Inflation hits hard in Hawaii
Honolulu (CNN) — Imagine going to your local grocery store and paying over $8 for a jar of Jif peanut butter. How about $5.50 for a loaf of white bread, $6.50 for a gallon of milk or $7.19 for a… Continue Reading
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Invest internationally?
By The Mole, Money Magazine’s undercover financial planner June 18, 2008: 4:34 AM EDT NEW YORK (Money) — Question: I read your recent article in Money magazine regarding the craze for international investing. This past week my adviser has recommended… Continue Reading
Operation Malicious Mortgage
Last Updated: June 19, 2008 WASHINGTON (CNN) — Hundreds of people across the country have been arrested by law enforcement officials targeting crooked mortgage brokers, real estate agents, and other industry officials, the head of the FBI and a top… Continue Reading
Thinking of cutting your marketing efforts?
By KELLY K. SPORS In a sputtering economy, small businesses are often quick to rein in their marketing budgets. But that may be a shortsighted strategy. Glum economic times can be an opportunity for small companies to make inroads on… Continue Reading
Tapping home equity for no-debt cash
By Linda Stern WASHINGTON(Reuters) – Like most long-time homeowners, Dan and Jody Dollar have built up quite a lot of equity in their Newbury Park, California, home. They’ve lived in the house for 24 years, come close to paying off… Continue Reading
Popular online marketplaces for artists & craftspeople
The Web has given artists an easier way to pursue their passions — and make money from them By SHARA TIBKEN Sherry Ward has spent decades crafting and selling handmade goods, everything from quilts to crocheted hats to costumes for… Continue Reading
Listening to the coupon clickers
Coupons.com has learned a lot in its ten years: How to survive a dot-com bubble. How to thrive in a recession. And lately, how to turn itself into a surprisingly good economic indicator. By Paul Sloan, senior writer June 17,… Continue Reading
The Inside Scoop: Coldstone Creamery
Cold Stone Creamery attracted a lot of franchisees thinking it was a sure thing. It wasn’t. By RICHARD GIBSON Earlier in this decade, Cold Stone Creamery was one of the hottest franchises around. The super-premium ice-cream stores attracted scores of… Continue Reading
Democratizing The Art World
Maureen Farrell, 05.08.08, 6:00 PM ET Chris Vroom is the kind of ex-investment banker a starving artist can love. Back in 1999, Vroom launched Artadia, a nonprofit devoted to discovering new artists in unlikely locales. Vroom wants to do for… Continue Reading
A Primer for Young People Starting Their First Job
By RON LIEBER Published: June 14, 2008 To the hundreds of thousands of young people who have landed entry-level jobs that come with health insurance and a retirement plan, I offer my congratulations. Things are tough out there right now,… Continue Reading
