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Electric cars: 'Plug-ins' look for spark in 2012Automakers in 2012 will launch 13 plug-in vehicles, running on electricity alone all or most of the time. This is the year that will tell whether the electric car market has a roaring liftoff or a slow-rolling start, analysts say.
As tensions over wealth gap rise, the rich are giving moreThe top 50 charitable donors gave more in 2011: Are the super rich feeling the sting of public opinion?
Austerity is workingIt's finally starting to look like a real recovery for the U.S. economy. One aspect that makes the upswing look sounder is that it has happened while government spending has declined.聽
Oil prices will rise as supplies tighten? Hardly.Oil prices, which fell below $97 a barrel on Monday, are not poised to surge in the long run because long-term production is declining. Better technology and, if needed, higher oil prices mean the long predicted peak in oil production is a long way off.聽
Clint Eastwood in Top 6 Super Bowl 2012 car commercials (+video) Sure, the New York Giants won the 2012 Super Bowl. But who won the battle of the Super Bowl car commercials? NBC says advertisers paid an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot in this year's Super Bowl. Last year, Volkswagon was the biggest crowd pleaser with their Darth Vader "The Force" ad which got millions of views online before it debuted on TV. This year, the early favorite was Ferris Bueller (aka Matthew Broderick) hawking a Honda. But Chrysler's Halftime in America ad, starring Clint Eastwood, is what everyone is talking about now. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 6 Super Bowl car commercials for 2012. Which is your favorite?
Stock market: Futures slide on Greek indecisionStock market looks to open lower as emergency talks fail to produce Greek rescue package. A disorderly Greek default could send shock waves through the stock market.聽
Super Bowl ads battle for top spotSuper Bowl ads ranged from overweight dogs to naked M&Ms. In the end, the game between the Patriots and Giants outshone the Super Bowl ads.
Go ahead, buy the cheapest gasConsistently buying the cheapest gas you can is smart, but don't drive too far out of your way to find it.聽
Private sector payrolls and jobs are upNet nonfarm payrolls added 257,000 jobs in January and private sector jobs are 2 percent above the level seen a year ago.聽
Cover StoryThe job-shifters: people who reinvent themselves mid-careerHow many professionals are creating second careers in an unforgiving economy? Meet six who did it successfully.聽- Career change tipsSeven ideas that people can use as they try to reinvent themselves at work.
Why you should skip the extended warrantyMost of the time, that initial offer for a service contract or an extended warranty is way overpriced and does little for you.
Super Bowl ads? Try this: Tom vs. Eli as pitchmanForget Super Bowl ads. Which Super Bowl quarterback is better at pitching products?
Solar energy subsidies: sticky wicket for Tea Party recipient?Solar energy tax credits benefited firms owned by Tea Party Republican running for the US Senate. But Mark Neumann, who decries Obama stimulus plan, got the solar energy credits under President Bush.
Retirement savings plan: more transparency, more choice?Retirement savings plan 鈥� the 401(k) 鈥� would give clearer guidance on fees and offer retirees more options, according to new proposed rules. One proposal would allow part of a retirement savings plan to convert to an annuity. 聽聽
If the deficit goes down too fast, unemployment goes upIf the Bush tax cuts expire on schedule,聽 the drag to the still-too-weak economy from the reduction in after-tax income would mean less buying power for a lot of families and that would send the unemployment rate back up past 9 percent.
Banks are not your friendsFinancial institutions do聽 not give you money because they want your dreams to come true. They give you money for their own gain. Here are the best ways to reduce your reliance on these businesses.
Super Bowl cities: Is hosting a boon or a bust?Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Ind. will bring tourists, visibility, and money. But is hosting the Super Bowl worth it?
Let's fix jobs before we fix the deficitJanuary's employment report is positive, but the US job market is far from healthy.
Should you invest in a no-growth economy?We鈥檝e just had one of our best months in stock market history. Many investors are convinced that it is the beginning of something big. But is the economy really recovering enough for investing to make sense?