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TOP NEWS
- Putting the toolbox to work: 7 ways to fix the economy
Key indicators show signs of improvement, but economists say the nation can't return to economic health until the jobless rate is brought down.
Anthony Mirhaydari: It's weaker than you think.
- StockScouter: Intel on list of hot picks for this week
- Perfect timing for Facebook IPO | Video
- 8 stocks with growing dividends | Video
- Starbucks CEO's pay: That's a lotta lattes | SBUX
- What is the world's second-most-hated currency?
- Harley riding high on strong sales | HOG
- Hold the 'pink slime' on McDonald's burgers
- Does the US Postal Service have a future?
- Brush: After iPhone and iPad, is an iTV next?
- Ask Jim Jubak: Investing for the next decade
- 12 white-collar fugitives on FBI's most-wanted list
FEATURED STORIES
Fighting with your mate about money? Treating your house as a piggy bank? Here are 8 signs you may be in debt danger -- and what to do if some seem uncomfortably familiar.
Is it time to fight the Fed?Jim Jubak: The axiom says that when central banks provide stimulus, markets will rise and investors should follow along. But this year, counting on central banks could cost you.
LATEST NEWS
- Exclusive: Germany wants Greece to give up budget control6:59 PM ET | Reuters
- Exiting watchdog sees flaws in SEC's rulewriting8:24 PM ET | Reuters
- Goldman, Berkshire names surface in Gupta case7:23 PM ET | Reuters
- Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe6:57 PM ET | Reuters
- Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal6:37 PM ET | Reuters
- Wall Street Week Ahead: Quest for the golden cross7:59 PM ET | Reuters
COLUMNS AND BLOGS
Click the link above to find columns by Liz Weston, the Web's most-read personal-finance writer. She is the author of several books, most recently 'The 10 Commandments of Money: Survive and Thrive in the New Economy.'
TAXES
The president has proposed raising taxes on the wealthy and rewarding firms that bring jobs home before, but he got nowhere then.
TOOLS
Your credit scores can affect where you live and the car you drive, and even determine whether you get the job that you want.
Calculator: How much car can you afford?You shouldn't allocate more than 20% of your take-home pay toward monthly auto payments, experts say. Use this calculator to decide what's right for you.
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AUTOS
New rides that will satisfy your every need and want.
- The car guy's wish list
Want to get your gearhead something he'll enjoy but can't find the perfect gift? Fear not!
- Nissan Leaf named Japan's car of the year
- Inexpensive cars for winter
- Road Raves: Top ski cars
CAREERS
Feeling the pressure? You've got plenty of company. Many employees today feel maxed out, on edge and ticked off, and it's eroding workplace civility.
REAL ESTATE
Lowball appraisals can kill deals. Here are the top ways to keep your home's look, feel and condition as updated and cared-for as possible.
The hidden costs of refinancingMortgage rates are at record lows. But are you ready for the fees that come with a refi?
- Find the cheapest mortgage rates near you
- 12 mortgage tips for 2012 homebuyers
- Not much hope for Obama's refinancing plan
- Find new homes for sale
YOUR SPENDING
Yes, of course couples with children spend more than those without. The surprise is that they don't spend a whole lot more, this Bundle study finds.
BUSINESS ON MAIN
Get hip to some of the latest 4G innovations from Sprint and find out how they can help your small business get bigger faster.
TOP STOCKS
The company may seek to raise as much as $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal says, with a market cap of $75 billion to $100 billion. That would make the company more valuable than Amazon.com.
SMART TAXES
Those who earn too much to contribute to a Roth IRA can get the same benefits by opening a traditional IRA and converting it. Should you?
SMART SPENDING
- 10 misleading financial rules of thumb
If you have total faith in some of these oft-repeated statements, you may also believe that it's bad luck to take an old broom with you when moving to a new house.
- Get cable TV on the cheap
- TV loves pawnshops, but should you?
- Russell Simmons slashes card fees
- Attack of the zombie mortgages
- The right way to use prepaid cards
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