Your Money: McCain vs. Obama
See where the presidential candidates stand on the major economic issues like gas prices, taxes, mortgage crisis, jobs, health crisis and more.
Your Money: McCain vs. Obama - CNNMoney.com
If Only Martha Stewart Was a Little More Patient
If they only had been more patient investors of ImClone Systems, Martha Stewart and others might have done just fine, and avoided jail time. In a strange twist, ImClone -- the biotechnology company whose stock was dumped just before bad news was announced about an experimental cancer drug -- has received a multibillion-dollar takeover bid pegged to the success of that very same drug.
Once Dumped, ImClone Soars - NYTimes.com
7 Tips to Protect Your Credit Cards From the Credit Crunch
Fear of defaults has banks slicing limits and hiking interest rates on cards. Here's how to stay under the radar.
Protect your credit cards from the crunch - Bankrate.com
Are Olympics Sponsorships Worth It?
For some, not anymore. High-profile Beijing Olympics sponsors Kodak, Lenovo, and J&J are pulling the plug on future Games. Beijing 2008 is likely to go down as the high-water mark of the Olympic sponsorship program. While the Games offer unique attractions to sponsors, multinationals are already looking more critically at whether the payback will be worth it for future Games.
Are Olympics Sponsorships Worth It? - BusinessWeek
7 Ways to Budget Without Ditching Your Friends
With a little planning, you can maintain your social life without breaking the bank.
Budget Without Ditching Your Friends - Investopedia.com
Campus Cribs: Better to Buy?
In some places, it's financially savvier to buy a place for your college-bound kid than pay for the dorms.
On The Money: Campus Cribs: Better to Buy? CNBC.com
Gold Medal Millionaires
For many past and present Olympic athletes, running a business can be just as challenging -- and rewarding -- as competing in the world's biggest sporting event. Meet the past and present Olympians who also run successful businesses.
Gold Medal Millionaires -- Inc.
In Pictures: Gold Medal Millionaires
Heinous Parents of the Stars
Dina Lohan, mom-ager to tabloid darling Lindsay and lesser known Ali, is just one example in a long, sordid history of American stage parenting. Take a look at MainStreet's roundup of other Hollywood nightmares including the Jackson's, Cyruses, Barrymore's, Archuletta's and Crawford's.
Heinous Parents of the Stars | MainStreet
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)
