I’m walking the garbage out to the curb last night (in the pitch dark, I might add) and I rolled my ankle. Two things happened: immediate swelling (it’s currently the size of a tennis bal

  Tater tots. They're the first things that pop to mind at the mere mention of the phrase "school lunch." But are those tots -- and all the other bits that go into the divided lunch t

Hot dogs and the 4th of July go together like -- well -- like hot dogs and America itself.In the words of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council: “While the hot dog is a popular entree acro

It's easy to spend $35 to $90 on a Halloween costume for your child and a snap to drop another $100 on a party. But you don't have to.Rule of thumb: the more you and your kids do together in designin

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year

Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips

As stockholders sweep up the remnants of IndyMac and the FDIC continues to add to its list of troubled banks (Wachovia (WB), Washington Mutual (WM) and Zions Bancorp (ZION)) financial insti

A summer has passed since I made the vow to become a more mindful spender.The verdict: Room for improvement.The plan I laid out in May was to switch from debit card to cash for most of my day-to-day