Monthly Archives: October 2009
Best digital camera bargains
Capture holiday memories with these snazzy shooters – and still have money left for the turkey.
Marrying finances – for the second time
When Kimerby and Tony Simmons were married last month at a vineyard in the foothills outside Atlanta, they participated in the African-American tradition of jumping over a broom – an act symbolizing their entrance into a new phase of life … Continue reading
It’s always Devil’s Night here
Most people assume the Packard Plant in Detroit is vacant. It’s an industrial ruin where the last car was manufactured 53 years ago.
Markets take a big slide
Stocks tumbled Friday, more than erasing the previous session’s gains, as investors dumped a variety of shares at the end of a rough week and choppy month on Wall Street.
The Buzz: Stocks back from the dead
Halloween is finally here. But many investors have been getting more treats than tricks for nearly eight months now.
Jobs will return — in 2012
The economy is growing again. So when are the jobs that go with growth going to get here?
White House: We created 640,000 jobs
The largest stimulus program in the nation’s history has created or saved just over 640,000 jobs, the Obama administration said Friday.
Fact check: Truth about stimulus
The Obama administration said Friday that stimulus has created or saved 640,000 jobs so far.
10 most expensive colleges
At Sarah Lawrence, you’ll have to shell out more than $55,000 a year for tuition, room and board and fees. Which other schools are superpricey?
‘Spam King’ to pay Facebook $711 million
A California judge awarded Facebook $711 million in damages against spammer Sanford Wallace for bombarding the web site with junk messages.
