Florida has set up foreclosure-only courts to reduce a huge backlog, but borrowers’ lawyers are critical of the process.

Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels — and that’s not even counting all the new fees that airlines have introduced lately.

Craigslist, the classifieds Web site, has blocked access to its “adult services” section and replaced the link with a black label with the word “censored.”

J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures — bacteria, algae or even plants — to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels.

The actor Edward Norton and his partners started Crowdrise, with a mix of edginess and good-humored competition, to bolster online giving.

To better understand the world in which they will live, students need foundations in economics, statistics, finance and psychology.

While bond funds are still booming, just one major type of equity fund has lost big chunks of assets: domestic stock portfolios.

Looking at the origins of innovation as a result of individual initiative or as a product of a fertile environment.

An executive tells of his journey from Vietnam to the opportunities of American real estate.

Jack Donnelly put off selling his Capitol Hill rowhouse for three years until he thought he saw glimmers of life in the housing market this past spring. At $950,000, he said, the red brick Victorian is a "solid deal."


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The theory of "temperate pragmatism," in vogue with some futurists, says we will no longer pursue luxury without portfolio. Hard times have chastened us, including those with money, or those left with less of it after Wall Street scams and bank failures, the theory says.


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Your career is about to get a boost from some mobile apps. And your on-the-go life could be a little better, less cluttered and more informed as a result of embracing use-anywhere tech tools.


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What are the must-have mobile apps for job seekers? Consider these, in addition to LinkedIn, Twitter and Craigslist:



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There are a lot of things Congress doesn't know right now. What to do about jobs, for instance. Who'll be running the House come January. How to balance the budget. But there is one thing that both parties increasingly seem to agree on: You should work longer.


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TURN SETBACKS INTO GREENBACKS: 7 SECRETS FOR GOING UP IN DOWN TIMES


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Q I recently learned, quite by accident, that a colleague at my office has grossly misstated her academic credentials on her résumé (which I have seen), probably since before she came to our company. She's an excellent executive and a very nice person, but I am troubled by this ethical lapse, which...


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Is it worth it to pay $200,000 for a liberal arts education, especially if it means taking out loans? One of my 20-something Kiplinger colleagues answers bluntly: "If I had realized how much debt I was getting into, I would have gone to my state school instead of an expensive private college."



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In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

ST. LOUIS • Hotels nearly sold out. Sidewalks filled with fans. Parking lots bustling with tailgaters wearing black and gold — or orange and blue — with pride.

With unemployment stuck above 9.5 percent for the second Labor Day in a row, the levels we used to think of as normal seem a long way off.

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Tractors are pulling in profits for stock investors.

Optimism about U.S. stocks increased by the most since July as economic reports emboldened investors following three straight weekly losses in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, according to a surve

Fund investors who want to put their money to work as cheaply as possible have a couple basic options. They can go with an index mutual fund or a comparable exchange-traded fund.

Two readers ask about protecting their nest eggs from the tax man — you can do it sometimes, but not always — and another offers sage advice for avoiding surprises and protecting your savings:

1928: Year pharmacist Jim Howe develops Tums while treating his wife's indigestion. Commercial production begins two years later.

The rail expressway that helped make the L.A. and Long Beach ports complex the giant it is could become a burden to it thanks to the recession.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are a cargo powerhouse, handling about 40% of the country's imported goods and making possible hundreds of thousands of well-paying freight-related jobs.

Kathy Naylor lives frugally, but it would be a big challenge to afford the Santa Monica house.

Because of her elderly mother's health issues, schoolteacher Kathy Naylor in 2007 reduced her schedule to part-time work, vacated her condominium in West Hills and moved back into her childhood home in Santa Monica to take care of her mom.

The U.S. unemployment rate will remain elevated for years, experts say, a grim prospect for Americans who have exhausted their benefits.

The U.S. economy will eventually rebound from the Great Recession. Millions of American workers will not.

Also: Free credit scores are almost impossible to find, and an elderly debtor has some choices.

Dear Liz: As a student I was not aware of finances as much as I should have been and borrowed too much. I have about $60,000 in student loan debt plus an $11,000 car loan. I am contemplating going back to school because the job I really want — to be a counselor — requires that I have a master's degree. My friends say I'd be crazy to go into that field because the pay isn't that high and I would most likely incur more debt. I am hoping to get scholarships and grants or pay out of pocket as I go. I currently pay all my bills and am really tight with spending. I want to take this leap without destroying my financial future. Any advice?

Cheaper events can be more engaging than the traditional dinner and movie, no matter who is footing the bill.

The date that turned John Owens' girlfriend into his wife didn't cost much. He filled a cooler full of beer and sandwiches and took her on a night-fishing trip with another couple.

Completed a few years ago, a Normandy-style estate was built to look a century old.

Glen and Linda Keane felt guilty about tearing down the O'Melveny family home. After all, John O'Melveny was part of a group of Los Angeles businessmen who formed Lake Arrowhead Co. in the 1920s and oversaw the lake's development into a popular resort destination.

How some of our previously featured properties have fared in the sales market.

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Now head of talent and casting for the CW, Openden networked before it was called 'networking' and helped create stars and hits on major TV networks.

The gig: As executive vice president of talent and casting for the CW, Lori Openden finds all those pretty people who fill the network's teen-angst shows, including "The Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girls" and the highly anticipated "Nikita" and "Hellcats."

The mortgage giant quietly launches the HomePath program, which offers subprime-era terms for buyers: minimal down payments, no appraisals, no mortgage insurance and lower minimum credit scores.

If you're a buyer with little cash or a small-scale investor looking for a deal on a foreclosed house, a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall.