Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets like the dollar.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:31:26 PM
Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 12 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed homeowners to leave the heat off.
Modified: 11/20/09 03:28:00 PM
Stocks finished an erratic session mixed Tuesday as higher commodity prices lifted energy and materials shares.
Modified: 11/17/09 09:43:23 PM
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Continuing unemployment, uncertain home values and uneager shoppers added up to an unwelcome quarter for Mooresville-based Lowe's, which reported Monday that earnings fell 29.5 percent in the three months ended Oct. 30.
Modified: 11/16/09 09:45:04 PM
The Color of Money:
New rules by the Federal Reserve Board should help curb those expensive overdraft fees that have become an annoyance for many consumers.
Modified: 11/15/09 08:24:25 AM
Money Matters:
Q: I have been told by my retired friends that I need to sign up for Medicare as soon as I turn 65 to avoid any potential cost increases due to pre-existing conditions.
Modified: 11/13/09 07:00:13 PM
Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. drew investors back into the stock market to cap a second big week of gains.
Modified: 11/13/09 09:25:05 PM
A jump in the nation's energy inventories sent stocks falling Thursday as investors worried that demand for oil and gasoline is falling because of the struggling economy.
Modified: 11/12/09 09:12:45 PM
More signs that interest rates will remain low and upbeat economic news from China gave investors more reason to keep buying stocks Wednesday.
Modified: 11/11/09 08:55:28 PM
Raleigh 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.
Modified: 11/09/09 08:37:29 PM
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
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