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After the strife-torn NBA cancelled the first two weeks of the basketball season, we wondered: Would this mean any financial relief for fans? Somewhere in the war between the wealthy players and owners, are there savings to be found for the ordinary people who spend money on NBA tickets and gear?
Three weeks after it began, Occupy Wall Street is getting its second wind, with a wave of celebrity support, and linked protests popping up in other cities. But camping out in Manhattan is getting logistically ever more complex: How long can Occupy Wall Street continue to actually occupy Wall Street?
On Thursday night, New York City will transform into one big after-hours shopping party for Fashion's Night Out, a whirlwind of festive, quirky store events to kick off New York Fashion Week. But it's not all high-end specialty stores -- mass retailers are increasingly using FNO to assert their own fashion bona fides.
When it comes to bold weather-related boasts, it's hard to beat the Post Office's unofficial motto: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Yet even the USPS pales beside the standard set by the New York Stock Exchange.
The Empire State Building is perhaps best remembered as the site of King Kong's last stand, but in real life, the monkey on the building's back wasn't a giant gorilla -- it was a giant electricity bill. But that was before one of the most remarkable green renovations ever undertaken.
Colleges and universities across America have taken to using campus cash programs to dispurse financial aid -- reasoning campus cash programs allow for students to get their funds faster and easier. If a campus cash card gets stolen or lost, it can easily be replaced. These campus cash cards can...
Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Thursday (last updated at 7:20 a.m. Eastern time): Billionaires To Donate Fortunes: The Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett, said Wednesday he and 39 other of America's wealthiest people have agreed to donate a bulk of their...
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has plunked down a cool $44 million for a hot Manhattan property -- the last remaining privately owned Fifth Avenue mansion. It's a townhouse boasting more than 19,000 square feet right across the street from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The New York International Auto Show is a sure sign of two things: that the 2010 model year is fast slipping away, and that automakers are ready to dazzle enthusiasts and the media with shiny new wheels for 2011 and beyond.
Once again, the Big Apple may be ahead of the trend. Manhattan real estate mogul Elie Hirschfeld expects the New York real estate market to recover before other areas of the country as overbuilt office space is absorbed and properties are snapped up in distress and foreclosure sales.

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