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5 financial to-do's to prep for the holidays 11/06/2014 12:00am • The holidays are fast approaching. Season's greetings and good cheer are often coupled with extra expenses. Precious time spent with friends and family often includes travel, entertaining and gift giving. And just like gifts, the debt can start piling up, quickly turning you into a holiday Grinch When to Buy Everything on Your Holiday Shopping List 11/06/2014 12:00am • The holiday shopping season is upon us! While Black Friday used to be thought of as the first day to shop and search for sales, that's no longer the case if you want to score the best deals and promotions that retailers have to offer. Major doorbusters and crowds still arrive at stores on Black Fri 15 ways to avoid holiday debt 11/06/2014 12:00am • It's the most wonderful (and expensive) time of the year The presents. The travel. The food. The parties. The holiday season is fun -- but not so fun for your wallet. Don't worry, you don't have to turn into Mr. Scrooge and avoid the festivities. The U.S. News My Money bloggers have a few tricks Tablet Review: Amazon's Fire vs Google's Nexus 9 11/05/2014 08:40pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- New tablet computers from Amazon and Google both run on Google's Android operating system, but that doesn't mean they work the same. In the new Fire HDX 8.9, Amazon continues a practice of modifying Android extensively to drive you to Amazon servi Analyst expects $89B in online holiday sales 11/05/2014 11:00am • NEW YORK (AP) -- This year more Americans than ever are expected to make their lists, check them twice, and then click the "add to cart" button.Forrester Research said Monday that it expects U.S. consumers to spend $89 billion online in November and December. That's up 13 percent, or about $10 billi Tokyo neighborhoods' small shops keep crafts alive 11/04/2014 10:31am • LINDA LOMBARDI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- The Japanese capital is home to many modern creations: high tech, animation, youth fashion. But in the small crafts shops crowding the area known as Yanasen, you can watch artisans preserving traditional crafts, or updating them.Yanesen (a combination of 7 Tips for Finding a New Bank 11/04/2014 12:00am • If overdraft fees and ATM charges have become a routine part of your financial life or the place where you keep your cash just isn't meeting your needs for other reasons, it might be time to look elsewhere. Take a step back and identify where things are falling apart. Your current institution may no A Passionate Retirement in the Land of the Tango 11/04/2014 12:00am • Buenos Aires is one of the world's most beguiling places, best known worldwide for the tango, its most famous cultural export. It is a dance of passion, sensuality, longing and nostalgia that is an apt metaphor for this city where everything is approached, considered and conducted with passion. Bue How to Get the Most Out of Cash-Back Sites 11/04/2014 12:00am • The holiday season is coming, and stores want you. Or your money, anyway. That makes you popular among retailers -- and cash-back websites. If you've seen the commercials or heard the term, but you're not sure how cash-back sites work or if they are a smart way to shop, here's a rundown on what th Online stores fight Amazon for piece of retail pie 11/03/2014 05:34pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon.com's low prices and seemingly endless array of goods have made it the biggest online retailer in the U.S., commanding about 20 percent of all e-commerce. The company is projected to have over $89 billion in revenue this year. Its massive suc Stocks edge higher...Yellen has one-on-one with Obama...Hyandai, Kia pay penalties over mileage 11/03/2014 03:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are continue to swing between small gains and losses in afternoon trading as investors assess some mixed reports on the economy and some deal news. The Institute for Supply Management says U.S. factories were busier in October, while the government reports construction spendi After Fukushima, Japan gets green boom _ and glut 11/01/2014 06:40am • YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Like other Japanese who were banking on this country's sweeping move toward clean energy, Junichi Oba is angry.Oba, a consultant, had hoped to supplement his future retirement income in a guilt-free way and invested $200,000 in a 50 kilowatt solar-panel Wal-Mart ups ante on holiday shopping 11/01/2014 03:36am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart is doing whatever it takes to rope in holiday shoppers however they want to buy.For the first time, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is offering free shipping on what it considers the season's top 100 hottest gifts, from board games to items related t After murder suspect is caught, a sigh of relief 11/01/2014 12:46am • KATHY MATHESON Associated Press MILFORD, Pa. (AP) -- For 48 days, Eric Frein was everywhere and nowhere, supposedly sighted again and again, only to melt back into the woods in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse.So on Friday, as state police paraded the gaunt and battered-looking former fugitive in f LinkedIn and GoPro are big market movers 10/31/2014 05:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSELinkedIn Corp., up $26.06 to $228.96The online professional social network reported a third-quarter loss, but the results beat Wall Street expectations.Goldcorp. I