A buyer's guide to car shopping
McClatchy Newspapers
3/13/2009, by Sue McAllister
San Jose Mercury News (MCT) - Are you in the market for a car, or think you might be sometime soon? If so, there's a lot to sort out before you drive away in your new vehicle. In today's car market, new-car manufacturers are offering an ever-changing array of incentives _ but used cars have their ...
Fertilizer prices falling but few are buying
McClatchy Newspapers
1/15/2009, by Matt Mckinney
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - For proof that the seller's market of 2008 no longer exists in agriculture _ a market where tractors sold out, prices for farmland defied gravity and commodities zoomed to the stratosphere _ look to fertilizer. Sales have slowed dramatically in recent weeks, ...
Rewards cards can benefit you, but heed the fine print
McClatchy Newspapers
1/12/2009, by Mc Nelly Torres
Sun Sentinel (MCT) - Denise Soto has found a way to save money every time she buys gasoline with her credit card. The Pembroke Pines, Fla., resident uses her Costco reward card, which gives her cash back on store purchases. And with her American Express card, she earns mileage that she uses to ...
Consumers cutting back on some tech items
McClatchy Newspapers
1/7/2009, by Elise Ackerman
San Jose Mercury News (MCT) - Around the country, Americans bracing for hard times are quickly discovering that high-tech bling may be something they can live without. According to a recent survey by Forrester Research, more than 60 percent of respondents said the limping economy makes it less ...
Web sites help callers fed up with automated phone systems
McClatchy Newspapers
1/7/2009, by Rick Barrett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) - Press 1 if you've ever been trapped in phone-system purgatory. Press 2 if you've ever yelled at an automated phone system or given up in frustration before reaching a real person. To help consumers escape the bondage of automated phone systems, a couple of Web ...
Tough times put focus on tech 'fixer-uppers'
McClatchy Newspapers
12/10/2008, by Wailin Wong
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Thanks to the recession, the holidays aren't just about coming home. They're about staying home and saving money until the economy gets better. The need to cut back on travel or dining out means consumers will be looking for ways to improve their domestic lives. The renewed ...
Drive-throughs done right ring up returns
McClatchy Newspapers
12/4/2008, by Mike Hughlett
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - A clean, well-lighted menu board. Speakers that clearly coo "may I take your order?" And the biggie: speed without screw-ups. That is the gold standard for a fast-food drive-through, and McDonald's Corp. and its rivals have developed a science of sorts to try to meet it. ...
Economy-conscious shoppers pick up store brands
McClatchy Newspapers
12/1/2008, by Mike Hughlett
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - On a recent grocery shopping outing, the chicken broth and applesauce in Julie Ernst's cart bore the Safeway label instead of familiar brand names such as Swanson or Mott's. "Normally, I would have bought a name brand," she said, pushing her cart through an Elmhurst, Ill., ...
Surfing for the real deal
McClatchy Newspapers
11/10/2008, by Nicole Paitsel
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - ShopSmart, a Consumer Reports publication, has compiled a list of seven Web sites to help you skip the surfing and get to the real deals quickly. Their picks, which appear in this month's issue, are: Buzzillions.com
This user-review site has more than 3 ...
Some see rays of light, even as economic outlook darkens
McClatchy Newspapers
11/10/2008, by Mike Meyers
tar Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Suppose that everything you know is wrong. Consider the commonly held belief that corporate America is headed into a recession, tapped out for cash.
Not so. Cash compared with total corporate debt is near a 50-year high.
Certainly consumer debt appears ...
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