Want to forget about bad 401K statements or the loss of your job to start afresh in the new year? You're not alone. Participants in Good Riddance Day gathered in New York City to run their woes through a giant shredder. Rafael Cohen reports.
Ever since the the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston decided to close 70 churches in 2004, parishioners at five of the churches have refused to leave. The stalemate has cost the archdiocese more $600,000 a year. And that amount could rise. Monica Brady-Myerov reports.
The "Old City" of Damascus, Syria, was once a run-down slum. Now foreign tourists are flocking to the ancient, walled quarter with its historic buildings. And their business has prompted a boom in boutique hotels. Don Duncan reports.
After studying the gross domestic product of 140 nations, economist and commentator Justin Wolfers says GDP turns out to be a good indicator of a country's well-being.
Cash-free transactions may slowly be replacing physical money, but many collectors are still passionate about coins. Cash Peters went to a money show and analyzed characteristics of the common collector.
There used to be a time when Americans frowned upon going into debt. But historians say that changed nearly 100 years ago. Stephen Smith looks back on how our debt-driven society hit the gas with General Motors.
Cleveland Plain Dealer consumer columnist Sheryl Harris and Tess Vigeland answer listener questions, including whether there's any downside to signing up for credit cards to get rewards, then canceling them.
The ladies of Formerly Baroque, an investment club in Northern Virginia, speak with Tess Vigeland about how they've attempted to recover from the financial losses recently endured.
