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Optimize your game plan for holiday toy shopping 10/23/2014 04:36pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Looking for the holiday season's hot toys, like anything related to Disney's "Frozen"? Or maybe you're not picky and just looking for deals?Toy sellers are increasingly catering to time-starved, budget-conscious shoppers with new features on websit Review: Better cameras, less glare in iPad Air 2 10/23/2014 03:24pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- If I've seen you taking photos with a tablet computer, I've probably made fun of you (though maybe not to your face, depending on how big you are). I'm old school: I much prefer looking through the viewfinder of my full-bodied, single-len Tesco chairman resigns after accounting scandal 10/23/2014 08:18am • DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The chairman of Tesco, the world's second-biggest retailer behind Walmart, announced his resignation Thursday amid an accounting scandal in which the company admitted it had overstated its projected profits.Richard Broadbent said he will step down once a FedEx, UPS make plans for a better holiday season 10/23/2014 06:12am • DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) -- Facing an even bigger mountain of packages this holiday season, FedEx and UPS are hiring more workers to avoid the delays that frustrated shoppers and gift-recipients a year ago.Last December, the delivery giants were caught off-guard by bad weather and FedEx predicts increase in holiday deliveries 10/22/2014 05:14pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- FedEx expects another record for holiday-season deliveries.The company forecast Wednesday that deliveries between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve will rise 8.8 percent over last year, to 290 million shipments. That's a more subdued forecast than a year ago, when FedEx predicted Review: Apple Pay in action 10/22/2014 01:48pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- If there ever comes a day I can ditch my wallet and use my phone to pay for everything, I'll look back to my first purchase through Apple Pay: a Big Mac and medium fries for $5.44. That wallet-free day won't be coming for a while, if ever, but App Target offers free shipping on all holiday items 10/22/2014 07:23am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Target Corp. is offering for the first time free shipping on all items for its online holiday customers, including even $6 lipsticks, as the discounter throws itself in the ring to compete better with the likes of Amazon.The Minneapolis-based chain 6 Tips to Steer Clear of Holiday Debt 10/22/2014 12:00am • Spending season is upon us. As you start putting together that holiday shopping list, make sure you're also paying attention to your budget. 'Tis the season to splurge, but that doesn't mean you have to deal with a debt hangover come New Year's. The National Retail Federation reports Americans spent How to Avoid the Scary Costs of Halloween 10/22/2014 12:00am • As holidays go, Halloween doesn't seem like it should hit your wallet too hard. After all, dressing up for a couple of hours and trick-or-treating (or handing out a few pieces of candy to neighborhood kids) doesn't seem all that extravagant. But when you factor in costumes, sweets, parties and decor Where to Find Early Deals on Holiday Gifts 10/22/2014 12:00am • While the holiday shopping season has not really begun yet, it is just around the corner. Stores will begin touting all of their holiday items just as soon as the calendar flips to November 1. While stores like to get a head start on promoting products, many items will not go on sale until we get cl The meaning of 'organic' hazy for nonfood items 10/21/2014 11:31pm • MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's a strict set of standards for organic foods. But the rules are looser for household cleaners, textiles, cosmetics and the organic dry cleaners down the street.Wander through the grocery store and check out the shelves where some deterge Bethesda unveils new luxury movie theater (Photos) 10/21/2014 01:30pm • BETHESDA, Md. -- Forget the long lines, fake butter and annoying single seats. A new luxury movie theater opening in the Westfield Montgomery Mall promises to erase the annoyances of going to the movies and replace them with craft beer, movie memorabilia and reserved seating. ArcLight Cinema How to save hundreds at the grocery 10/21/2014 09:31am • WASHINGTON -- Shopping for groceries can be a time- and money-sucker. Food is one of the biggest expenses for households, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. In 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture found that the monthly cost of food at home for a family of four averaged between $5 How to Help Your Parents Eat Healthy and Exercise More 10/21/2014 12:00am • Michael Dempsey was in Del Taco mode. He would drive to fast-food chains every day for lunch and dinner. The 62-year-old had high blood pressure and was starting to show signs of pre-diabetes, but the last thing he cared about was his diet. Dempsey's ex-wife died in a car accident, and even though Starting From Scratch: How to Become a Home Cook 10/21/2014 12:00am • Home-cooked family meals have been making headlines a lot lately -- most recently as the subject of an entire issue of the New York Times magazine. There have been dueling online editorials portraying home-cooking as an oppressive, anti-feminist institution as well as its exact opposite, with the k