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No cheap flights? Look for train, bus tickets.A little bit of creativity with travel can save you a lot of money if you plan ahead and think outside the box when it comes to travel options, Hamm writes.
Wanxiang buys bankrupt battery maker A123Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang Group Corp. on Sunday bought A123 Systems, the bankrupt battery maker which supplies Fisker Automotive and others.聽
The great (and cheap) outdoorsCamping is an聽incredibly inexpensive alternative to staying in hotels, once you have some basic equipment, Hamm writes.
McDonald's surprises with US sales gain; shares soarMcDonald's posted a surprise gain in a key November sales figure, sending McDonald's shares soaring 2.2 percent in premarket trading. The strong report was a pleasant surprise for McDonald's after a sales drop in October.聽
China's economic recovery picks up pace, but for how long?While the global recession took a toll, China's economy is now in a sweet spot that may hold through the first half of 2013, say some analysts. But worrisome longer-term trends are surfacing.
Gas prices crash? Prices drop 10 cents in three weeksGas prices crash? The average price of gasoline in the US has dropped 10 cents in the past three weeks, and it may be going lower.聽
Cheapest way to ship your package? Here's how to save.Post office beats UPS, FedEx on price in a head-to-head comparison, more than $50 on an overnight five-pound package. But don't go to the post office. There's a better way.
Ford hybrids fail to meet gas mileage ratings, Consumer Reports saysFord's 2013 hybrids aren't living up to their EPA fuel efficiency ratings. According to Consumer Reports, The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid and Ford C-Max 'have the largest discrepancy between our overall-mpg results and the estimates published by the EPA that we've seen among any current models.'
Cheap gas guzzler vs. fuel-efficient car: Which is cheaper long-term?Is it better to buy a cheap gas guzzler, or a more expensive car that sips gas? It depends on several factors.
Slow shopper? Avoid these stores.Finding great deals on gifts is important,but so is ensuring they arrive in tome for the holidays. If you procrastinate on your holiday shopping, steer clear of these retailers with shipping policies that will cut it close to Christmas.聽
A cheap vacation is a flexible oneThe fewer things you lock into stone in your vacation planning, the more opportunity you have to dig into better values when they come up. For maximum flexibility, schedule more time off than you absolutely need, if possible.聽
Worst toys for Christmas 2012From annoying, noisy toys that you want to hurl against the wall to just plain scary ones, here are the worst toys of 2012:
New cars will have black boxes, White House saysAll new vehicles have event data recorders, or 'black boxes', per a new mandate from the White House. The rule is raising questions over who owns the data, but black boxes in cars are really nothing new.聽
30 ways to spend $0 on gift wrapGift wrap becomes trash the moment a present is opened, so spending money for it is senseless. Here are 30 ways to never pay for gift wrap again.聽
Are we halfway back from the Great Recession? Not really.The private sector has regained just over half of the 7.7 million jobs it lost during the Great Recession. But many of those private-sector jobs are government-subsidized.聽
Long term unemployment decreases in NovemberWorkers unemployed 27 weeks or more decreased to 4.79 million or 40.1 percent of all unemployed workers in November.
Stocks finished mixed; Apple drags down S&P, NasdaqStocks shot up on the heels of a positive jobs report Friday, but Apple's stock rained on Wall Street's parade.
Michigan to join 'right to work' states. A blow to unions?Michigan is set to become the 24th state with a 'right to work' law聽prohibiting unions from collecting fees from nonunion workers. Data on such laws' economic impact are mixed.
Unemployment rate drops to 7.7 percentTotal unemployment, including all marginally attached workers, declined slightly to 14.4 percent in November, while the traditionally reported unemployment rate also declined to 7.7 percent.
Starbucks tax avoidance has Brits frothing madAngry over the negligible corporate taxes that Starbucks and other corporations have paid to Britain despite huge revenues, a protest group is threatening to occupy Starbucks shops on Saturday.
