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| 11:09AM 6/08/2010
That's BMO Capital Markets analyst Mark Steele's advice. With no end in sight for the European debt crisis, the global credit environment is worsening, he wrote in a Tuesday report, and that spells bad things for the stock market.
| 2:45PM 3/18/2010
Last week during the Data is Money panel at SXSW, Aaron Patzer, the CEO of popular personal finance management Web site Mint.com, ignited a firestorm of controversy by bragging about the high quality of real time data that Mint is able to see -- such as which movie rental services are used most,...
| 8:00AM 12/28/2009
Even though more people were feeling OK about giving cash as a gift this holiday season (if the envelope contents at my family gatherings are any indication), people still gave out a lot of gift cards this year. If you were lucky enough to have an aunt who knows you love Outback, like me, then you...
| 3:15PM 12/04/2009
Just in time for the end of the semester Amazon is rolling out a new textbook trade-in program to turn old textbooks into an Amazon gift card. The service, which is available right now, allows students to search by ISBN, title or author to find out what their used textbooks are worth and if the...
| 4:00PM 11/11/2009
Motorola (MOT), the once-soaring cell phone maker now attempting a comeback, is looking to offload its television set-top box and business equipment unit for $4.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The plan's proponents argue it would leave a more streamlined business focusing on the...
| 11:00AM 3/31/2008
Our man Abelicio Padilla has been blogging about his personal financial situation and he has been seeking advice for making sound money decisions. I wrote this piece as my input into his situation. If you'd like more background before you proceed, read Abelicio Padilla's interesting blog posts...
| 2:00PM 3/27/2008
With real estate markets deflated, home marketing professionals are actively seeking new and effective ways to help sell distressed and foreclosed properties. One concept that is gaining ground is the foreclosed home bus tour. Potential home buyers have taken well to the concept. So well, in fact,...