| Fannie, Freddie soar on blank checks December 28, 2009 at 2:37 pm |
| Shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soared Monday after the Treasury Department announced what essentially amounts to a blank check for their bailouts. |
| What could go wrong in 2010 December 28, 2009 at 2:09 pm |
| At the start of 2009, who could have imagined that we'd actually have reasons to look back at the year fondly? It began with much to be worried about -- the health of Citigroup, Bank of America, AIG and other big financials; looming bankruptcies at GM and Chrysler; a stock market at its lowest point since 1997; and a labor market hemorrhaging jobs. |
| Shoppers make a holiday comeback December 28, 2009 at 1:40 pm |
| An initial report on the holiday shopping season issued Monday showed a solid year-over-year gain, both in stores and online. |
| Ice party in Minnesota? You betcha! December 28, 2009 at 1:40 pm |
| The International Eelpout Festival, held near Walker, Minn., offers merrymaking for -- and by -- entrepreneurs. |
| Stocks struggle to rise December 28, 2009 at 1:17 pm |
| Stocks tiptoed higher Monday afternoon, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq flirting with fresh 2009 highs as investors welcomed a report showing some improvement in holiday retail sales. |
| 10 jobs that will get a raise in 2010 December 28, 2009 at 11:00 am |
| Farewell and good riddance to 2009, a year in which a whopping 85% of big companies did away with across-the-board annual merit raises, according to a survey by Deloitte & Touche. Surprisingly, executives fared somewhat worse than the rank and file, with 66% of senior managers seeing either no increase in their pay or a salary reduction, versus 54% of employees in the same boat. |
| Writing off losses in your portfolio December 28, 2009 at 10:34 am |
| Question: If I sell a mutual fund to write off the loss on my tax return, do I face any restrictions on reinvesting the money? -- Tom M., St. Paul, Minn. |
| AT&T's holiday weekend woes in New York December 28, 2009 at 8:42 am |
| Why did AT&T Wireless halt online sales of Apple iPhones in New York City the weekend after Christmas? None of the answers AT&T has given so far make much sense. |
| Stocks set to start the week higher December 28, 2009 at 8:02 am |
| U.S. stock markets are expected to open slightly higher Monday as they begin the final trading week of 2009 Monday, with all three of the major indexes at their peaks for the year. |
| A breakout Christmas for iPod Touch December 28, 2009 at 7:06 am |
| Judging from data released Monday morning by Flurry Analytics, Apple's (AAPL) iPod touch was one of the hot gifts this holiday season. |
| Oil rises to a 4-week high December 28, 2009 at 6:42 am |
| Oil prices climbed to a four-week high above $78 and extended gains for a fourth session Monday as the dollar weakened. | | |
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