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Are you committing career suicide?
The difficult job market has forced millions of workers to downgrade into a position they're overqualified for or take a survival job to make ends meet. And while riding out the recession might be a practical strategy for now, what will become of the underemployed when the dust clears and it's time to get back on track?
Most affordable city to buy a house
Rebuilding from real estate rubble
Semper fidelis, the U.S. Marine Corps motto, means "always faithful" in Latin. As a young grunt serving at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Duane Draughon learned to remain loyal to the mission -- "whatever the cost," he says.
How to make money in 2010
Take action to safeguard your investments, land a raise, nab the best rates, and profit from the housing recovery.
Dirty secrets of Black Friday
Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars.
CNN.com: Senate votes to debate on health care
Senate tax hike misses the mark
The health care bill that faces a crucial test vote in the Senate on Saturday is proof that getting reform passed and getting it right are two very different things.
Goodbye, price tags
In 2001, Sunit Saxena made a midnight run to the grocery store for wonton wrappers. When he couldn't find any, he went looking for a clerk. The aisles were empty. He discovered the workers holed up in a back room tearing price tags off merchandise to reprice it for the next day.
$10 billion vanishes in Main Street loans
Eight months after President Obama began prodding the nation's banks to increase their small business lending, the loan numbers continue to move in the opposite direction.
Ben Stein: 4 lessons from the recession
As I write this from real estate disaster-ridden but still-glorious Los Angeles, I read much speculation that the recession is over.
He took a $0 paycheck to prevent staff layoffs
Mortgage modification hurts your credit
QUESTION 1: I wanted to know if you could tell me how much longer the tax credit for first-time homebuyers will be available? I am a US citizen living abroad and plan to purchase a condominium in Texas-would this tax credit apply to me for that? --Anonymous
Recession blame shifts to Dems
Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.
Man behind netbook craze
A few years ago rivals mocked Asus chairman Jonney Shih. Millions of netbooks later, Shih is having the last laugh.
Peek at Google's Chrome
Apple tablet delayed?
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Control the cloud
For years the online-software company HotSchedules had its head in the clouds.
Review: iPhone navigation apps
The iPhone is headed to Seoul
