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Your Money: New Approaches to Holiday Gift Giving
At a time when so many people have so much less than they did just a few months ago, there ought to be a way
Failing Home Economics
As Americans attempt to perform cost-benefit analyses of their needs and behaviors, some are practicing economies that may not deserve the name. ...Wife/Mother/Worker/Spy: Cost Cutting, a k a Mooching
Tough times require tough measures in household budgeting. ...Web Sites Wage Holiday Price Wars
As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court consumers with steep discounts, an even more ferocious price war is being waged online. ...Op-Ed Columnist: The Formerly Middle Class
In this recession, maybe even more than other ones, the last ones to join the middle class will be the first ones out. ...Itineraries: Savings as Part of the Job
Employees on business trips are increasingly responsive to management’s call to cut travel costs. ...New Veterans Hit Hard by Economic Crisis
A combination of factors including unemployment and injury has forced many veterans into foreclosure. ...On 5th Ave., Discounts Arrive Early
Prices are dropping at stores where people usually wrinkle their noses at the mention of the word “sale.” ...In Hard Times, No More Fancy Pants
Belt-tightening has prompted a reconsideration of acceptable consumerism, even among the well-off. ...Mortgages: How Rates Are Set
Interest rates are often a mystery for many people applying for home loans. ...Fundamentally: Market Bottom? For Some Investors, It’s Close Enough
The elusive market bottom may be finally in sight. But don’t count on being able to time the market. ...The Debt Trap: Downturn Drags More Consumers Into Bankruptcy
With their credit cards drained, the latest bankruptcy filers are deeper in debt than those in previous downturns. ...Cost of Living: Tight Times Even Tighter for Charities
The fallout from the financial crisis is striking nonprofit groups and charities fast and hard. ...Your Money: Your Insurance Company, and Related Worries
What has happened in the past when insurance companies have gone under? What might happen to your life policy or annuity in a worst case ...Financial Advisers’ House Calls
In tough times, employee perks are vulnerable. Yet companies seem to be maintaining, and even adding one in particular — one-on-one, personal financial advice. ...Our Towns: Making a Case for Other Bailout Plans
An online brokerage billionaire in Greenwich, Conn., has a simple (and perhaps brilliant) solution to the mortgage meltdown. ...Retailers Feel Pinch of Returns
A steeply rising number of shoppers, driven by anxiety over jobs and savings, or an immediate need for cash, are marching back to stores with ...U.S. Shifts Focus in Credit Bailout to the Consumer
Henry M. Paulson Jr. is hoping to put in place a major new lending program run by the Fed and aimed at unlocking the frozen ...Retirees Cope With Dwindling Portfolios
With the economy in free fall and stocks down, legions of middle- and upper-middle-class retirees are suddenly worried about having enough to carry them through. ...Economic Scene: Buying Binge Slams to Halt
With Wall Street edging back from the brink, a consumer confidence crisis has become the biggest short-term economic issue. ...- A Town Drowns in Debt as Home Values Plunge
- Mortgages: How Rates Are Set
- Shortcuts: Breaking Financial Bad News to the Children
- Casino Royale & Hotel
- Your Money: Negotiating Better Terms for Mortgage
- Las Vegas may get Penthouse hotel-casino (UPI)
- Nutter signs zoning for casino at Gallery (Philly.com)
- Resorts World confirms casino opening on track (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
- Resorts World confirms casino opening on track (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
- H'WOOD CASINO BANS OIL HEIR (New York Post)
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