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How to fix California's college tuition problemCalifornia residents are frustrated over the UC university system's uniform pricing. Would it be better if each campus set its own tuition rates?
Skip the dryer, save $200Air drying your clothes instead of using the dryer will save you up to $200 per year. Here's how.
San Francisco 49ers: Win or lose, they're backSan Francisco 49ers, after a decade of irrelevance, are in the NFC championship game, on the brink of the Super Bowl. Welcome back, San Francisco 49ers.
Peyton Manning retiring? He has good years left.Peyton Manning's future is still in question. But if the Colts don't want him, other teams will gladly take Peyton Manning.
Bankruptcy protection: Kodak gets a year to reorganizeBankruptcy protection, sought by Kodak Thursday, gives company until Feb. 15, 2013, to offer reorganization plan. Kodak expects to continue normal operations during bankruptcy protection.
If feds can bust Megaupload, why bother with anti-piracy bills?A growing battle over copyright on the internet came to a head this week as digital protests scuttled two anti-piracy bills, police arrested Megaupload's millionaire filesharing pirate, and hackers brought down the Department of Justice website.
Wall Street's return on equity problemThe conditions of the early 2000s made big banks great profit machines. Now they aren't looking so good.
The natural gas glut is reshaping electricity marketsWind, nuclear, and coal all look expensive compared to natural gas generation.
Overcoming brand loyaltyCompanies work very hard to associate brands with certain things in our minds, but make sure your product of choice is earning your loyalty.
Top 12 best cars for the money Consumer confidence may be rising, but it still makes sense to watch every penny – especially with big purchases, like a new car. Although auto sales perked up in 2011, value is still the name of the game. U.S. News Best Cars spent months analyzing thousands of professional reviews, as well as reliability and safety data, to create the 2012 Best Cars for the Money Awards. Here are the 12 most highly praised low-cost, low-maintenance models for 2012:
Tech stocks boost the marketStrong earnings reports from IBM and Microsoft drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday. The Dow rose 96 points to close at 12720.
Rick vs. Newt: The debate factorRick Perry's candidacy failed almost entirely on the weakness of his debate performances, while Newt Gingrich's is thriving on the strength of his. One problem: a good debater doesn't necessarily make a good president.
Why does Mitt Romney have money in the Caymans? Two potential reasons.The Cayman Islands used to be known as a 'tax haven.' That's not necessarily true anymore, but there could be other reasons for Mitt Romney use the Caymans to store his millions.
Hedge funds get some heavy trimmingInvestors are yanking millions out of the hedge fund industry, fourth quarter data shows. The trend will continue unless hedge funds start performing more effectively.
Newt Gingrich's 'Romney tax' not a bad ideaNewt Gingrich has suggested a flat tax rate of 15 percent, which he now proposes to call the “Romney Tax.” But Newt Gingrich's proposal won't happen because a complex tax code provides cover in which to hide special favors and privileges for the rich.
Residential construction improves, but the market is fragileSingle family housing permits, the most leading of indicators, increased 1.8% from last month, but the environment for new home sales remains weak
Eurozone solution: Save banks, not nationsThe eurozone needs an enforcer who can tell lawmakers what they don't want to hear: They have to let some eurozone nations fail and make sure eurozone banks don't.
What can be done to create jobs? Six leading ideas. The job market has shown some very welcome signs of improvement lately, but it still has a long way to go before approaching something Americans would call normal. Here’s a look at some of the proposed solutions out there.
Cuban 'revolution': 'If I work hard, I'll make more money'Just as Iran's President Ahmadinejad visited Havana and dismissed capitalism as in decay, Cubans are warming to an increasingly free market on the island.
Why Romney can pay a 15 percent tax rateRomney's 15 percent is the going rate on capital gains and dividends, which is where he gets the bulk of his income (along with many others in the top income brackets).
