NEW YORK - Santa’s on a budget this year. Toy retailers and makers plan to make the best of it by offering more deals and cut-price versions of more expensive toys that they hope will spur parents to spend even if they’re scrimping elsewhere. Two influential lists of expected hot holiday [ Read More → ]

IF YOU want to get the best return on your money and have already put all you can into a cash Isa this year, you may want to consider equity Isas – Isas that invest in stocks and shares. Equity Isas have a number of advantages over their cash counterparts. [ Read More → ]

On Wall Street, it paid to wear rose-colored glasses in the third quarter. Another surge in stock prices rewarded investors who kept faith that the recession was ending — even amid growing concern about the recovery’s dependence on government support. The Dow Jones industrial average, which slipped 29.92 points, or 0.3%, to [ Read More → ]

BOSTON (AP) - One steady bit of good economic news: Inflation remains near zero. So who would want to pay extra these days to add a dose of inflation protection in their portfolio? Plenty of people. It turns out sales are hot for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, a common hedge against rising [ Read More → ]

“I have a college degree, but you know, I just don’t know anything about mortgages and what’s the right thing to do.” When I heard a South Florida home buyer say this the other day, it sounded so familiar. I hear that sentiment so often, not just about mortgages, but about [ Read More → ]

Wealthy Canterbury families and other investors are bailing out of Pyne Gould Corp ahead of its $237 million rights issue, according to brokers. The company’s share price plunged 28.57 per cent to be 50c in afternoon trading and brokers said the volume was ten times usual turnover. The stock has fallen [ Read More → ]

With the market for initial public offerings heating up, online tech retailer Newegg.com is looking to cash in. The fast-growing City of Industry company, which sells computers, software and consumer electronics, filed Monday to sell as much as $175 million in stock to the public. The company was founded in 2001 by [ Read More → ]

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Investors are just not sure where the economy is headed, so the stock market may be in limbo for a while. After stocks stumbled last week on disappointing reports on housing and manufacturing, investors are concerned that the economy’s rebound will be slower than originally thought. They may cool their buying [ Read More → ]