A day after children's clothing retailer Gymboree Corp. reported a surge in third-quarter profit, a JPMorgan analyst on Thursday upgraded his rating on the stock and said the company should be able to succeed despite the dismal retail environment.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc...

SEC Persecutes Mark Cuban for Relationship with Loose Change Puppetgov: Nah. Just another coincidence. By Kurt Nimmo~Infowars It’s a classic example of political persecution: a billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks who financed an antiwar film and a landmark 9/11 documentary is the target of an SEC civil suit alleging insider trading. So obvious and egregious is the persecution of Cuban, the New York Times wrote on November 17: “Did Mark Cuban, the Internethttp://blog.puppetgov.com/?p=10162...

When speaking of a frugal life, people would actually associate it with the word ‘cheap’. Shallow-minded people who spend much like there’s no tomorrow think it is wiser to spend at the moment just to grab the chance of having something that comes their way, right away. Well, those kinds of people are unwise and have actually forgotten to think first before doing an action. Living frugally does not entail living a cheap and deprived life. It is not merely a way of depressing one’s existence. Ihttp://www.financetips101.com/what-is-the-...

Sears restores layaway program amid retail gloom November 13th, 2008 CHICAGOâ€"Sears Holdings Corp. is bringing layaway back to its namesake stores next week, nearly two decades after it was scrapped, after seeing a strong response to the pay-as-you-go plan at its Kmart locations. The move comes as shoppers look for ways to save money during what’s expected to be the worst holiday shopping season in decades. Layaway will be available beginning Sunday in virtually all Sears departments except hhttp://economy-finance.com/2008/11/13/sear...

RPT-FEATURE-In recession, ladies recycle last year’s dress November 11th, 2008 By Martinne Geller NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Last year at this time, KathyJohnson and her husband traveled to London and Paris, where shespent about $2,000 on a shiny, red Louis Vuitton shoulder bagand a matching charm without much thought. This year Johnson, who runs a tech advisory firm with herhusband in the San Francisco Bay area, is recycling olderdresses to save money. “I’m thinking ‘Maybe I’ll justhttp://economy-finance.com/2008/11/11/rpt-...