December Sales Will Warm Merchants’ Hearts

Shoppers didn’t disappoint, buying presents at both low- and high-end prices, from jewelry to shoes. Most analysts predict sales will show year-over-year increases of 3% to 4% on Thursday, when major chains post December figure…

10 Secrets of the Most Successful Amateur Investors

If 80% of professional fund managers underperform the market, how can individuals like you hope to succeed? In a new book, Matthew Schifrin of Forbes hunted down 10 of the best-performing mini-Buffetts over the past decade to g…

Consumers May Get Hit With Higher Debit Card Fees

New rules proposed by the Fed for debit card transactions may mean consumers end up paying more to use their cards, while big retailers save billions. The rules would sharply limit the transaction fees sellers pay, so banks cou…