Oprah effect brings microlending to Main Street
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The credit crisis may be fouling up  billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African  seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could  not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.
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When it comes to recommending products to casual acquaintances, it seems that a little incentive â cash or credit â can make a big difference.
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The discount broker spreads the wealth around.
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The road to riches can go through the eye of a needle.
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Diamonds -- online -- can be an investor's best friend.
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For generations, wealthy investors could rely on Wall Street to come up with products and services geared to meet their financial needs. Average Americans weren&#146;t so lucky. To much of Main Street, the financial world has long been a bewildering place with an unintelligible language of symbols, slogans, and acronyms. This wasn&#146;t a problem years ago because employers generally paid ...
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It's not just a blue chip for widows and orphans.
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Shopping at your neighborhood &quot;dollar store,&quot; you can likely find bargains on backscratchers, potholders, and key chains.
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A popular financial portal has its say.
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In countries where A.T.M.âs are few or nonexistent, cellphones are helping microlenders bring financial services to poor and remote areas.
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While many social media marketers focus on the big social sites, there can be hidden treasure in smaller "micro communities."
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City government finds new ways to raise cash
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With the economy slowing and houses no longer easy sources of cash, a growing number of consumers cannot pay the minimum monthly amount off their credit card debt.
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Many 'contactless' credit cards can allow their owner's name and card number to be read at a distance.
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Business & money: Average interest rates on personal loans have jumped to almost double the advertised rate
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Innovative ideas and technology provide many ways to give--time, money or both.
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There is a new exuberance in the market for corporate loans, an obscure investment once dominated by large commercial banks.