http://shine.yahoo.com/tag/washington mutual http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/none/how-to-stay-ahead-when-employers-are-decking-the-halls-with-pink-slips-326658/ It’s amazing how the financial crisis is starting to affect people you know… and your stocks.<br><br>A friend who works for NBC told me recently that people there were getting pink slips. And, she noted, it happened last year at this same time. Not a great way to go into the... nospam@example.com () http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/none/how-to-stay-ahead-when-employers-are-decking-the-halls-with-pink-slips-326658/#comments http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/none/how-to-stay-ahead-when-employers-are-decking-the-halls-with-pink-slips-326658/ http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/the-financial-landscape-small-firms-offer-opportunity-innovation-267392/ As a journalist dealing with small business on a daily basis, I see the innovation and growth under way at some of the nation's smallest firms. The job picture is grim in many parts of the nation.  American small firms continue to hire, albeit at a slower pace. Most small businesses are not... nospam@example.com () http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/the-financial-landscape-small-firms-offer-opportunity-innovation-267392/#comments http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/the-financial-landscape-small-firms-offer-opportunity-innovation-267392/ http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/fees-the-4-letter-f-word-your-mother-never-warned-you-about-186867/ Everyone knows what fees are. They're these little tiny holes pricked into your bank account to bleed it dry when you already don't have any money.  They're the ultimate revenge against you for canceling your cell phone service before the year was up.  They're the price you... nospam@example.com () http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/fees-the-4-letter-f-word-your-mother-never-warned-you-about-186867/#comments http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/fees-the-4-letter-f-word-your-mother-never-warned-you-about-186867/