Read more money stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3054/money.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:52:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67143/85-of-dollars-in-us-cities-test-positive-for-cocaine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US money supply is literally soaked in cocaine, the Guardian reports.Tests performed by the American Chemical Society found that an average of 85% of paper money circulating in big US cities tests positive for traces of the drug. While cross-contamination between bills bundled together is a factor, it...http://www.newser.com/story/67143/85-of-dollars-in-us-cities-test-positive-for-cocaine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 2:23:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66389/touch-of-money-can-help-you-resist-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe feel of green can make people more resistant to low-level pain, NPR reports. Building on earlier research about the psychological power of money, experts in China conducted a study asking subjects to dip their fingers in water heated to 122 degrees Fahrenheit; those who had counted money ahead of...http://www.newser.com/story/66389/touch-of-money-can-help-you-resist-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 20:01:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63657/nyc-prep-paints-sad-picture-of-citys-excess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPost-crash New York City has become a symbol of spiritual emptiness, writes Vanessa Grigoriadis for New York magazine. NYC Prep is the latest reality show to exploit this symbolism, allowing the rest of America to watch Manhattan’s lost souls—this time, teenagers—pursue decadence and social standing. In the past,...http://www.newser.com/story/63657/nyc-prep-paints-sad-picture-of-citys-excess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61522/astor-trial-delayed-as-son-visits-doc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Brooke Astor trial is on hold because the late philanthropist’s accused son is visiting his neurologist. Anthony Marshall—who is 85, wears a pacemaker, and has survived a heart attack and open-heart surgery—has been looking increasingly frail as the fraud trial unfolds, the New York Post notes. He...http://www.newser.com/story/61522/astor-trial-delayed-as-son-visits-doc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 13:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60871/foiled-robber-leaves-store-with-40-bread.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man approached a Long Island convenience store counter with a baseball bat, demanding cash; the shop owner whipped out his shotgun, prompting the man’s tearful pleas for mercy. The impassioned display worked, Newsday reports: Mohammad Sohail took pity on the robber and gave him $40 and a loaf of...http://www.newser.com/story/60871/foiled-robber-leaves-store-with-40-bread.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 10:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57943/to-predict-flu-follow-the-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientific research requires funding, but in the case of the Northwestern University team modeling the spread of swine flu in the near future, actual dollar bills are an important element of their analysis. The team has used information from a website that tracks the movement of money to predict how...http://www.newser.com/story/57943/to-predict-flu-follow-the-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 9:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56923/5-ways-to-make-cash-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLook no further than the Internet for some recession relief. Popular Science suggests some ways to make money—a little bit, at least—online: Charge for wit. Tipjoy.com lets Facebook and Twitter fans award you for your quips. Research for the KGB. The Knowledge Generation Bureau, silly. It pays...http://www.newser.com/story/56923/5-ways-to-make-cash-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 17:21:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55918/frugalistas-rejoice-recession-is-a-validation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShredding credit cards and buying less may sound like consumer America's version of hell, but some—especially those penny-pinchers long scoffed at as miserly—are downright gleeful. "This validates the choices I've made," one tells the New York Times . With the savings rate up a remarkable 4 points since fall,...http://www.newser.com/story/55918/frugalistas-rejoice-recession-is-a-validation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 11:15:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54100/sam-lilo-bicker-over-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has hit even Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson’s romance, the New York Daily News reports. The ever-squabbling pair now fights about money, too: “Lindsay is spending like crazy!” a friend says, but—thanks to a lack of work since 2007—she has no cash flow and is spending...http://www.newser.com/story/54100/sam-lilo-bicker-over-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 10:18:43 CDT