In the News:
Why Big Deals Go Bad
Today Daimler drops Chrysler from its name as it officially splits after a bad $40 billion merger in 1998. A few days ago eBay conceded they overpaid for Skype. And years after the catastrophic merger of Time Warner and AOL, Time Warner is still trying to make the deal work. How is it that such deals come together in the first place?
In Pictures: The Worst Deals of All Time
Is a Co-Housing Community for You?
Some homeowners dispute the adage that good fences make good neighbors. Lots of shared space in cohousing developments, they say, makes better communities.
America's Priciest Property Taxes
New York and New Jersey residents pay more in these taxes than anyone else in the country. The hardest hit? Homeowners in western New Jersey's Hunterdon County. Last year, the median yearly property tax bill amounted to a whopping $7,999 here, according to the Tax Foundation. Loudon County, VA has the highest property taxes in the south, Lake County, IL in the midwest and Marin County, CA in the west. See where the highest property taxes in your part of the country is.
Top Ways to Live Green and Save Green
Here are a slew of ideas you can use to save the planet -- and some cash -- in every area of your life.
How to Get the Best Healthcare Plan
As health insurance gets more expensive follow these tips on how to choose the best plan.
A Guide to Recouping Costs for Lost Luggage
Missing baggage has reached epidemic levels. Here are ways to recoup your costs.
Mark Cuban: Web 1.0's Richie Rich Wants Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Seven years into his effort to disrupt the sports and entertainment industries, Web 1.0's Richie Rich is learning some hard lessons. The 49-year-old billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks is now prancing around on 'Daning With the Stars'. For Cuban, it is not enough to be rich. He wants to be famous and influential, much as he might argue otherwise.
For the Holidays, From Neiman Marcus
This Christmas, Neiman Marcus catalog shoppers can give their loved ones an underwater dream machine for $1.44 million or a dragon topiary for $30,000 among other things.
Closing Bell: Economic Catapult for Thanksgiving & Black Friday (WMT, TGT, GRMN, GOOG, MSFT)
Deere up on Q4 earnings performance
Reid Hoffman: LinkedIn will go public (at some point)
