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Coins and stamps now more profitable than art and wine
Sep 23, 2013
New trends in luxury investing. But while collecting rare collectibles may be fun, don't give up on stocks and bonds -- these 'passion investments' don't add too much heft to your portfolio.
Empty Labor Day car lots mean stronger economy
Sep 4, 2013
Car makers should get a nice bump from the long holiday weekend, and all those Labor Day sales you saw advertised.
Subcompact cars and the income divide
by
Noel King
Aug 6, 2013
As breaking into the middle class becomes harder, car companies are finding new ways to attract an expanding base of less-affluent consumers. They're offering more small car models with better features than ever before.
Jolie Myers/Marketplace
Jeep: A car brand for rich and poor alike
by
Noel King
Aug 6, 2013
When it comes to cars, there are brands for rich people -- Mercedes, Audi, BMW -- and there are cars for people of more modest means -- Chevys, Fords, Toyotas. But just as many people at the bottom of the income ladder buy Jeeps as people at the top.
Jolie Myers/Marketplace
Why stifling hackers may not be a good thing
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Molly Wood
Jul 31, 2013
A court ruling is blocking researchers from presenting a tech problem that could lead to car thefts.
Detroit recovery from bankruptcy won't be like GM's
Jul 19, 2013
Automakers GM and Chrysler were Detroit’s last big bankruptcies, but they were able to emerge from Chapter 11 in a matter of weeks.
The difference between Americans and Europeans? We're buying new cars
Jul 16, 2013
At a time when U.S. sales are soaring, Europe saw a drop of almost seven percent in the first half of this year. There is one bright spot: U.K. car sales are up.
For public good, not for profit.
Is it a car, is it a bike? Yes, and it's the 'future of transportation'
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Molly Wood
Jul 12, 2013
The gyroscope-balanced C-1 two-wheeler, made by San Francisco startup Lit Motors, is purposefully small and designed to change the rules of the road in cites.
How much gas is left in auto sales rebound?
Jul 2, 2013
Consumers are expected to keep snapping up cars and trucks, due in part to the improving housing market.
Thanks, but no thanks: Chrysler says it won't recall 2.7 million Jeeps
Jun 5, 2013
Government regulators asked for a Jeep recall, but Chrysler said "No." Will negative public reaction outweigh the cost of an actual recall?