YOUR MONEY
Despite raging inflation, it's possible to eat well without spending like crazy, chefs and other food gurus say. You just need a strategy. Here are some of their secrets.
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When it comes to health insurance, Valencia resident Tova Hack's first problem is that she works part time and thus needs an individual policy for medical coverage because her employer doesn't offer one. >>
PERSONAL FINANCE
The service offered by TransUnion -- the result of a class-action lawsuit -- is open to an estimated 160 million Americans. The registration deadline is Sept. 24. >>
YOUR TAXES
Los Angeles-area homeowners who bought at the market's peak stand to save hundreds of dollars in property taxes. >>
SUNDAY PROFILE
The regional director for the agency started out as a French teacher but found her true calling in looking out for shareholders. >>
NATION'S HOUSING
WASHINGTON -- What's wrong with down payment "gift" programs in which all or most of a home buyer's equity stake comes from the seller, funneled through a third party? And why is the federal government determined to ban them as quickly as possible? >>
HOUSING SCENE
WASHINGTON -- The sagging housing market has presented swindlers with endless opportunities to prey on troubled homeowners. But even people who are making their payments on time are susceptible to being cheated out of their homes. >>
Major issuers are canceling dormant accounts, which can affect FICO scores. >>
June 21, 2008
WORKPLACE
When it sizzles, companies find ways to keep them cool. >>
June 21, 2008
There are times when almost nothing works for investors. This is one of those times, and it may soon severely test your patience. >>
June 21, 2008
ENTERTAINMENT
The company has won a temporary restraining order to halt the sale of licensing partner DIC to a Canadian firm. >>
June 20, 2008
When Eric King moved from his apartment in Pittsburgh to a single-family home with a lawn, he bought a manual lawn mower instead of the usual gas-powered kind. He figures he's putting money in his pocket and saving trips to the filling station. >>
June 21, 2008
TRANSPORTATION
The ultra-cheap bus service, which debuted less than a year ago, never caught on. Its devotees say it wasn't promoted enough. >>
The trucks, once the top-selling vehicles in the U.S., have lost sales as prices at the pump have risen sharply. The No. 2 American automaker says it will remain unprofitable through 2009. >>
On a day when Citigroup and Merrill Lynch warn of huge, looming write-offs, the Dow plummets 220.40 points to 11,842.69 -- and closes below the 12,000 mark for the first time since March 17. >>
That's 1.5 percentage points higher than last year, the state reports. The May rate is the fifth highest in the nation. >>
The country's economy has proved resilient during the slowdown in the neighboring U.S. But with food and energy prices rising sharply, the bank raises its benchmark interest rate to 7.75% from 7.5%. >>
Live Nation Inc.'s Michael Cohl stepped down as chairman of the world's largest concert promoter after a report of a strategy dispute with Chief Executive Michael Rapino. >>
Several farms appear to have produced at least some of the tomatoes implicated in the salmonella outbreak. >>
June 20, 2008
State-mandated disclosure beginning Jan. 1 is meant to help shoppers identify low-polluting vehicles. >>
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