Erica, who writes Philadelphia Weekly's Style blog, went to Target this past Saturday to purchase some new tank tops. She and her boyfriend filled their cart with a lot of other stuff too—"Ready to stimulate the economy?" she joked to him on their way to the register—and they agreed to s...

Mobutu money stays frozen as legalities continue The Swiss government has once again extended the freezing of assets deposited in Swiss banks by the late president of Zaire, Mobutu Sese Seko. The deadline for returning the assets worth around SFr8 million ($6.54 million) to Mobutu's family has now b...

In hard times it's more important than ever to ensure that you pay no more than necessary for the essentials of life. In our list of 50 ways to get the most from your money here are five tips on current accounts....

Why is it so hard to open a bank account in the UK? I've read and heard many stories about the difficulty new immigrants to the UK have in opening a bank account, with letters from employers, length of residence requirements, and other onerous requirements often imposed. Why is this? I could underst...

Joe emails: This is what is known as a complete unmitigated disaster. The lawyers are gearing up for battle to find out who Madoff gave money to while he was on the verge of collapse, but that is hardly the real issue, although numerous New York law firms are putting together Madoff Working Groups t...

i signed up for a bank account today. :) the lady was talking to my mom and she goes, "do you want your name on the account too?" and my mom was like, "nope. this is all her." it felt awesome. the lady was really nice too. she was like the assistant manager. she even offered me a job there. haha. it...

first things first: i feel so much better today than i did yesterday. yesterday i felt like... i don't even know. my head felt like it weighed 300 pounds. i am pretty sure i had a fever too, despite what the stupid thermometer said. it's funny. i called into work yesterday at 9. i have no idea who i...

BERLIN (JTA) -- A Berlin bank account will be opened for donations to help raise the orphaned son of the slain couple that ran the Mumbai Chabad Center. When "a 2-year-old child cries 'Ima, Abba,' " the whole Jewish community has to come to the rescue, an emotional Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal, the direct...

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As the financial landscape is being reshaped in one of the largest crisis of confidence ever encountered by the American form of capitalism, I cannot help but wonder whether what we are witnessing is the beginning not just of an economic crash but also of a cultural crash. A few months ago, I starte...