In the News:
Home Depot vs. Lowe's
One is expanding rapidly and the other is shutting stores. Which strategy will work?
Fast-Growing Lowe's May Have Edge Over Home Depot - SmartMoney.com
Also: Home Depot and Lowe's Get Hammered
Reverse Mortgages: Beware the Come-Ons
The loans can help you tap the equity in your house. Just don't get tripped up by greedy salespeople.
Reverse mortgages: Beware the come-ons - MONEY
The High Cost of a Green Dream
It seemed like a fantasy project to renovate their new home in an environmentally sensitive way. Reality is costing them more green than they could have imagined.
The high cost of a green dream - CNNmoney
Diners Will See More Creative Menus as Costs Squeeze Restaurants
On the bill of fare are dishes that swap beef and chicken for pork, offer beef medallions rather than steaks and squeeze in surcharges for bread and butter. Chew on this: Consumers may not recognize their favorite restaurant's menus as the eateries take creative steps to cope with rising commodity and energy prices without compromising the appetizing nature of their offerings.
Diners will see more-creative menus as costs squeeze eateries - MarketWatch
Mall vacancies and store closures at 28-year-high
Merrill seeks $6 billion from Bloomberg, Blackrock to finance asset write-downs
Cramer on BloggingStocks: 'Bailout' is not a dirty word
