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Grow your own food: five simple stepsEven in a small space, growing your own food can be a rewarding money saver. Here's how to get started.
DIY home repair: Five steps to becoming your own handymanDon't be intimidated by home repairs. With a little research and some simple tips, most are far less complicated than they seem.
Facebook stock struggles, but company focuses on new featuresFacebook stock has lost nearly half its market value since the launch. As a company, can Facebook move past its stock troubles and further develop new programs and features, including beefing up their mobile business?
Back to business school: How to teach to today's economy?To help their students prepare for new economic realities in the US and abroad, business school professors must focus on what drives or inhibits entrepreneurial activity, as well as the role of entrepreneurs in shaping culture through how they conduct themselves in their work.
Where do America's best (and worst) drivers live?A new report ranks the drivers in America's major cities, from best to worst. Which metro cam out on top (and bottom)?
Stocks edge up on revised GDPStocks rise as US revises upward its estimate of GDP growth from 1.5 to 1.7 percent. Among big stock movers, WellPoint climbs 8 percent; Heinz falls 2 percent.
Pending home sales rise 2.4 percent in JulyPending home sales improved with the seasonally adjusted national index climbing 2.4 percent since June while increasing 12.4 percent above the level seen in July 2011.
New GDP numbers do Obama no favorsAmerican GDP grew a tepid 1.7 percent in the second quarter, suggesting a weak winter ahead.
Chipotle cheating on pennies – or just saving time?Chipotle: cheating charges force the chain of Mexican restaurants to change policy. In high-traffic restaurants, it had been rounding customers' tabs up or down to the nearest nickel. Saving time? Because some customers complained of Chipotle cheating, it now only rounds down.
How monthly home maintenance will save you big bucksWithout regular maintenance and care, your home will quickly lose its value. Here's a monthly checklist for keeping up with the biggest investment of your life.
Richard Eggers arrested for fake dime in 1963. Fired in 2012.Richard Eggers's fake dime crime 49 years ago has caused Wells Fargo to fire him in the wake of tightened federal rules on hiring. Richard Eggers says his use of a fake dime in a laundromat was a 'stupid stunt.'
Should Congress get rid of tax-exempt municipal bonds?Limiting the tax exemption for municipal bonds is becoming a popular idea among conservatives looking for ways to slash the budget and finance tax rate cuts. But will it work?
Home sales hit 2-year high. Is the housing market back?Home sales agreements for previously occupied homes jumped 2.4 percent in July, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. The increase is the latest sign that the home sales are finally rebounding five years after the housing bubble burst.
Mitt Romney vs fact-checkers: the welfare law disputeMitt Romney's campaign continues to claim that Obama removed the work requirement from the welfare law, despite refutations from fact-checkers and respected newspapers.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Bank profits up from 2011Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said Tuesday that the banking industry earned $34.5 billion in the second quarter, up from $28.5 billion in the second quarter of 2011. Banks were also less cautious about lending, though earnings growth remained 'sluggish' according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Back to school sticker shock? 5 tips to reduce the cost of college.Even at public state universities, the cost of college is skyrocketing. But loans should be your last resort. Here are five tips to ease the financial blow.
Beware the homeowners associationHomeowners associations can help maintain the value of your home and neighborhood, and provide perks like parks and public pools. But those perks can come at a steep price.
FocusUsing Chinese star power to fight ivory poaching in AfricaThe biggest demand for ivory is in China, so conservationists are trying to give Chinese consumers a greater understanding of poaching – with the help of Chinese celebrities like Yao Ming.
Home prices rise, but is it just the season?Home prices are enjoying a very clear upward trend, but the rise in home prices may be a mere side effect of the more active spring and summer buying seasons.
GOP may embrace Ron Paul and the gold standardThe GOP could incorporate some of Ron Paul's fiscal ideas, including the gold standard, into their platform, putting ecnonomists into attack mode.
