When I read recently that people were lining up to cash in their sterling silverware and heirloom silver tea services, […]
Live-Blogging the Berkshire Annual Meeting
OMAHA, Neb. — It’s time once again for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting, the two-day frenzy of Warren Buffett aficionados […]
Buffett Has More to Learn From Past on Wall Street
AGNES T. CRANE and ROBERT CYRAN, On Monday May 2, 2011, 3:01 am EDT Warren E. Buffett, to his credit, […]
For real estate, a giant spring clearance sale
In suburban Chicago, it’s paradise to be a homebuyer. At the Millbrook Pointe development in quaint and pristine Wheeling, a […]
Why Housing Is Going Through a Double Dip
The sales pace of newly built homes is now at the lowest on record. Sales dropped nearly 17 percent in […]
New homes are becoming a bad deal in weak markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new home, the dream of many would-be buyers, makes less and less financial sense in many […]
Oil tops $105 per barrel
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices pushed above $105 per barrel Tuesday, as traders focused on a series of international […]
The Dow’s Plunge: Should You Be Worried?
On Thursday, the day before the Japanese earthquake, the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its biggest drop since August. Markets […]
Foreclosure Activity Slows: Is This Really a ‘Good’ Thing?
The number of housing foreclosures are falling. There were slightly more than 225,000 foreclosure proceedings in February, down 14% compared […]
Oil jumps above $106 amid fierce Libya fighting
SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices rose above $106 a barrel Monday in Asia as intense fighting between Libyan government forces […]
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