In 2008, Marcey Carver lost her job in the finance department of a Vermont car parts maker that closed its doors after the auto industry went into freefall. With a degree in molecular biology, an MBA and a master's in accounting, Carver, 58, spent the next year and a half workin …

NEW YORK -- As President Barack Obama widened his lead over Mitt Romney in polls this month, traders at hedge funds and investment firms began shooting e-mails to clients with a similar theme: It's time to start preparing for an Obama victory. What many in the market …

Frustrated with Minneapolis' tight job market, Pam Perleberg sold her house and moved next door to North Dakota, where the wind-chill factor might be higher but unemployment is just 3 percent.

Since home prices peaked in the beginning of 2006, the U.S. median home price is down by a third. And though the market has begun to show signs of bottoming out, prices are still down nationally by 1.9 percent from last year and are expected to fall an additional 1 percent …

Dunkin' Donuts says it will start using cage-free eggs in its breakfast sandwiches and eliminate

As personal electronic devices have proliferated in cars, and with the corresponding increase in crashes resulting from motorists trying to drive while using those gadgets, automakers have touted voice control as the solution that will permit drivers to safely text, tweet and up …

Frustrated with Minneapolis' tight job market, Pam Perleberg sold her house and moved next door to North Dakota, where the wind-chill factor might be higher but unemployment is just 3 percent.

Frustrated with Minneapolis' tight job market, Pam Perleberg sold her house and moved next door to North Dakota, where the wind-chill factor might be higher but unemployment is just 3 percent.

Frustrated with Minneapolis' tight job market, Pam Perleberg sold her house and moved next door to North Dakota, where the wind-chill factor might be higher but unemployment is just 3 percent.

Frustrated with Minneapolis' tight job market, Pam Perleberg sold her house and moved next door to North Dakota, where the wind-chill factor might be higher but unemployment is just 3 percent.

Frustrated with Minneapolis' tight job market, Pam Perleberg sold her house and moved next door to North Dakota, where the wind-chill factor might be higher but unemployment is just 3 percent.

Belden Island, Branford, Conn.For sale: $3.95 million Jepson Island, Branford, Conn.For sale: $1.995 million Finding a vacation home on an island can be fairly easy, but finding an entire island that can serve as a vacation retreat is a little bit more difficult …

The ongoing rise in home prices, up for the sixth month in a row in July according to a widely followed index, is bringing some badly-needed support for an ailing U.S. economy. The road back to economic health, though, is going to be a long one. U.S. single-family home pri …

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The people we don’t like drive us crazy and we waste a tremendous amount of time complaining about them, or stressing about a conversation we need to have with them.

Cheap-chic clothing brand Hennes & Mauritz AB was reprimanded by the Swedish regulatory body for the advertising industry following a furor that erupted over bikini ads featuring a very tan model, although it dismissed complaints that the ads were sexually suggestive an …

A just-released study by Bankrate.com finds that checking account fees have hit unprecedented highs. At the same time, it’s becoming harder to get a truly free checking account, one with no strings attached. Here are the key findings from the Bankrate 2012 Checking Survey:

The hottest club in many suburban towns across America will soon be a Club Applebee's. That's right, starting at 10 p.m., the family-oriented casual dining chain will turn down the lights, pump up the bass, and clear away the cocktail tables to open up the dance floor. Thi …

Celebrities don't always play by traditional rules when it comes to real estate. Johnny Depp bought a home for his ex and star couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have listed a townhome for sale they never lived in. Johnny Depp buys Hollywood Hills home for ex, Van …

It has been a good summer for automakers in the United States. Total vehicle sales hit 1.29 million units last month, up 20 percent over last year, while sales of midsize models rose 22 percent to 2.52 million vehicles sold this year, according to Autodata. Chrysler, Ford and Gen …