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Stories for Thursday, January 10, 2008
Recessions, growth recessions and misery index, oh my!
In the latest session of Clarkonomics, Clark delivered a "Recession 101" lecture. Read on for an easy-to-understand primer about this much-used term. Clark recently got a chuckle out of a Barron's story that featured economists stating the odds that we'd go into a recession, just like they were betting on ...
Do you need to prepare for the digital TV switch?
There's been a lot of misinformation out there about the February 2009 switch from analog to digital broadcasts in the TV world. Digital signals take up a much smaller chunk of spectrum than analog ones. So this change will allow the government to reclaim wireless real estate from TV stations ...
Websites/phone numbers mentioned:
DTV2009.gov - Request your digital-to-analog converter box by calling 1-888-388-2009 CarsDirect.com - Shop for cars online TUG2.net - The Timeshare User's Group
Time is right for a home renovation project
Now is a great time for a home renovation project. Business is so slow that contractors who couldn't return calls previously are now begging for work. The whole process is more affordable. However, The Wall Street Journal reports that the payback during resale is not amazing. For example, you can ...
Reap the benefits of retail's slow holiday season
The holiday shopping season was worse than expected by retail. Circuit City sales dropped 10 percent in December, and that's in the hot realm of electronics. The flip side to this story is that now there are great deals out there in the retail world. January is the sweetest month ...
