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Chick-fil-A: Gay marriage debate and fast-food chicken? Yup.Chick-fil-A president's comments on 'biblical definition' of family create firestorm among gay marriage supporters and opponents. Boston mayor wants to keep Chick-fil-A out of his city.
Retirement savings: Couple starts late. How much to put away?Retirement savings are small for a couple that's turned 30. Save 10 percent of his salary, at a minimum. See question No. 7 in the reader mailbag.
Money as security (or other things)Money means a lot of different things to different people. Money can represent things, it can represent interesting potential experiences or places. It can represent power or social acceptance, corruption or evil. But for our personal finance expert, money represents security.
Haunted by Europe, US market can't get aheadWhile The Street was able to ignore Europe's struggles for the past few days, the struggles of Spain on Friday proved too much for the market to bear. As Spain's stock market plunged 6 percent, the Dow Jones dropped 120 points to close at 12,822.
Breaking the Facebook curse, two new tech IPOs go publicIn a nice sign that the Facebook IPO debacle has finally subsided, tech companies are finally starting to come out publicly again to warm receptions. It's a nice sign that tech IPOs are back again, and Palo Alto and Kayak are both riding the IPO resurgence.
Morgan Stanley earnings fall sharplyMorgan Stanley misses Wall Street expectations as revenue for its investment banking unit falls 37 percent. Morgan Stanley stock drops.
Win for Indiana: Honda to produce 2013 Civic Hybrid in the USIn a move that should benefit US manufacturing, Honda has announced it will move production of the 2013 Civic Hybrid to Indiana. The move will mark the first time the Civic Hybrid sedan has been made outside of Japan since it launched in 2001.
The ExplainerLibor scandal: What is it and why you should careOne bank caught trying to rig an interest rate may be tip of an iceberg. With an estimated $300 trillion in loans or derivative contracts around the world pegged to the interest rate, the scandal is again shaking faith in major international banking centers like Wall Street and London City.
Stay fresh: Avoid frozen and prepackaged mealsPrepackaged meals are certainly attractive due to convenience. But there are hidden costs as well. For starters, most frozen or prepackaged meals you buy are more expensive than their raw ingredients. Plus, there are important health issues.
- Private student loan report: Is subprime mortgage crisis comparison fair?
A new government report says the private student loan market suffers from risky terms and lax underwriting, paralleling the subprime mortgage debacle. Private lenders say the criticism is out of date.
My Nissan Leaf life: A good (and affordable) plug-in is hard to findLatest installment of Monitor writer Mark Clayton's quest to buy a plug-in car: There are more than a dozen plug-in vehicles, but high costs and the lack of availability quickly narrow down the choices.
5 ways to get cheap (or even free) roadside assistanceWhen your car breaks down, getting it fixed is expensive enough – but so is just getting it towed to the mechanic. Here's how to cheaply get off the hook the next time your car is on the hook.
Jon Stewart and Spongebob return as DirecTV, Viacom reach dealViacom Inc. and the satellite TV service provider said Friday that they have settled a dispute that had cut off access to 17 Viacom channels for DirectTV subscribers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
How the government hinders the American Dream of upward mobilityWith a budget that encourages consumption rather than savings, the gap between the American Dream and reality will only widen, some at the Tax Policy Center fear. One solution: Rethink those tax subsidies that too often hinder mobility in the name of enhancing it.
Fiat 500L in-car espresso machine: tempest in a demitasse?Fiat 500L draws lots of attention for its espresso machine. Critics grumble about another distraction, but there's more to the Fiat 500L story.
Breakaway brokers find a surprisingly bullish marketBreakaway brokers are gaining a lot of momentum, according to the Reformed Broker. One driver of the movement is the beating the bigger Wall Street houses took in the financial crisis, which has made investors wary of the large corporate firms.
GOP conservatives scramble to take government shutdown off the tableIn a shift from last summer's debt-ceiling standoff, tea party conservatives now aim to be seen as avoiding a government shutdown, even if it means accepting a higher level of FY 2013 spending.
Better in bulk: Buy staples in large quantities to save moneyAnything that doesn’t have a quick expiration date, can be stored, and is something used on a regular basis is good in bulk. Items bought in bulk are less expensive per pound, and can also help squeeze out a few more meals before the next grocery trip.
US stocks creep up; IBM, other tech stocks riseDespite strong gains from IBM and other tech stocks, gains on The Street were weak, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising 34 points to close at 12,943. Although modest, Thursday's close marked the third straight day of gains.
Sharing is caring: Onstar to let GM owners rent out their carsSharing is caring. Onstar will soon allow GM car owners to rent their cars out via a new startup called Relay Rides, a company that connects private parties who want to rent out their cars for a few hours at a time to short-term drivers in need of wheels.
