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Holiday gift guide

These perfect gifts may look as if they cost top dollar, but you can get them without going a penny over your budget.

CNN.com: Senate to vote on health care debate

Senate tax hike misses the mark

The health care bill that faces a crucial test vote in the Senate on Saturday is proof that getting reform passed and getting it right are two very different things.

How an ex-con got a job

Gregory Headley got himself a job.

Wall Street: Mixed week ends on a low note

Stocks fell Friday, capping a mostly down week, as investors remained jittery about the economy and the outlook for the technology sector.

2010 outlook: Flat is the new up

If 2008 was the year the stock market almost died and 2009 was the year that the market miraculously sprung back to life, then what will 2010 be?

Dirty secrets of Black Friday

Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars.

He took a $0 paycheck to prevent staff layoffs

Recession blame shifts to Dems

Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.

Most affordable city to buy a house

Richest dead celebrity: Bob Marley

Is reggae superstar Bob Marley bigger than Jesus? That's debatable, but the music legend who died 28 years ago is about to challenge Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson for the title of richest dead celebrity.

New pens upload your handwriting

As founder and creative director of Art Street Design, a graphic-design studio, I'm pretty familiar with pens and computers. (We make all sorts of marketing materials for companies, from invitations to Web sites.) But in my 13 years of running the company, I hadn't seen anything like a smartpen until recently.

Talkback: What are you splurging on?

Dell misses forecasts, shares sink

Shares of Dell Inc. fell sharply following the stock market's close on Thursday, after the PC maker reported drastically lower quarterly profit and sales that badly missed Wall Street's forecasts.

Man behind netbook craze

A few years ago rivals mocked Asus chairman Jonney Shih. Millions of netbooks later, Shih is having the last laugh.

Peek at Google's Chrome

Apple tablet delayed?

Start your Xmas list here

Looking for the perfect present for that tech-savvy someone in your life? Try one of these affordable gadgets.

Control the cloud

For years the online-software company HotSchedules had its head in the clouds.

Review: iPhone navigation apps