Personal Economics
  • 10 Worst Buys on Black Friday

    By EMILY DOVI, dealnews.com

    Not everything will be a good purchase on Black Friday. In some cases, you would be better off skipping certain deals and waiting for a better offer later on in the coming year. Here are 10 items...

  • Pressure on Big Retailers to Boost Retail Pay

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    Black Friday has heaped new pressure on big box stores to bump up worker pay, with a group of Walmart employees plotting a walkout on the country’s biggest shopping day and the think tank Demos...

  • Yahoo shares reach 18-month high as investors warm to new CEO

    Yahoo shares reach 18-month high as investors warm to new CEO

    By Alexei Oreskovic, Reuters

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc shares reached their highest level in a year and a half, as investor confidence grows that new Chief Executive Marissa Mayer can pull off a comeback that eluded...

  • Wanted: 52,000 More Primary Care Doctors by 2025

    By Reuters

    A growing and aging population, along with increased access to health insurance, will create the need for 52,000 more primary care doctors within the U.S. by the year 2025, according to a new study.

  • Analysis: Weak data point to bigger economic drag from Sandy

    Analysis: Weak data point to bigger economic drag from Sandy

    By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A recent string of weak economic data suggests the recovery may take a much bigger hit from superstorm Sandy than first thought, but economists have yet to abandon hopes for a...