The week before the Super Bowl is always an intriguing time for television sales, when retailers offer big discounts to entice consumers into upgrading for the big game. So should you buy?
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Shout Out: ‘Learning to Walk: Fear, Shame, and Your Underwater Mortgage’
If you’ve been following the underwater mortgage epidemic and the related debate concerning to default or not to default, here’s an epic must-read that’s nearly 5,000 words long—and that has attracted well over 3,000 reader comments.
The Good News About the Surprisingly Bad Jobs Market
Car manufacturing is a bright spot in the weak jobs market (Photo: Mike Cassese/REUTERS)
Judging by the unemployment rate alone, the jobs market is the hottest it has been in 50 years. In January, the percentage of people looking for work who couldn’t find jobs dropped to 9%. That was down from 9.4% in December and 9.8% the month …
It’s a Deal: $10 for $20 Worth of Barnes & Noble Purchases
With the latest national deal from group-buying site Groupon, $10 buys you a $20 certificate good for books, toys, and anything else sold by Barnes & Noble. For the mathematically challenged, that’s a discount of 50%. The offer is available through the weekend, though quantities are limited and they might sell out, and certificates must …
Free Checking Becomes Fee Checking
The era of free checking appears to be on its last legs. For months, signs have been regularly appearing indicating that this day would come: early rumors that Bank of America would roll out fees to make up for lost revenues due to new overdraft regulations, BofA testing new checking fees around the country, other big banks such as Chase …