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How to make the most of your moneyThe best way to save money is to identify the products that do what they're supposed to do well, and then find those products for the lowest price, Hamm writes.
Are Americans less vigilant drivers?Traffic fatalities are on the rise again, according to preliminary federal data, and surveys suggest it might be because Americans are less concerned about their driving safety.
Learning from failureEveryone fails at goals, Hamm writes. The people who succeed are the ones who pick themselves up, dust themselves off, figure out what went wrong, and give it another try with new knowledge in their mind.
Which state has the cheapest auto loan insurance? The priciest?A recent report shows one midwestern state has the lowest insurance rates on auto loans, while drivers in New England pay considerably more.
Take a post-summer vacation! The best travel deals to California, Myrtle Beach, and moreJust because Fall is around the corner doesn't mean vacation season has to be over. Read below for the week's best bargains on hotels, airfare, and rental cars.
Steve Ballmer to retire from Microsoft: this week in the economyA controversial CEO, Ballmer has struggled to keep Microsoft relevant as the Internet and smartphones pass the PC by. Also this week: Fed minutes released, housing sales send mixed signals, J.C. Penney gets 'poison pill.'
Restaurants reinvent the food truckRestaurants are branching out with gourmet food trucks to capture fast-growing trend. Food trucks allow restaurants to experiment with new offerings.
Save money on back-to-school shopping: readers' best tipsFor parents on a budget, back-to-school shopping can feel like a spending free-for-all. Here are Simple Dollar readers' best tips for keeping back-to-school shopping affordable.
When to spend, and when to save moneyDeciding when to spend money and when to save it can be a difficult decision. Hamm recommends looking at those situations from the perspective of other stakeholders and imagining the result of the decision ten years into the future.
Stocks close higher. Microsoft surges.Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday with a big jump in Microsoft lifting the Dow Jones Industrial average. Stocks stumbled at mid-morning after the government reported a plunge in new home sales, then drifted steadily higher in the afternoon.
Tesla Motors eyes Asian productionTesla Motors hopes to expand into Asian markets, Ingram writes, a move that would include new model launches, new factories, and hopes for new demand.
New home sales plunge. Is the housing recovery slowing?New home sales fell a whopping 13.4 percent in July, an unexpected drop that has darkened the sunny outlook for the US housing recovery. Climbing mortgage rates and higher prices could be to blame.
Home prices rise in JuneNationally, home prices increased 0.65 percent in June and 7.48 percent above the level seen in June 2012.
Can retirement savings be improved?A new paper aims to stitch together a retirement plan that combines the growth potential of a 401(k) with the security of a defined benefit pension plan.
Nasdaq shutdown prompts steps to avoid future breakdownsNasdaq shutdown that put trading on hold for three hours Thursday is ramping up the pressure on financial markets to take steps to avoid and better manage future snafus. The Nasdaq shutdown is also expected to trigger new rounds of regulatory scrutiny on computer-driven trading.
Notre Dame, Harvard, Duke: How NY students can attend for freeNotre Dame, Harvard, Duke, other private schools, plus all the SUNY and CUNY schools, are participating in Say Yes to Education, a program that offers up to full tuition to students in some New York cities.
Jobless claims rise by 13,000Jobless claims rose by 13,000 to 336,000 claims from 323,000 jobless claims for the prior week.
Nasdaq shutdown: Stocks rise despite shutdownNasdaq shutdown: Stocks rose Thursday despite a Nasdaq shutdown that halted trading for three hours. Nasdaq stock slumped when trading resumed after the Nasdaq shutdown.
The rise and fall of the public goodIn a post-Cold War America distended by global capital, distorted by concentrated income and wealth, undermined by unlimited campaign donations, and rocked by a wave of new immigrants easily cast by demagogues as 'them,' Reich writes, the notion of the public good has faded.
Nasdaq shutdown: Trading resumes after 3-hour outageNasdaq shutdown came after a technical problem with its quote dissemination system has caused it to halt trading. Stock trading resumed three hours after the Nasdaq shutdown.
