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Hungry? 5 deliciously cheap deals on restaurants and Halloween treatsAre you hungry? And maybe a little broke? Don't touch that Ramen stash! We've got a list of great food deals聽from top restaurant franchises, including Macaroni Grill, Outback Steakhouse, and the Olive Garden, plus sweet deals on treats.
Mitt Romney's '$5 trillion tax cut': 5 things you should knowRomney has proposed about $5 trillion in specific, gross tax cuts over the next decade relative to current policy, most but not all of which would go to high-income taxpayers. He has also promised to offset a substantial portion of those cuts鈥攑resumably in the trillions of dollars鈥攂y reducing deductions and other tax breaks.
21 things you can get for freeOne of the best ways to become richer is to stop paying for things you could be getting for free. Here are 21, from cars to software.聽
Counterfeit airbags pose major safety risk. How to protect yourself.Drivers who have had their airbags replaced in the last three years are at risk of having had counterfeit airbags installed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a list of vehicles that may be affected.聽
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
