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More consumers expected to be frugal for the holidays

SUN SENTINEL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. | Fri, Nov 20, 8:12 AM | 0 comments

HOLIDAY SHOPPING

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- With Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving and official start to the holiday shopping season -- just days away, if you haven't started shopping yet, now would be a good time to finalize a game plan and check your... Read more

Congressional panel scrutinizes questionable data on stimulus jobs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE | Thu, Nov 19, 8:24 PM | 0 comments

WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of new jobs in phantom congressional districts. Nearly 500 new teaching jobs in a Chicago school district that employs only 290. Read more

Overdraft protection underdone: Opting out of automatic coverage for lack of funds didn't help one consumer

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER | Thu, Nov 19, 8:17 AM | 0 comments

PHILADELPHIA -- For Benjamin Cohen, August arrived like a bear this year, tearing into both his life and his finances. Read more

Answers to questions about new credit card fees

MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU | Thu, Nov 19, 8:13 AM | 0 comments

Opinion on credit cards

WASHINGTON -- Rising unemployment is forcing more people to lean on their credit cards to make ends meet. Times are a-changing in the credit card industry, however, and it's becoming more costly and more risky to flash the plastic. Read more

Case of SC's '3 Hebrew Boys' heads to jury

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Thu, Nov 19, 10:02 PM | 0 comments

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three South Carolina men accused of bilking people out of more than $80 million lied about how they would invest their money, so it doesn't matter if investors knew it was risky, prosecutors said Thursday. Read more

Government abandons Bush investment advice rule

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Thu, Nov 19, 6:54 PM | 0 comments

DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401(k) customers. Read more

Fidelity: Staying the course worked for millions

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Thu, Nov 19, 10:45 AM | 0 comments

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you had a good mix of stocks and bonds in your retirement account and you left it alone through the market madness of the past year, more than likely you're in good shape now. Read more

Low interest rates spur dreaded bubble' chatter

CHICAGO TRIBUNE | Wed, Nov 18, 3:24 PM | 0 comments

"Come out from under your security blanket and go take risks with your investments."

You'd be hard-pressed to find a Federal Reserve official who would speak in such brash terms. Yet a comment by Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn in a speech Monday, in effect, conveyed just that. Read more

J.C. Penney is turning last page on its Big Book

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS | Wed, Nov 18, 2:36 PM | 0 comments

DALLAS -- The J.C. Penney Co. Big Book is dead -- a victim of shoppers' growing reliance on the Internet. Read more

Be a generous holiday tipper, without overspending

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Wed, Nov 18, 2:39 PM | 0 comments

NEW YORK — This holiday season, a leaner budget might clarify which people truly make a difference in your life. The challenge will be figuring out how much to tip them. Read more

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