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Challenge accepted: Try keeping your weekends money-freeNot sure how to start? Introduce yourself to your neighbors. Write a letter to an old friend. Walk through your house and take care of any maintenance tasks you see. Make a loaf of homemade bread or a batch of laundry detergent.
Anthony Davis eyebrows and 5 weird pro sports trademarksAnthony Davis, the presumed first overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, has trademarked his famed unibrow and phrases like "Fear the brow" and "raise the brow." 2012 has been a big year for sports trademarks. Here are 5 of the best.
Debbie Downers: The Street's day traders languish in slow marketThey say never short a dull market. Joshua Brown never obsesses over one either. His team's not forcing any trades or making moves just for the sake of making moves. They're spending time on administrative stuff, client work and lots of research.
Home sales index rises in May, up 13.3 percent from 2011Home sales data recently released by the National Association of Realtors showed that its index of sales agreements rose in May, up 13.3 percent from 2011. The trend matches the fastest pace for the index in two years.
Race against time: Eastern Europe growing old before rich?With the labor force soon starting to shrink dramatically because of the lagged effect of the collapse of birth rates in the early 1990s, Stefan Karlsson believes that most, if not all, Eastern European countries will grow old before they grow rich.
Student loans deal nears, but cost worries lingerStudent loans are being debated by Congress this week and students and college administrators still have concerns over skyrocketing college costs. Any changes in student loans would have the greatest impact the neediest students, administrators say.
Retirement plans: How to spot financial abuse of seniorsRetirement plans can be compromised when senior citizens become the victims of elder financial abuse, which can cost them an estimated $2.9 billion per year. Here's how to prevent elder financial abuse, protecting retirement plans and other investments.
Apple iTunes store comes to AsiaApple expanded its online iTunes store to include Taiwan, Hong Kong,聽 and 10 other Asian countries. Previously, Apple users in the company's fastest growing region could only access the iTunes store by using gift cards sold in Europe and the US.
Congressional senior moment? Flip-flopping on Bowles-SimpsonSuddenly, the tough budget reform proposed by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles is getting a second look. Oh, politicians don鈥檛 love the real plan, but they are positively enamored of their own self-edited, stripped-down versions.
Pride-themed, Rainbow-colored Oreo stirs up more than milkRainbow-colored Oreo featured in an ad on the Oreo Facebook page have elicited strong reactions around the web, both positive and negative. The photoshopped image of the Rainbow-colored Oreo was created in honor of LGBT Pride month, celebrated in June.聽
Check out your local library: It's not just for books anymoreThe public library is one of the best 鈥渇ree鈥� resources in many communities, and a personal favorite of our personal finance expert. From yes, the books, to films to Internet portals and teen resources, libraries have something for everyone.
Dr. Seuss takes on Chancellor MerkelGermany's Angela Merkel made her most forceful comments yet on the possibility of providing shared eurobonds and an FDIC-like guarantee for bank deposits. The Reformed Broker composes a poem in honor of the occasion.
Eastern Europe's coming labor force implosionMany Eastern Europeans couldn't afford children following the collapse of communism, and birth rates plummeted in the early 1990s. As a result, over the next decade, the total drop in the region's youth labor market may reach 40 percent.
On Orbitz, Windows users directed to cheaper hotelsOrbitz is experimenting with different criteria as it creates lodging and travel recommendations. The site sometimes looks at operating systems to decide what hotel options to show you. Mac users may be shown pricier options first.
Dole salad recall 2012 hits bagged lettuce at Wal-Mart, KrogerDole salad recall 2012 involves bagged salad sold in six states at Wal Mart stores and Kroger supermarkets. So far, no illnesses have been reported as a result of the Dole salad recall 2012.
Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. confirms possible two-way splitRupert Murdoch and his behemoth parent company News聽Corp. confirm that a possible shake-up is in the works, with the media conglomerate exploring the idea of splitting into two publicly traded companies.
C'est la vie: French emphasize food, gossip over economics, warSo who's right? The French seem preoccupied with the mistresses of their new chief, and the details of their last meal. Meanwhile back in America, President Barack Obama is happily married, but taking flak for his economic and foreign policies.
Sheryl Sandberg becomes Facebook's first board womanSheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, has become the first woman on the company's board of directors. Sheryl Sandberg has been with Facebook since 2008, when the social-networking site lured her away from Google.
SB 1070 and the fight over patriotismSB 1070, the strict Arizona immigration law ruled on yesterday by the Supreme Court, is seen by many as essential to keep illegal immigrants out of the US and preserving the American way of life. Yet many of those same politicians who support SB 1070 and measures like it in the name of protecting our borders are also intent on destroying our system of government.
Cyprus seeks bailout, following Spain. Who's next?Cyrpus became the fifth country to seek financial aid Monday, as Cyprus banks suffered heavy losses on Greek debt.
