Banking & Budgeting

• 10 ways Uncle Sam helps you save money 06/28/08
       Saving for the future is of paramount importance to all Americans. Luckily, we all have a rich uncle to turn to for some help. His name is Uncle Sam. Thanks t...
• A Midlife Money Checkup 06/28/08
       Where did the time go? Just yesterday your financial life was all about scrambling to make rent, learning what a 401(k) was and lobbying to get out of the cubi...
• Credit Cards Are Playing Harder to Get 06/28/08
       The credit crunch is starting to hit consumers where it hurts -- in their wallets. As lenders tighten credit standards, many consumers have faced greater diffi...
• Eight Sure-Fire Ways to Sock Away $100 06/28/08
       Let the economic pundits argue whether or not we're in a recession. Either way, consumers are cutting back on spending. Along with this comes a desire to save...
• Love Your Money. It Will Love You Back 06/28/08
       We need to talk. It's about your finances. How do you feel things are working out between you? Are your needs being met? If you long for a more fulfilling rel...

Career & Work

• Charm School for Your Career 06/28/08
       bed people the wrong way. If only he had attended charm school. Listen up, class. Joe's not alone. Many of you are sabotaging your own careers simply by lacki...
• The Seven Saving Graces for Managers 06/28/08
       In managerial and executive success, it is what comes after the "but" that is important. Executives are generally hard-charging drivers with rough edg...
• Four Ways to Keep Your Job in a Slowing Job Market 06/28/08
       Whether chatting with co-workers or watching the evening news, the looming "recession" seems an impossible topic to avoid. With such talk comes a heig...
• How to Get Hired by a 'Best Company' 06/28/08
       Think you'd like to work for one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For? Good luck. A few require applicants to jump through peculiar hoops, like the notorious t...
• The Entrepreneurship Myth 06/28/08
       Entrepreneurship creates jobs and drives the U.S. economy, making smart founders and savvy investors rich in the process, right? Not so, says Scott Shane, profe...

College & Education

• How to Pay for an MBA 06/28/08
       Lindsey Aponte, a first-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, made all the right moves when it came t...
• $50M Grant Will Finance Plant Research 06/28/08
       Collaboration of Botanists, Computer Scientists Awarded $50 Million Grant for Plant Research PHOENIX (AP) -- A collaboration of botanists and computer scientis...
• Mass. Appeal 06/28/08
       There's a lot more to Massachusetts than world-class schools and seemingly undefeatable sports franchises like the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. From...
• Ark. Gov Hints at Gas Tax Measure 06/28/08
       Arkansas Governor Says He Could Push His Own Measure Raising Severance Taxes LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- Gov. Mike Beebe said Thursday he would take his measure raisin...
• Downtown Phoenix Gets Massive Makeover 06/28/08
       Super Bowl Highlights Makeover of Downtown Phoenix; Projects Include New Buildings, Light Rail PHOENIX (AP) -- Despite being the nation's fifth-largest city, P...

Family & Home

• In Your Garage Today, Collector's Item Tomorrow 06/28/08
       Collector car insurer McKeel Hagerty predicts that these current models will be hot auction items in decades to come. Two-seat sports cars always have some col...
• Financial Turmoil Likely to Continue 06/28/08
       After Subprime Woes, Uncertainty Around Bond Insurers Could Be Next Storm NEW YORK (AP) -- As bad news about the financial system piles up, trust -- the pillar...
• Kansas Mulls Hiking Cigarette Tax 06/28/08
       Financial Woes May Force Kansas to Increase Cigarette Tax FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- One of the nation's leading tobacco-producing states may increase taxes on cig...
• 'Arthur' Creator Has A Nose For Children's Fantasy 06/28/08
       It seemed like Marc Brown just couldn't keep it together. He'd tried a series of jobs, from short-order cook to chicken farmer. None of them worked. Each time,...
• New subprime bailout on the table 06/28/08
       A proposal to bail out subprime mortgage borrowers who are at risk of foreclosure was floated at a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. Senator Chris Dod...

