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Pay your bills on timeIt's all too easy to postpone paying your bills, but the sooner you pay them, the more money you'll save, Hamm writes. The key is developing a standard process for paying your bills.
iPhone 5 frenzy sets sales record, causes back ordersiPhone 5 preorders topped 2 million in 24 hours, more than doubling the preorders for the previous iPhone and setting a sales record for AT&T. Because of the overwhelming demand, some iPhone 5 devices won't be delivered until October.
Japanese firms brace for violence in China over disputed islandsPanasonic and Canon announced shutdowns in China on Monday, and firms urged expatriates to stay indoors聽after protests over Japan's purchase of disputed Islands got out of hand Saturday.
Gas prices, not jobs stats, are key numbers for votersGas prices and grocery bills are more likely to sway voters than the monthly jobs report, economists and pollsters say. Gas prices are nearing $4 per gallon and could be key in deciding the presidential race.
Japanese shops, factories close in China after violenceChinese protests over disputed islands lead to violent attacks on Toyota, Honda dealerships, and other Japanese companies in China. Panasonic, Canon shutter some operations through Tuesday.
What Mitt Romney didn't learn from Ronald Reagan about taxesThere are so many things the former Massachusetts governor could learn from the former California governor鈥檚 presidential campaigns. But I have in mind only one lesson not learned by Mitt Romney 鈥� how Reagan ran on tax reform in 1984.
Credit cards: Pros, cons, and tipsYou aren't required to have聽 a credit card, and plenty of people get along just fine without them. But with self discipline and on-time payments, credit cards can reap great benefits.
Bernanke's bold move: good policy 鈥� or politics?Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's says economics dictated the central bank's bold actions. But by acting so close to the election, he risks accusations that he's playing politics.
Push a button, start a car. Easy, but is it safe?Keyless entry and push-button ignitions are becoming commonplace across a rage of electric and hybrid vehicles. But do they pose the risk that drivers will forget to turn their cars off?- Should high-skilled immigrants get special treatment?Some in Congress want to give special visas to聽foreign-born graduates of American universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math. But critics say it could come at the expense of diversity in legal immigration.
Two inflationary daysProducer prices rose 1.7 percent in August, but the Fed went ahead with QE3. Is the US economy about to experience some serious inflation?
Ignoring the sales pitchIt's a salesman's job to highlight the positive attributes of a product. It's your job to do your research and find the drawbacks.
Gas taxes vs. fuel restrictions: Which is better for reducing emissions?New fuel efficiency rules throw all of the burden onto carmakers, some economists say. Would higher sales taxes on gas be more effective?
How do you revive Occupy Wall Street? Occupy Wall Street.Occupy Wall Street plans to observe its one-year anniversary Monday by surrounding the New York Stock Exchange. The move is a bid to rejuvenate the Occupy Wall Street movement, which hasn't sustained the momentum it gained last fall.
Raise your deductible. Lower your monthly bill.Raising your deductible for insurance claims will reduce your monthly payments. Just make sure you have a healthy emergency fund and can handle the higher deductible if needed.
Ethanol industry's big stand on Capitol HillEthanol industry has lost its tax credit and tariff. Now, as opponents target the renewable fuel standard for elimination, the ethanol industry beefs up its presence on Capitol Hill.
For these four nations, 2012 is worse than the Great RecessionThe Great Recession of 2008/09 delivered the worst blow to the global economy since the 1930s. But in a few nations, 2012 is turning out to be worse than 2009 in terms of economic growth. Europe's debt crisis, the general slowing of the world economy, and domestic political troubles have played a role in undercutting 2012 growth for one or more of these four nations. Can you guess who they are?
Workers bear the corporate income tax burdenCorporate income tax moves some capital abroad, which reduces worker productivity, wages and benefits, Marron writes. As a result, some of the corporate income tax burden falls on聽workers.
Automatic budget cuts would be 'deeply destructive'Automatic budget cuts would hit Pentagon with 9 percent reduction, hurting military readiness, and 8 percent cuts in nondefense programs from the FBI to the Border Patrol to air controllers, a new White House report says.
Stocks continue surge after Fed bailoutThe Federal Reserve's announcement of more help for the U.S. economy propelled stocks higher for a second day Friday. Apple led the rise in stock prices, blowing through its own all-time high as it started taking orders for the iPhone 5.
