Gifts on the cheap 
"I'm dreaming of a cheap Christmas. …" Janice Jones, a counselor with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Alaska — a nonprofit agency offering financial and debt-reduction services — says you can waltz through holiday shopping without losing your wallet or your cool.
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Career Calendar 
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Pencils Palace 
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Alliant Energy, ProQuest, Snap-on and Trimeris 
CHICAGO—-Zacks Equity Research highlights Alliant Energy as the Bull of the Day and ProQuest Company as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Snap-on, Inc. and Trimeris, Inc. .
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SMTC Reports Third Quarter Results 
SMTC Corporation , a global electronics manufacturing services provider, today reported revenue of $65.7 million and net income of $6.1 million, or $0.41 per share, for the third quarter ended October 1, 2006, compared with revenue of $64.6 million and net income of $0.7 million, or $0.05 per share, for the quarter ended October 2, 2005. In the second quarter of 2006, the Company reported revenue
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Fitch Rates Bunge's Preference Shares 'BBB-'; Affirms IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Negative 
CHICAGO—-Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings for Bunge Limited and its subsidiaries. The Rating Outlook is Negative.
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