Patent trolls — shell firms that don’t produce anything but instead amass patents in order to sue real companies — have …
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Should Eminent Domain Be Used to Save Underwater Homes?
The one glimmer of hope in a otherwise disappointing recovery is the recent bottoming out of the housing market. While no one expects home prices to start skyrocketing again anytime soon, it appears that the steady descent they …
The New Normal: From Families to Nobel Winners, It’s All About Less
The wealth of American families has fallen to levels last seen in the early 1990s. Yet a shrinking payout for Nobel Prize winners suggests that even our brightest minds must adjust to the new normal.
Apple’s Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both?
The New York Times is out with the latest installment of its iEconomy series, which focuses on Apple, the world’s most profitable company. The article details the elaborate — and legal — ways that Apple, and other tech …
A Donor Makes the Case That Kidney Sales Should Be Legal
The buying and selling of human organs is generally frowned upon. But should this be the case? There’s an argument to be made that if kidney sales were legal, more lives could be saved (because more people would be willing to …
Check Out All the Best Cyber Monday Shopping Deals
After blockbuster sales figures on Black Friday, retailers are expecting consumers to keep up the shopping pace on Cyber Monday. Shoppers have plenty of tempting offers to choose from.
The Case Against High-End Rentals
Today’s piece by Diane Cardwell in The New York Times made the case that demand is robust and living is easy at high-end rentals, apartments or townhouses — where monthly rent starts at $10,000. The picture is half-right. As an …
The NY Times Is Putting Up a Paywall. So Why Are Subscriptions Being Given Away?
A few days after the announcement that the NY Times would begin charging $3.75 to $8.75 a week for unlimited digital access to its content, a promotion is offering free subscriptions to some 200,000 readers. Why would the Times introduce a fee only to remove it a few days later for a huge chunk of readers? The answer may have something …
New York Times to Start Charging Up to $8.75 a Week for Digital Access
Canadians have to pay as of today. The new digital subscription plan rolls out in the U.S. on March 28, 2011.
“That’s the Beauty of a Credit Card”
What might that beauty be? According to a New York Times editor, it’s that customers who pay for print subscriptions with credit cards barely notice home-delivery rate increases, and that those who use plastic for subscriptions are “literally not understanding what they’re paying.”
Please Don’t Take My Free Content Away
Apparently a few pretty big bricks are being added to the pay wall. Three giants in the world of free online content—YouTube, Hulu, and the New York Times—may not be quite as free in the near future.
What Will a Cheapskate Spend Good Money On? With Author Lauren Weber
Even a cheapskate has to spend money sometimes. I’ve asked various frugal folks—bloggers, writers, money-saving and consumer experts—to compile personal, totally subjective lists of the products, services, experiences, and other “things” they’re willing to shell out good money on. Because sometimes spending more is smarter, and if a …
