Friday’s successful launch of Dollar General’s (DG) IPO suggests the recession is a good time for deep discounters, or stores that offer rock-bottom prices to cash-strapped shoppers.Dolla

The Senate approved yet another plan to stimulate the economy. It's called, throwing $33 billion at homebuilders. This is, of course, doing nothing but giving money to the greedy people that helped c

Sales of new houses fell in September, sending many builders’ stocks lower Wednesday. It seems the market wrote checks based on previous good news from the sector that the economy can’t y

When hunger pangs strike, it’s no surprise that Americans prefer staying in rather than dining out as this struggling economy tries to find its footing.And, as everybody knows, the restaurant i

For decades, gambling has been the preferred arrow in state policymakers’ budgetary quivers, the thinking being that even in poor economic times, tax revenues from gambling would continue to gr

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions wit

Shares of financial services companies have rebounded fast and furiously since the market bottomed in early March. The sector is expected to be the best performer in the third quarter, with earnings

Pre-paying for college sounds like a great idea. But is it really possible? If you live in a state that currently offers a pre-paid plan (See List of States Offering Pre-Paid College Plans), you may

A lot of Americans returned home from summer vacation to find a padlock on the front door.According to RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions -

This week marked a hippie doubleheader of sorts: Ang Lee's late-'60s love letter Taking Woodstock was released in theaters and Burning Man -- the incendiary, free-spirited bash -- celebrated its 23rd