Although 401(k) and other employer-sponsored retirement accounts are for long-term saving, many of the plans allow early withdrawals under special circumstances. But under tax laws, there can be consequences if people withdraw from their accounts before age 59 1/2 : ...more

February 20, 2008

Steve Phillips of Holiday wants businesses targeted for hiring illegal aliens. ...more

February 16, 2008

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February 15, 2008

While professing a belief in open government, President Bush has hardly run the country that way. His administration has looked with disdain upon the Freedom of Information Act and worked to make even more information secret. ...more

December 31, 2007

Chances are you just finished dropping a boatload of money on holiday gifts. You probably paid for the bulk of your purchases with a debit or credit card, particularly if you did any of your shopping online. But what did you do to protect yourself against identity theft? ...more

December 30, 2007

There is a new way for people older than 62 to acquire access to their home equity without enduring the pending nightmare of paying off loans. ...more

December 29, 2007

Once seen as a silent cry of rebellion, tattoos now possess a status so firmly mainstream that advertisers are using them to market tires, shoes and wine. ...more

November 30, 2007

At first, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was hesitant to toss the Noles' most productive receiver into the backfield. When offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher first proposed using Preston Parker at tailback against Maryland, Bowden had a list of concerns: ...more

November 19, 2007

Time was when a societal reference to 'green' mainly meant hard-core, environmental activism. It conjured up the Sierra Club, pricey solar panels and visceral opposition to the pave-over-paradise crowd. And it connoted trade-offs: What's the economic downside to tree-hugging naivete? ...more

October 24, 2007

The global economy should grow soundly this year and next, but the persistence of a credit crunch that has unnerved financial markets worldwide could throw a wrench in the works. ...more

October 18, 2007