Monthly Archives: October 2009

Best digital camera bargains

Capture holiday memories with these snazzy shooters – and still have money left for the turkey.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Jobs will return — in 2012

The economy is growing again. So when are the jobs that go with growth going to get here?

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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.

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Fact check: Truth about stimulus

The Obama administration said Friday that stimulus has created or saved 640,000 jobs so far.

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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?

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‘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.

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