Year-end moves to trim your tax bill
The holidays -- a season of giving and joy -- are almost here. It's also your last chance to cut your 2008 taxes. (Keep those receipts when you give to charities!)
Archive for November 11, 2008
Banks, feds offer new mortgage aid
The plan, intended to stem a tide of foreclosures, includes reduced interest rates and extended payment periods for hundreds of thousands of mortgages.
Layaway makes a comeback
No credit? No problem! Some businesses are dusting off a budget-friendly strategy familiar to your parents and grandparents. Now you can even get a replacement hip that way.
Dow off 177 despite mortgage aid plan
The blue chips, however, come back from a 310-point loss after the government announces plans to renegotiate terms on many mortgages. Crude oil falls below $60. Toll Bros. says October's financial panic gutted sales. Starbucks profit plunges 97%.
Entrepreneurs in Congress
Election Day was a good one for long-shots and underdogs: Among the dozens of first-timers now headed to Congress are several small business owners who triumphed over Washington incumbents.
Shoe startup aims high with Xterra line
The office of Ashley Brown and T.J. Gray is littered with what could be relics from some eclectic sporting-goods museum.
Red tape snarls interior designers
Susan Roberts can design you a gorgeous living room or a charming kitchen, but don't call her an "interior designer" - she could be fined $500 and spend a year in jail. Why? Because the state of Connecticut hasn't licensed her to adopt that moniker.