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The city is about to get its first chocolate factory, a confectionary workshop that will let visitors watch as raw cacao beans are transformed into gourmet bars and truffles.
Modified: 11/11/09 07:07:10 AM
Caution returned to the stock market Tuesday as investors decided to slow an advance that has lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 475 points in five days.
Modified: 11/10/09 08:31:36 PM
The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. One factor in rising prices: Investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy.
Modified: 11/09/09 08:37:29 PM
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Banks are struggling to make money in the credit card business these days, and consumers are paying the price.
Modified: 11/10/09 05:06:58 AM
Cents and Sensibility:
Ever since Congress passed a bill this year aimed at getting credit card companies to clean up their act, they've been doing anything but.
Modified: 11/06/09 11:30:45 PM
Money Matters:
To Roth or not to Roth - that is the question. I've read a lot about the big window of opportunity for those with adjusted gross incomes above $100,000 to convert their IRAs to Roth IRAs in 2010.
Modified: 11/08/09 04:54:47 AM
First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Walmart started another price war this week.
Modified: 11/07/09 04:49:11 AM
If your most recent flight felt crowded, it was. Most domestic airlines reported that the percentage of seats filled topped 80 percent for the third quarter as carriers cut flights.
Modified: 11/07/09 04:50:30 AM
Retailers want you to believe the day-after-Thanksgiving sales have arrived early this year. Don't believe their hype.
Modified: 11/07/09 04:50:48 AM
Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.
Modified: 11/05/09 09:51:03 PM
A late-day slump left stocks mixed Wednesday as investors couldn't hold on to their optimism after the Federal Reserve gave an encouraging assessment of the economy.
Modified: 11/04/09 08:20:31 PM
Cisco Systems is forecasting revenue growth for the first time in a year, offering further evidence that orders are rising again after passing what CEO John Chambers called a "tipping point" in the downturn this summer.
Modified: 11/04/09 09:40:30 PM
Investors sidestepped some of their doubts about the economy and bought energy and industrial stocks as commodity prices rose.
Modified: 11/04/09 05:51:52 AM
The N.C. Office of the Commissioner of Banks has proposed new regulations that would stop foreclosure once a homeowner asks for a loan modification.
Modified: 11/04/09 05:46:54 AM
Credit monitoring provides customers with real-time updates about changes to their credit files that might affect how lenders see them.
Modified: 11/03/09 05:03:53 AM
After months on hiatus, volatility is back on Wall Street.
Modified: 11/02/09 09:13:16 PM
One of the troubled Detroit Three automakers, Ford, is making money again and looking for better times in no more than two years.
Modified: 11/02/09 06:35:37 PM
No es facil hablar de dinero.
Modified: 10/30/09 07:16:50 PM
Cents and Sensibility:
Dirty little secret time: Each year when we get the open enrollment plans for our health coverage, I look at the premiums, groan and then choose the same plan I've always had.
Modified: 10/30/09 08:06:47 PM
Money Matters:
Q: We have attended many free dinner seminars, andequity-indexed annuities seem to be the flavor of the month. We like some of the features, but we don't like the hidden costs of the annuities and the steep surrender charges and fees.
Modified: 10/30/09 07:16:48 PM
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