And the preceding engagement, bachelor and bachelorette parties and showers will slash into your savings too, should you choose to run that gantlet.

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During tough economic conditions, credit card companies can always slash interest rates in order to entice customers into using their credit cards more often, but this will mean less money generated from the credit used by consumers.

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And no sooner had Marchionne welcomed a chorus of congratulations with the earnings report than he also released an updated long-term product plan for Chrysler brands that soberly confirmed recent reports that he has had to slash some expected new models and push others off into the future.

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Another app, called AmpliTube Slash Edition, allows users to turn their iPhone or iPad into an amp.

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To goose some franchisees into upgrading faster, Novak is said to be offering to slash royalty payments by half, to 2.5% of revenue.

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The recent roll into recession has kept inflation down and allowed the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates to practically zero in an effort to revive the economy.

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The European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund have been pumping money into Greece to keep the country in the euro, but they have demanded that the Greek government slash spending to get the funds.

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