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Nov 25, 2008

The credit crunch now has a strangle-hold on the high-end jewelry market. Collectors who dropped hundreds of million of dollars on shiny rocks a few years ago are thinking twice about their next purch...

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The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday.

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Investors usettled about the holiday shopping season Monday gave back some of Wall Street's recent gains, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 400 points. While initial reports about...

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Given the economic downturn, even the most romantic might balk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas." That's this year's cost, according to the annual...

Dec 1, 2008

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday as investors digested signs that the U.S. holiday shopping season got off to a tepid start over the key Thanksgiving weekend.

Nov 30, 2008

With jobless claims at a 14-year high, this is a good time to figure out what you’re entitled to if you’re laid off — or if you sense a pink slip may be in your future.

Nov 29, 2008

Last spring, when officials at St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan began organizing a fundraiser for its Comprehensive HIV Center, it didn't seem that unreasonable to start ticket prices at $500 each.

Nov 30, 2008 | 1 comment

Sales during the day after Thanksgiving rose 3 percent to $10.6 billion, according to preliminary figures released Saturday by ShopperTrak RCT Corp., a Chicago-based research firm that tracks sales at...

Nov 30, 2008 | 1 comment

The publishing industry is betting on Barack Obama like no president in decades. Since Election Day alone, more than half a dozen book deals have been signed to exploit Obamania. Two dozen books in the...

Nov 30, 2008

Are you self-employed and struggling to maintain a solid budget? TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky offers advice on this, plus tips to pay off your debt and maintain your credit score.

Nov 30, 2008 | 19 comments

This holiday season is likely to be the worst for online shopping since it started. But that doesn't mean you won't face delays or slowdowns at retail Web sites on Cyber Monday...

Nov 29, 2008

The New York Times used computer-based reporting to sort through 10 million New York City parking tickets issed over a 12-month period. What they found reinforces what almost every city car owner already...

Nov 29, 2008

'Tis the season to be generous, but with thinner wallets, just how generous can Americans afford to be? That conflict is worrisome for both traditional non-profits such as the Salvation Army and the new...

Nov 29, 2008

These kids are closer to diapers than they are to college, but the ones featured here are already being prepped for some post-graduate careers.

Nov 27, 2008 | 3 comments

Don't get stuck with worthless plastic when a store goes out of business. Check out these buying tips before you storm the stores...

Nov 28, 2008

Opening calls for the London, Paris and Frankfurt on Nov. 27, 2008.

Nov 28, 2008

 Stocks are ending a shortened session higher as investors cap a week of enormous gains with a focus on retailers. The stock market has closed three hours early Friday with moderate gains and has...

Nov 28, 2008

Gov. Jon S. Corzine has released a video message explaining his proposal to allow local governments to defer half their current pension contributions as a way to help avoid steep local property tax in...

Nov 28, 2008 | 2 comments

Stores are pulling out all the stops on Black Friday and through the weekend to attract shoppers this year.

Nov 28, 2008

Apple kicked off its 24-hour Black Friday shopping event this morning with deals that include up to $101 off some MacBook and iMac models, and $21 off Apple TV, Time Capsule, and iPod touch.

Nov 28, 2008 | 1 comment

Most Asian stock markets rose Friday as investors bought beaten-down shares on hopes that China's big interest rate cut will stimulate growth and optimism over Wall Street's four-day rally.

Nov 27, 2008 | 4 comments

Stores, malls and hotels could be next to fall as commercial property defaults start spreading.

Nov 27, 2008

A Florida woman recently received a notice in the mail from a law firm saying her home is being foreclosed.

Nov 27, 2008

Asian stock markets rose Thursday after Wall Street posted another gain and China lowered interest rates by the most in a decade to stimulate economic growth.