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Your Thanksgiving Weekend Guide

Your Thanksgiving Weekend Guide

From shopping to travel, required reading for a smooth holiday season.

Extended Service Contract? Bah Humbug!

Extended Service Contract? Bah Humbug!

The irresistible impulse to add gadget insurance to your holiday purchases.

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DJIA 10309.92 Down -8.24 -0.08%
Nasdaq 2138.44 Down -7.60 -0.35%
S&P 500 1091.49 Up 0.11 0.01%
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Investing

The Week's Business Tweets: One Great Stock
Twitter Beat

The Week's Business Tweets: One Great Stock

Uncle Ben Bernanke's gift; the meteoric rise of Diedrich Coffee.

Looking for Good News? He Has Plenty
By the Numbers

Looking for Good News? He Has Plenty

Why a laid-off marketer is on a mission to report the positive.

Bank Stocks' Recent Woes Could Be Contagious
Ahead of the Curve

Bank Stocks' Recent Woes Could Be Contagious

Luskin: Increased regulation is hurting financials, and threatens the bull market.

Turkeys: 20 Big Funds Down in the Dumps
Fund Screen

Turkeys: 20 Big Funds Down in the Dumps

These funds are in the basement over the short and long terms.

Broker Talk: Investing Abroad
Broker Talk

Broker Talk: Investing Abroad

Should you target the U.K. or Germany? These firms weigh in.

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Spending

Retail Confidential: Life as a Sales Clerk
SmartMoney Magazine

Retail Confidential: Life as a Sales Clerk

Think a holiday retail job is easy? Our reporter goes undercover.

Holiday Travel Snafus: Know Your Rights
Consumer Action

Holiday Travel Snafus: Know Your Rights

Flight delayed or canceled? Luggage lost? Here are your options.

Don't Wait on Wine
SmartMoney Magazine

Don't Wait on Wine

The slide in wine prices may be ending, but it's not too late to start your own collection.

5 Smart Books: Holiday Reading
Consumer Action

5 Smart Books: Holiday Reading

From a posthumous Michael Crichton saga to a cautionary real-estate tale.

Tepid Times for Seasonal Shops
Small Business

Tepid Times for Seasonal Shops

With the economy still sputtering, once-a-year shops struggle.

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Video

3 Tips on Layaway
Deal of the Day

3 Tips on LayawayVideo

Shop for the holidays without racking up debt.

Tech Still Looks Tempting
Stocks

Tech Still Looks TemptingVideo

Michael Farr says tech stocks can go higher in 2010.

SmartMoney Magazine

Refresh Your Financial Life
Magazine Cover

Refresh Your Financial Life

This year's strategies may not work much longer. Five moves to keep you ahead of the recovery.

Award Winner: They Survived the Depression
The Economy

Award Winner: They Survived the Depression

This look at money pros who lived through the '30s was picked for honors.

 
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