Stocks end mixed year with a whimper
— U.S. stocks slid Friday, with the S&P 500 relinquishing its 2011 gain, as investors closed the books on a volatile year largely driven by Europe's uncertain efforts to stem...
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More retailers respond to mobile shoppers
This could become the year of the mobile shopper. A record number of consumers will shop from their mobile devices this holiday season, according to a forecast from IBM Coremetrics,...
Target expands recall of Circo booster seats
Target Corp. said Wednesday that it is expanding its recall of Circo child booster seats due to additional reports of falls involving children. In some booster seats, the belt buckle...
Fighting job burnout
Given all of the work that's been piled on employees at leanly staffed companies during the weak economy, it's understandable that some workers want to scale back. Almost four in...
6 health-related books worth a read
Health care is a deeply personal matter. Several books published in the last year or so stand out for their enlightening, entertaining and often personal stories on the health and...
6 health-related books worth a read
Health care is a deeply personal matter. Several books published in the last year or so stand out for their enlightening, entertaining and often personal stories on the health and...
Time to reap energy savings near an end
If you've been considering making your home more energy-efficient, now is the time to act. Not only will "greening" your home help you save on heating bills this winter and...
Murdoch would make Web site free
Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday that he expects to make the Wall Street Journal's online edition a free Web site, moving away from the paid-subscription model it has successfully employed since...
Stock questions for pushy brokers
If you feel uncomfortable when your broker urges you to buy a stock, here are some questions to ask about the stock being hawked: - How has that stock done...
Association life is not a piece of cake
Buying a home is already a complex endeavor. Add in the sometimes-unfathomable machinations of a homeowners association and you enter a realm filled with the potential for misunderstandings that may...