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Cashing in on modern-day gold rush

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

How to get the best price for your unwanted jewelry

Eileen Ambrose: As economic struggles continue, many consumers have scoured jewelry boxes and drawers for gold baubles that have gone unworn for years but could bring in extra cash. Smyth's Timonium store has bought jewelry from about 12,000 customers this year, double the number from all of 2008, and 12 times the usual annual number. And the consumers' timing is good. Gold prices last week hit new highs, trading at more than $1,140 an ounce.

Price to put on a Thanksgiving dinner declines in 2009

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:04:00 -0500

More consumers make credit card payments on time in 3Q

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:35:00 -0500

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.

Ciena Corp. wins bid for Nortel assets in bankruptcy auction

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:23:00 -0500

Ciena Corp., a Linthicum-based maker of fiber optic gear, said Monday that it won a bid for the optical-networking assets of Nortel Networks Corp. in a deal worth $769 million.

Be a generous holiday tipper, without overspending

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This holiday season, a leaner budget might clarify which people truly make a difference in your life. The challenge will be figuring out how much to tip them.

Consuming Interests: Free food in downtown Baltimore, Timonium

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:37:37 -0500

Switching cell phones takes emotional toll

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

She's gone.

At Work: Colt Bracken, Baltimore County Police Department

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Detective does the legwork that solves county's crime

Salary: $79,000

SEC settles civil fraud claims against former SafeNet employees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:00 -0500

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled civil fraud claims against five former SafeNet employees, including a chief executive officer who resigned in 2006 amid a stock option scandal.

Price match on Black Friday: strategies to save

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:00 -0500