Now that the frenzy of Black Friday is past, it’s a good time to think about how you are going to get deals for the rest of this holiday shopping season. The good news is that there are plenty of deals to be had; in fact, there will be money saving opportunities until the end of the year. No matter your holiday gift budget, you can find something to fit into it. Whether you are looking to score a good deal on a gift for someone else, or whether you are ready to get yourself something you deserve, here are …read more

Stocks continue to struggle today on the stock market as Dubai remains a bit of an issue. Also contributing to the bearish slant to today’s trading is the fact that Black Friday sales ended up being mixed. However, stocks aren’t down as much as they could be, since there are some silver linings to the stories dominating the markets today.
Dubai isn’t that big a deal
While the reaction on Friday to Dubai’s possible debt problems was huge, over the weekend, investors realized that U.S. direct exposure to Dubai markets isn’t that big. Additionally, the UAE promised to provide funding for Dubai …read more

As consumer spending rises, and as people feel better about the stability being shown in the jobs market, this holiday shopping season is shaping up to be fairly solid. And online retailers are hoping to get in on the action come the Monday after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year, and now you can stay fully alerted to hourly and daily deals with a little help from your cell phone. SoundBite sent me a press release about this service (which I do not intend to use):
Americans send 50,000 text messages per second. Ninety-five percent …read more

The stock market is heading higher today, as part of a wider global equity rally. Earlier, James Bullard, the president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, and a member of the Fed board, mentioned that he thought that the economic stimulus measure of buying mortgage-backed securities should continue into next year — moving beyond the first quarter.
As one might imagine, investors latched onto this news and took it as a cue to sell the dollar. After seeing gains for the dollar last week, Bullard’s remarks prompted a round of profit taking. Additionally, the comments also helped stocks. Confident that the …read more

Go on a holiday spending diet. Plan it out now.