Insurance

• Accidental Poisonings on the Rise Among Adults 06/28/08
       The untimely death of actor Heath Ledger raises an important question for anyone taking multiple medications: Do you know what you're taking and how much? Amer...
• Switching Jobs? Play It Smart With Health Benefits 06/28/08
       Most employers offer their employees two very important benefits: retirement savings plans and health insurance. What happens to these benefits when you change...
• Are Auto Insurers Readying for a War on Horsepower? 06/28/08
       The freedom to drive fast in a powerful car is fundamental to the mystique that auto makers use to sell cars. Now, as if the auto industry didn't have enough tr...
• Health plan pitfalls to watch for 06/28/08
       Consumers searching for health insurance may encounter plenty of pitfalls along the way. One strategy for the well-to-do: If you are currently insured through ...
• Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good? 06/28/08
       Martin Winn's cholesterol level was inching up. Cycling up hills, he felt chest pain that might have been angina. So he and his doctor decided he should be on a...

Loans

• Looking for Lenders 06/28/08
       As more consumers become comfortable with idea of borrowing and lending money to each other over the Internet, investments in peer-to-peer loans are emerging as...
• Comparing Financial Aid Offers 06/28/08
       You've been accepted by a bunch of good colleges, and the financial aid offers from the schools are flowing in. How do you compare them? It's not necessarily e...
• Diesel's Image Crisis 06/28/08
       Automakers have touted hybrid, all-electric, E85-fueled, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as bearers of better fuel economy, cleaner air, and less reliance on fo...
• Deducting Mortgage Loan Points 06/28/08
       If you have ever taken out a mortgage, you probably already know of the tax advantage provided by deducting your mortgage interest payments. But many homeowner...
• Housing Gap 06/28/08
       Those eager to become homeowners have reason to cheer the home-price drops seen in many local housing markets as a number of areas have gotten more affordable o...

Real Estate

• Housing Slump Starts to Hit Stronger Cities 06/28/08
       It's getting harder to hide from the housing bust. Tight credit, fragile consumer confidence and a weakening economy are slowing sales and depressing prices ev...
• Florida Eyes Countrywide's Practices 06/28/08
       Florida Is Latest State to Put Countrywide's Lending Under Microscope LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, is...
• They're Down, But Not All Out: Some Flippers Are Hanging On 06/28/08
       Chaos in the housing market has spoiled the fun for some of real estate's biggest cheerleaders: flippers. In a rising market, they could buy, work their makeove...
• Durable Goods Orders Rise by 5.2 Percent 06/28/08
       Durable Good Orders Rise in December; Consumer Confidence Slides in January NEW YORK (AP) -- Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped unexp...

Retirement

• How to Make a Million 06/28/08
       Strategies for saving at every age. The road to $1 million starts early, but there's hope, and help, for late bloomers. Choose your age category below to see ...
• Union to Fight Chrysler Reductions 06/28/08
       DETROIT (AP) -- A local United Auto Workers president is promising to fight Chrysler LLC's effort to cut the jobs of 119 car designers who are represented by th...
• The Best Way to Start Out Financially 06/28/08
       Lately I've had a lot of requests for information for young people just starting out in life. Regardless of whether they are in their 20s or 30s (or even 40s--y...
• Tetra Tech 1Q Profit Jumps 06/28/08
       Tetra Tech Fiscal 1st-Quarter Profit Leaps 37 Percent PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Tetra Tech Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit jumped 37 percent...
• Keep your finances in check 06/28/08
       The stock market may be in turmoil, but that doesn't mean your personal finances have to be. But there are a lot of web sites out there designed to make your fi...

Taxes

• Don't Spend Your Stimulus Rebate! 06/28/08
       I'm all for avoiding recession, but if Uncle Sam sends you a check of a few hundred dollars as part of the new economic "stimulus" package, don't both...
• Wis: Ex Arts Official Indicted for Fraud 06/28/08
       Wisconsin: Former Arts Official Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Tax Charges MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The former head of a prominent Madison arts center pleaded guilty Thu...