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Fiscal cliff warning sends stocks slidingFrustration from聽Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid over the fiscal cliff聽pushed stocks downward Tuesday.聽Worries about budget talks have been hanging over the stock market for weeks.
The case for household debt freedomHousehold debt freedom isn鈥檛 just freedom from household debt, Hamm writes. It鈥檚 freedom from worry.
Home prices on the rise: why that is good for US economyNationwide, home prices rose 3.6 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2011, new data show. The jump points to a broad recovery in the long-sluggish housing market.
Tax cuts: How can 98 percent of us be middle-class?Politicians can fight over whether some households should be exempt from tax increases, Gleckman writes, but can they at least stop claiming that 98 percent of us are middle-class?
Home prices rise slightly in SeptemberS&P/Case-Shiller home price indices rose by 0.28 percent in September, signaling the beginning of a flattening of home prices.
FDA shuts down peanut butter factory after salmonella recallsThe FDA has suspended production at Sunland, Inc. after batches of the manufacturer's peanut butter was linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak and led to an expansive recall of Sunland nut products. The shutdown marks the first time the FDA has used new shutdown powers granted by the Food Safety Modernization Act.聽
2014 Chevy Spark to cost less than $32,500Chevy is hinting at a price "below $25,000 with incentives," for the 2014 Chevy Spark EV meaning a pre-incentive price of under $32,500, Ingram writes.聽The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV will be unveiled in full at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Mobile phone overage fees? It's time to upgrade your planIf you repeatedly exceed your monthly minutes on your mobile phone contract, it may be time for a mobile phone plan upgrade, Hamm writes.
Cyber Monday: Work ethic is no match for shoppers' zeal for a dealBlack Friday just set a record for e-commerce in a single day: $1 billion. But deal-hungry digital shoppers, despite being back at work, were pushing the tally for Cyber Monday higher still.
Fiscal cliff: Why is the White House helping Republicans?A new report by the White House's Council of Economic Advisers scares the middle class about the effects of the fiscal cliff, Reich writes.
Europe debt defaults are poised to rattle stocksAt least five eurozone nations will need to restructure their debts, says a new Citigroup report. Greece will probably leave the eurozone within a year.
Stocks end lower after strong weekStocks聽retreated after one of their best weeks of the year. Anxiety over the 'fiscal cliff' and European debt drove stocks down.
Chicago Fed: US economy at near-recession levelThe Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index fell notably in October 2012, slumping to聽a near-recessionary level of -0.56.
Cyber Monday deals: Electronics are hot, but so is other stuffCyber Monday is in full swing. Here are some ideas about where to look for the best deals, and tips from the experts on how to shop.
Where are Britain's spending cuts?British budget statistics show no trace of big spending cuts and austerity measures in Britain, Karlsson writes.
Whatever happened to limited government?The concept of 鈥渓imited government鈥� seems to have become a relic of sorts, writes SoldAtTheTop, mocked by one side of the ideological spectrum, paid lip service to by the other but widely discarded overall.
UBS fined. Rogue trader lost $2.3 billion.UBS fined for failures which allowed a rogue trader to lose $2.3 billion in the bank's biggest-ever case of fraud. UBS will be fined $47.6 million, the Financial Services Authority said Monday.聽
Making strong business partnershipsDysfunctional partnerships are a major source of business failure, Dr. Cornwall writes, whether it is the result of open conflict or because a partner has lost heart.
'12 days of Christmas' cost: How much is a partridge in a pear tree?'12 days of Christmas' cost will be a little higher this year. The prices of partridges, pear trees, gold rings, and swans a-swimming all increased from 2011. Below are the estimated costs of all the items from the '12 days of Christmas' carol.聽
Black Friday record: Weekend sales up 13 percentBlack Friday record pushes spending to $59 billion over four days. By extending Black Friday, retailers made it easy to shop and drew in record numbers of shoppers.聽
