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CalCPA Daily Clips
Wednesday, March 4, 2009


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CALIFORNIA
Jobless benefit checks grow by $25 this week
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1669690.html


REGULATORY
Democrats agree to limit loan modifications by bankruptcy judges
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mortgages4-2009mar04,0,7871438.story
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S&P Calls for Global Reform on Credit-Rating Firms
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123617143365428791.html
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Feds unveil plan to help 9 million stay in homes
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/04/obama-housing-030409/
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Bernanke supports moves on economy
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/04/1b4economy213547-bernanke-supports-moves-economy/


BUSINESS
Some tech companies rethink their outsourcing strategies
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_11829324
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Ex-lenders profit from delinquent home loans
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/04/1n4country234013-ex-lenders-profit-delinquent-home/
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Business Outlook Survey: Bottom Dwellers
Across business segments, CFOs see outlook remaining bleak until 2010.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13217398/c_13216637


PROFESSION
Hiring Mostly Flat in Accounting Jobs
http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=30897


PERSONAL FINANCE
Citigroup to cut mortgage payments for some unemployed customers
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-citi4-2009mar04,0,5270276.story
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Tempest-Tossed? Take Some Control
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123612913479324703.html
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You’re Dead? That Won’t Stop the Debt Collector
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/business/04dead.html


TAX
Testing Tax-Preparation Software
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123613111970725101.html
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IRS Has $1.3 Billion to Distribute from 2005
http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=30896


OPINION
It’s time to hold credit card issuers to account
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus4-2009mar04,0,1271577.column


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