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2011's Hottest Holiday Gadgets and Toys: An Early Look
5:30PM 8/31/2011
Christmas is four months away, and already the experts are weighing in on which holiday toys and gadgets will be worth the credit card debt. Online shopping comparison site PriceGrabber is one of the first to release a "top products" list of the items it predicts will be this year's hottest.
Back-to-School Backpacks to Ease the Load -- and the Budget
12:00PM 7/25/2011
The backpack is the key piece of gear as your kids return to school this fall. What they want is something cool that holds everything; what you want is something durable that's within your budget. The good news: Both of you can get what you want.
Week in Preview: Coca-Cola, Disney, Hasbro Earnings
11:30AM 2/06/2011
Company News, Economy, Investing, Earnings, Coca-Cola Company, Walt Disney, Stocks in the News
It should be pretty quiet on the economic calendar this week, with only a few national reports due out. But iconic companies Walt Disney, Coca-Cola and Hasbro, among others, are scheduled to report quarterly results.
Buzzwords have a life cycle, gathering momentum until they grow common, then overused, then old. For "wheelhouse," a term that is currently cresting the popularity wave, this path has taken a long and curvy route, through baseball and boats, boardrooms and pop culture superstars.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) recently announced that it will be doing the unthinkable. It's tinkering with Mickey.
The most obvious step in the iconic mouse's makeover will be an upcoming video game. Titled "Epic Mickey," it presents a vision of Mickey that can be naughty or nice, cunning or...
More people using libraries to save money, find jobs
6:00PM 12/22/2008
Simplification, Economy, Economizer, Family Money, Saving Money
I have a 4-year-old daughter who likes to watch videos: Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Elmo and lately, anything with a princess in it. The problem is at $19 or so each, buying the DVDs is insane, especially when she grows tired of them after a month or so.
My solution lately has been to go to our...
Disney offering free park admission on your birthday
5:34PM 9/18/2008
Extracurriculars, Economizer, Fantastic Freebies, Personal Finance, Travel, Family Money, Saving Money
I guess pipe dreams can come true, too. This afternoon, in a balloon-smothered luncheon at New York City's Times Square, Disney announced its big marketing push for 2009, and it has the Mouse doing something it almost never does. It's letting people into its parks for free.The gist of its new ad...
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