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Air conditioners, backbacks, and the best things to buy in FallWhen it comes to shopping, timing is everything 鈥� all merchandise goes through cycles, with peaks and valleys in price throughout the year. Here are the best items to buy in Fall and year round..
Failure? Hardly. Chevy Volt outsells half of all US cars.Chevy Volt sales figures this year are higher than roughly half of the 260 or so car models sold in the US.
Raise your credit score: three simple stepsYour credit score is a single number, but it has so many powerful effects on your life. Understanding it, then improving it, can make your financial life much easier.
Romney paid excess taxes in 2011. Patriotic or dumb?Mitt Romney paid $1.9 million in federal taxes on $13.7 million in income. But he could have paid less federal taxes had he claimed a full deduction on $4 million in charitable giving.
New Jersey bans smiling in driver's license photosNew Jersey recently instituted a policy that prohibits residents from grinning in their driver's license pics, Read writes.
After Fed rally stocks slip late in dayMost of Friday seemed like another day in the Fed rally until stocks slipped in the late afternoon.聽Stocks are still much higher than might be expected for such a morose economy.
The cost-saving benefits of nostalgiaRevisiting packed away boxes of books, albums and mementos can provide hours of enjoyment for no cost at all, Hamm writes.
How (and where) to buy a house onlineWebsites and apps can speed up (or slow down) the home-buying process. Here's a list of some of the best and worst sites for buying a home online.
NFL referee lockout: 4 issues keeping replacements on the field Fans, coaches, and players keep grumbling, but replacement referees are still officiating in the NFL as the regular officials remained locked out. . Here are the 4 factors keeping union refs and the NFL from reaching a deal 鈥� and leaving the replacements to botch calls through another weekend.
Mass layoffs decline in AugustThe latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed a fall in mass layoffs in August.聽A mass layoff is when at least fifty initial claims for unemployment insurance originate from a single employer over a period of five consecutive weeks.
Bernard Madoff victims get $2.5B in latest payoutBernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme victims will soon get checks totaling $2.5 billion, mailed out by the trustee overseeing the liquidation of Madoff鈥檚 firm. Bernard Madoff is currently serving a 150-year prison sentence in North Carolina.
Success is a double-edged sword, even for hedge fund mogulsRay Dalio, the manager of the world's biggest hedge fund firm, has achieved hedge-fund-mogul status. His success comes with certain trappings and pitfalls, Brown writes.
Romney, Obama, and 'redistribution': How much do US taxes reallocate wealth?The federal tax system is 'progressive' 鈥� meaning wealthier people pay taxes at a higher rate than others. It is, in effect, a wealth redistribution mechanism. But it's not new to Obama, or even more pronounced under him.
Stock markets, US futures steady on hopes Spain asks for aidAs global economy worsens, investors expect Spain to negotiate a bailout, easing fears about a eurozone breakup. Major Asian, European market indexes showed little change, while S&P futures were up modestly.
Bank of America slashes 16,000 jobs. Early.Bank of America will cut 16,000 jobs by Christmas, speeding up a previously announced plan to eliminate 30,000 Bank of America jobs overall, according to a report.
Apple's iPhone 5 sales surge circles the globeiPhone 5 buyers lined up outside of stores from Hong Kong to London to New York. The iPhone 5 goes on sale in 9 countries Friday, and 22 more next week.
The insurance agent work-around: Buy insurance direct from the company.With a bit of research, you can save money on insurance by avoiding buying from agents, Hamm writes.
Gleeful Parisians wait to buy iPhone 5. Then protesters appear.Disgruntled former employees of now-closed Apple distributors crash iPhone party atmosphere as buyers line up to buy the Apple iPhone 5 in Paris.聽
Apple iPhone 5 draws big crowds in AsiaApple iPhone 5 gives the consumer giant a huge boost as holiday season approaches. Carriers in Asia report record demand on first day iPhone 5 goes on sale.
Median income fell last year: Which states were hit hardest?The Census Bureau has provided state- and city-level numbers on income and poverty in the US for 2011. Ohio, Florida, and Texas were among the states where residents lost ground in income.
