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Social Security: 7 common myths bustedWhether it will be around when you retire or not, Social Security is a difficult thing to understand. Here are seven common questions about the program, explained.聽
Accidentally hit the gas? Nissan has your back.Nissan has introduced 'emergency assist for pedal misapplication,' a feature that compensates when a driver accidentally hits the gas instead of the brake. The tool is specifically designed to reduce collisions in small spaces like garages and parking spots.聽
Why Biden wonOverall, Thursday night's presidential debate was Joe Biden's night. He not only trounced Paul Ryan, but also, in the process, trounced Mitt Romney.
The buyback epidemicThe preference for financial engineering over hiring, expansion, M&A, or dividend issuance has been in force for a while now, Brown writes, and nothing could be less productive.
Stocks fall in worst week since JuneStocks dropped after investors had a mixed reaction to earnings reports from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.聽Financial and utility聽stocks聽had the biggest declines among the 10 industries in the S&P 500.
How the fiscal cliff turns into a gentle 'fiscal hill'Hyper-polarized Washington hasn鈥檛 shown itself capable of rational behavior, Reich writes; It's why the nation is heading over a fiscal cliff that may begin to look more like聽a hill whose slope remains uncertain but will almost surely be gradual.
EU snags the Nobel Peace Prize. Now what?There are good years and there are bad years for the Nobel Peace Prize, Brown writes. What will the prize mean for the future of the European Union?
Survey: consumer sentiment on the riseConsumer sentiment rose in October to its highest level since 2007, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.聽
Romney plan: Rich to pay same share of taxes? Or $230,000 less?Under Mitt Romney's tax plan, an across-the-board cut would allow the top 1 percent to pay less in taxes, as Obama charges. But they could still pay the same overall share, as Romney claims, if taxes go down for everyone.
JPMorgan posts record earnings, lifting stocksJPMorgan Chase and Co. posted record third quarter earnings. Shares of JPMorgan rose 1.8 percent in premarket trading, lifting US stock futures along the way.
Hot dog feud ends. Pair cleared of trying to rob 'M-A-S-H' eatery.Hot dog feud embroiled Tony Packo's 鈥� the restaurant made famous by the 'M-A-S-H' television series 鈥� in scandal. Tony Packo III, accused of plotting to rob the business his grandfather founded, was acquitted of wrongdoing by an Ohio jury, bringing the hot dog feud to a close.
Community groups offer inexpensive recreationCommunity groups are a big win for a frugal person, Hamm writes.
Bemoaning high gas prices, Californians take to TwitterAs reported in the LA Times, Californians have been venting their pump-shock frustration from the recent gas prices peak on Twitter and Facebook in droves, Gordon-Bloomfield writes.
Stocks flatline, pulled by jobless claims, EuropeStocks fell stagnant Thursday with little significant activity up or down. Stocks rose in the morning after a positive jobless claims report but fell in the afternoon.
10 cost-free ways to show your partner that you careYou don鈥檛 have to make a big show of affection every day, Hamm writes. It鈥檚 the smaller, priceless things that really add up to a loving relationship.
Wendy's logo gets a makeover. The pigtails stay.Wendy's iconic pigtailed logo is getting an update for the first time since 1983 after months of consumer testing. The new Wendy's logo is part of the burger chain's effort to transform itself into a higher-end restaurant.聽
Mortgage rates rise from last week's record lowsMortgage rates in the US rose to an average 3.39 percent last week, up from 3.36 percent. Last week's 30-year mortgage rates were the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s.
Sprint Nextel may have a buyerSprint Nextel shares rose Thurday amid reports that the third-largest cell phone company is in talks to be bought out by Japanese-owned Softbank Corp. The Sprint Nextel deal would be valued at more than $12.8 billion.聽
Jobless claims drop by 30,000Jobless claims fell to聽339,000 claims from a revised 369,000 claims for the prior week. Seasonally adjusted 'continued' jobless claims dropped to 3.273 million.聽
Kellogg Company recalls Mini-Wheats. Metal fragments in cereal.Kellogg Company has issued a recall of 2.8 million packages of unfrosted and Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal due to possible contamination with fragments of metal mesh. The Kellog Company says that the affected batches of Mini-Wheats range in size and were distributed nationwide.聽
