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Credit card offers: five mysteries explained Credit-card companies often say you are "pre-approved," "pre-screened," "pre-qualified," or "pre-selected" to receive their credit card. Here is a guide to sorting through credit-card offers:
Hybrids, electric cars may be too quiet, says DOTElectric or hybrid cars' low-speed silence, for some owners, is one of its greatest virtues, Ingram writes. But the Department of Transportation is proposing a minimum sound standard for hybrid and electric cars to help pedestrians detect approaching vehicles.
Fuel leak temporarily grounds another Japan Airlines Boeing 787On Tuesday, an Japan Airlines Boston to Tokyo flight was delayed after a fuel leak was discovered on the new Boeing 787. On Monday, a fire broke out aboard another JAL Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Target offers year-round online price matching of Amazon, Wal-MartTarget offered to match the prices of its biggest online competitors during the holiday season. Now, Target's offer to price match top online retailers, including Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy, will extend through the entire year.
$1 trillion coin: Should Obama exploit the Treasury's platinum loophole?A $1 trillion coin could provide an answer to America's debt limit woes. Marron explores how the $1 trillion coin could work, and whether or not President Obama should take advantage of it.
Tax returns on hold till Jan. 30Tax returns Jan. 30? Don't bother trying to file your tax returns early -- and don't count on a quick refund check to help cover holiday expenses. The IRS won't start processing tax returns until Jan. 30.
Fisher-Price recalls 800,000 baby seatsFisher-Price recall: Almost a million baby sleepers from Fisher-Price have been recalled due to concerns about mold.
Want to avoid bailouts? Break up the big banks.It's time to limit the size of banks and break up the biggest ones on Wall Street, Reich writes.
Stocks slip ahead of earnings seasonStocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday in anticipation of the beginning of corporate earnings season. The European debt crisis continued to cast a pall over the stock market.
Why the 'fiscal cliff' deal is an incentive to give to charityThe "fiscal cliff" deal's phaseout of itemized deductions is really a sneaky way to raise marginal income tax rates and creates an economic incentive to give to charities, Burman writes.
AIG, saved by US bailout, now considers suing US governmentAIG may join a lawsuit alleging that the terms of the US government bailout were unfair to investors, but such a move risks infuriating the taxpayers whose money saved it from ruin.
Food stamp use drops in OctoberIn October 2012, 184,954 recipients were removed from the food stamps program after August and September's addition of over 874,000.
Does Depardieu herald Russia as a tax haven for Europe?Fleeing France's high taxes for Russia's flat 13 percent rate, the French actor spoke of Russia in glowing terms during a high-profile meeting with Vladimir Putin over the weekend.
Eurozone unemployment reached record high in NovemberEurozone unemployment hit 11.8 percent in November, the highest since the euro currency was founded in 1999. Unemployment in the 17 eurozone countries was up from 10.6 percent a year earlier.
Is a $1 trillion coin the solution to the debt crisis?A $1 trillion coin could be used by the Obama administration to finance spending even if the debt limit isn't raised, Karlsson writes.
Energy Department to increase biofuel funding by $10 millionThe US Department of Energy announced plans to expand its investment in the development of biofuels by $10 million, Ingram writes.
Stocks drag S&P 500 down from 5-year highStocks fell Monday with the S&P 500 dropping 4.58 points to close at 1,461.89. Bank stocks ended the day little changed.
McDonald's chicken wings? Testing expands.McDonald's chicken wings had a successful test run in Atlanta earlier this year. Now, McDonald's is expanding testing for its 'MightyWings' chicken wings to Chicago.
Recession probability indicator rises in OctoberThe probability of a US recession rose to 7.34 percent in October, according to a relatively new recession probability indicator.
Is this the year that the eurocrisis ends?The European Central Bank has moved to shore up the euro, investors are more confident, and European leaders are surprisingly upbeat. But critics warn that Europe is not out of the woods.
