Retailers should be swooning this year: Spending for the lover’s holiday is forecast to top $18.6 billion, a 5.8% jump in spending over 2010. That amounts to about $125 per person who buys a gift for that special someone.
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Jared Lee Loughner, the disturbed young man charged in this weekend’s massacre in Tuscon, highlights the physical dangers that individuals with untreated mental illness pose to society. But the financial costs of mental illnes…
It’s hard to make huge changes in your spending habits all at once. To reach your new year’s resolution to manage your finances better, try small steps instead. Financial experts offer 10 easy suggestions that could help you sp…
Noted economist Gary Shilling says with U.S. consumers continuing their saving spree, repaying debts and remaining hesitant to spend like they did during the boom times, a meaningful economic recovery in the U.S may not materia…
The deficit grew to a higher-than-expected $150.4 billion in November as government spending increased for the month. But November brought some bright spots as well: Federal revenue also grew at a higher rate in November, which…