a company "dilutes" the value of its shares by issuing new shares? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UU5jJmNduDrGRQzfkhjWSRQmWCM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UU5jJmNduDrGRQzfkhjWSRQmWCM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UU5jJmNduDrGRQzfkhjWSRQmWCM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/UU5jJmNduDrGRQzfkhjWSRQmWCM/1/di" 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http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2010-02-10-moveup10_CV_N.htm?csp=34 Toyota PR blitz plays catch-up after storm of problems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/-v8sWhCg8Ds/2010-02-10-toyotaad10_ST_N.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:14:11 GMT Toyota, in the midst of three major safety recalls, is apologizing to customers by way of television, print, radio and the Internet ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D34Nw31GBDv98BI1UW8RjpSnbys/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D34Nw31GBDv98BI1UW8RjpSnbys/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D34Nw31GBDv98BI1UW8RjpSnbys/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/D34Nw31GBDv98BI1UW8RjpSnbys/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~4/-v8sWhCg8Ds" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-02-10-toyotaad10_ST_N.htm?csp=34 Europe prepares to bail out Greece http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Ks8kpQEMsf4/2010-02-10-europe10_ST_N.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:12:05 GMT Wealthy European nations are closer to rescuing Greece from its overspending before its debts drag down the euro and global stock ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pgFYvBsxt_xRFLo43TGkZwn0w-o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pgFYvBsxt_xRFLo43TGkZwn0w-o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pgFYvBsxt_xRFLo43TGkZwn0w-o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pgFYvBsxt_xRFLo43TGkZwn0w-o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~4/Ks8kpQEMsf4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2010-02-10-europe10_ST_N.htm?csp=34 Thanks to telecommuting, snow days are no longer fun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/k2Lb-TOznBU/2010-02-10-dcsnow10_ST_N.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:41:49 GMT Faster computers, broadband connections and free public Wi-Fi are taking the fun out of snow days. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/p7jUSPoIi4dM5Z0HdYwM3PIRowY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/p7jUSPoIi4dM5Z0HdYwM3PIRowY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/p7jUSPoIi4dM5Z0HdYwM3PIRowY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/p7jUSPoIi4dM5Z0HdYwM3PIRowY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~4/k2Lb-TOznBU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2010-02-10-dcsnow10_ST_N.htm?csp=34 Target pulls Valentine's bears over lead concerns http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/xzfxIgOF0Dc/2010-02-09-target-valentine-bears-lead_N.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:47:36 GMT The California attorney general is asking Target to pull its Valentine's Day "Message Bears" from store shelves over concerns ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R_rgbVQphzK5tINTl7E_kjrgROA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R_rgbVQphzK5tINTl7E_kjrgROA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R_rgbVQphzK5tINTl7E_kjrgROA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/R_rgbVQphzK5tINTl7E_kjrgROA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~4/xzfxIgOF0Dc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2010-02-09-target-valentine-bears-lead_N.htm?csp=34 Consumers tepid as Disney posts flat 1Q profit, beat estimates http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/a3lEUX6qzMY/2010-02-09-disney_N.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:30:03 GMT The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it made $844 million in the holiday quarter, roughly flat compared with a year earlier, as restructuring ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hg4WYHnnxU93rW9nm6em25UiGks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hg4WYHnnxU93rW9nm6em25UiGks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hg4WYHnnxU93rW9nm6em25UiGks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hg4WYHnnxU93rW9nm6em25UiGks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~4/a3lEUX6qzMY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2010-02-09-disney_N.htm?csp=34 Stocks climb amid hopes for Greece debt assistance; Dow above 10,000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/h1CAuuM6fd8/2010-02-09-stocks-tuesday_N.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:40:03 GMT Stocks rose Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will help Greece with its growing debt burden <p><a 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