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Do-it-yourself house-painting: not so simple, but rewardingA great coat of house paint is an investment that can protect your home for a decade, but it requires a lot of planning, tools, and skills to ensure everything goes right.
Five easy ways to save on groceriesEating vegetarian, even for a set period of time, and being diligent about not spending more than what you planned to spend for groceries, are a couple of ways that will help reduce your grocery bill. Find more ways to save, too.聽
Seven steps to achieving your 2015 financial goalsNow is a good time to assess your progress in meeting your savings goals for this year.
Mother's Day sales: what to expectIt might not be the聽best聽time to score a bargain, but strategic shopping can still save you a bundle on that perfect gift for Mom. Here are some things to watch for.
What investors want billionaire Warren Buffett to tell them todayBillionaire Warren Buffett will mark 50 years of leading Berkshire Hathaway by spending hours answering questions from shareholders.聽- Ten super-weird 'Star Wars' collectibles for sale on eBayC-3PO cereal, Darth Vader ponchos, and the strangest collectibles for the Star Wars universe for sale around the Web, in honor of 'Star Wars Day,' this May 4.聽
- 2016 Cadillac CTS-V sets price, starts sales this summerThe 2016 Cadillac CTS-V is a luxurious, lightweight sedan that聽also happens to pack a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 churning out a massive 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque, making it one of the fastest four-door sedans on the planet.聽
- LinkedIn joins Twitter in post-earnings stock plungeShares of聽LinkedIn聽Corp. plunged 21 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the professional networking service gave a disappointing outlook for the second quarter.聽Twitter, meanwhile, has lost 23 percent of its value this week through Thursday.聽
- S'mores Frappuccinos are half price today at StarbucksS'mores Frappuccinos of all sizes are half off at participating Starbucks through May 10. Starbucks announced the arrival of the S'mores Frappuccino on its menu earlier this week.聽
- It's gonna be May: the best and worst things to buy this monthMay is a busy month for retailers and shoppers alike.聽Before you purchase a new laptop try on any summer apparel, you'll want to read our guide, which points out some of the best (and worst) products you can buy this May.
- What Marco Rubio's tax policies say about his campaign strategyMarco Rubio is trying to juggle聽the demands of his party鈥檚 base and a more centrist, forward-looking political agenda. Nowhere is it more obvious than in his tax policy.
- How rice farmers in Africa can point us out of California's water crisisWe can make agriculture more productive and reduce water use at the same time.聽California, a global symbol of innovation, is the perfect place to lead the world in realizing this progress, and rice farmers in Africa an Asia may be able to show it how.聽
- Tesla's big bet: Batteries for energy storage 'a major new product'Tesla Motors 聽announced plans to offer lithium-ion battery packs for home and business energy storage Thursday. Such batteries vastly increase the utility of solar panels by allowing the energy they generate to be held on site, and drawn upon when needed.
- Jobless claims plunge to 15-year lowJobless claims filed by US workers dropped 34,000 to 262,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The sharp fall in jobless claims indicates that employers remain confident enough in the economy to hold onto their workers.
- Wages and consumer spending are rising. But are they connected anymore?A leading measure of US wage growth is finally accelerating after a long period of stagnation, and consumer spending is showing small signs of life. But increasingly, instead of spending that extra money, Americans are saving and paying down debts.聽
- Ten times you shouldn't invest in stocksStock investing is one of the best ways to build wealth over time, 聽but it's not always right for everyone. If one of the following scenarios applies to you, consider holding off on buying stocks.聽
- Why Bud Light's advertising blunder is a big dealBud Light's newest advertising slogan did not go over well. Reminding people of sexual assault in advertising, even accidentally, is a serious matter.
- Exercising your stock options? Read this first.A聽strategy is vital when evaluating your stock options, so that you can make the smartest possible financial decisions. Here are five important questions to ask before exercising and selling your stock options.
Pope calls gender wage gap 'pure scandal.' But does he practice what he preaches?At his weekly general audience remarks in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis decried the wage disparities between men and women. But what about the Vatican's employment practices?- How to watch today's historic Orioles vs. White Sox game for freeThis afternoon's game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox will be closed to the public over safety concerns, a first in the history of Major League Baseball. The entire country is invited to watch.聽
