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Anxiety over debt could hurt sales
A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt during this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood that they will behave like Scrooge rather than Santa. Full story
Crowd control concern
Walmart and other big retailers try to learn lessons from fatality in last year’s Black Friday. Full story
Stocks end with big gains, helped by home sales
Investors halted stocks' three-day losing streak Monday, sending prices higher across the market on a lower dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers.
Accounting rule helps boost some newspapers
While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.
Link found between Chinese drywall, corrosion
The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires.
Leasing again becoming option for auto buyers
Auto leasing, temporarily crippled by the credit and financial crisis, is making a comeback this fall.
Cloud hangs over Black Friday
As the hours tick down to Black Friday, the most-hyped shopping day of the year, the big question is about safety more than spending after last year's trampling death at a Wal-Mart.
Home sales rise to highest level in 2.5 years
Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in two and a half years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
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Housing’s long road back
Survey: Surgeons top list of stressful jobs
The list of the top eight stressful jobs was compiled by CareerCast.com, a job search Web site, and took into account 21 different stress factors. Click here to read about each of them.
Late credit card payments drop in 3rd quarter
For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.
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Bailed out banks and bonuses
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More jobless, more benefits
Bite-sized buy-in
Nov. 22: Entrepreneurs are looking every which way these days to try to find funding for their businesses. Some are getting more creative then others. Meet one business owner who decided to get his customers involved.
Cloud hangs over Black Friday
As the hours tick down to Black Friday, the most-hyped shopping day of the year, the big question is about safety more than spending after last year's trampling death at a Wal-Mart.









