Category Archives: Deals

20 products that are cheaper today than 10 years ago

By doris | Published: July 2, 2010

Full Story at walletpop.com Thanks to inflation, what cost just a buck in 2000 would cost $1.27 today. Happily, the price of some products has not kept up with that inflation; and in some cases, they are even cheaper today than ten years ago. What can you buy today that gets you more bang for [...]

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Wal-Mart cuts prices to boost sales

By doris | Published: June 1, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK – Wal-Mart is counting on $1 ketchup bottles and sub-$4 cases of Coke to re-ignite sales in America. The sharp cuts at U.S. stores, which came ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, have already pushed rivals such as Target into price wars. And the markdowns are expected to [...]

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Gold soars to record high

By doris | Published: May 12, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com Gold posted its last record high on another volatile trading day, Dec. 3, 2009, when it settled at $1,218.30 an ounce. What’s moving the market: Gold rallied 2% when the Dow plunged nearly 1,000 points on Thursday, with the precious metal closing that day at $1,197.30.  

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Kraft reaches $19 billion deal for Cadbury

By doris | Published: January 20, 2010

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com LONDON (CNNMoney.com) — Kraft reached a $19 billion deal Tuesday to buy Cadbury, finally succeeding in its takeover of the 200-year-old British candy maker after sweetening its offer. Cadbury’s board said it was unanimously recommending the bid to shareholders.

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6 cars worth waiting for

By doris | Published: January 15, 2010

Full Story at CNNMoney.com Honda is going “retro” with this hybrid model just introduced at the Detroit Auto Show. It goes on sale in the summer. Back in the 1980s Honda sold a two seat car called the CR-X. The same trait that made it fun to drive — it was extremely light — also [...]

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Study shows wind farms don’t hurt home prices

By doris | Published: December 3, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com DENVER – Wind farms have no measurable effect on nearby property values, according to a government report published Wednesday. In the latest study, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory spent three years examining nearly 7,500 sales of homes in 10 communities near two dozen wind farms [...]

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Bracing for another market crash

By doris | Published: November 30, 2009

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com NEW YORK (Money) — Question: I’m very worried that we may see another stock market correction. Since the market low of early March, my 401(k)’s value has risen 77%, which seems like an awfully large jump. So last week I moved the majority of my investments into bond and money-market funds, although [...]

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AIG chief Benmosche inks pay deal

By doris | Published: November 25, 2009

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — After balking at government imposed pay restrictions, American International Group’s chief executive Robert Benmosche has officially agreed to a $10.5 million non-compete contract, the company announced Tuesday. Benmosche, who was named CEO in August, had expressed frustration with the constraints placed on AIG by the government after the [...]

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Does AT&T turn into a pumpkin in June?

By doris | Published: November 23, 2009

Full Story atBrainstorm Tech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com Broadpoint AmTech’s Brian Marshall, who has replaced Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster as the most bullish of the mainstream Apple analysts, made several assertions of fact in an Bloomberg TV interview Friday that — if true — struck me as newsworthy. Chief among them: * The contract that gives AT&T (T) exclusive [...]

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Black Friday: Best day to buy a car

By doris | Published: November 18, 2009

Full Storymoney.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — When people think of Black Friday shopping, they usually think of things like flat screen TVs, toys and sweaters. Now you can add cars, trucks and SUVs. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the best day to buy a car, according to car pricing researchers at the Web [...]

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Get ready for flatscreen TV price wars

By doris | Published: November 14, 2009

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — If you’re in the market for a new flatscreen TV this holiday season, you’re in luck. As nervous merchants prepare to draw reluctant shoppers with juicy sales, retail experts say some of the sweetest deals in the coming weeks will be on high-definition televisions. As they compete [...]

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Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance

By doris | Published: November 8, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump. The bill-signing came a day after the House, displaying rare bipartisan agreement over the troubling employment picture nationally, voted [...]

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Wall Street’s broken rally

By doris | Published: November 2, 2009

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Last week’s big selloff did more than just rattle investors: it put an end to a seven-month win streak that had pushed the S&P 500 more than 60% above the March lows. While the monthly decline was small — less than 2% — it emerged after a [...]

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Windows 7 student upgrade hell

By doris | Published: October 25, 2009

Full Story at brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com College students who took advantage of a “deal too sweet to pass up” have run into a bit of trouble. The $29 electronic version of Windows 7 Home Edition sold for Microsoft (MSFT) through Digital River (DRIV) doesn’t seem to install properly on some 32-bit Vista machines. Apparently the download files [...]

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