Friday's Personal Finance Stories
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Don't miss these top stories: Even though this winter is expected to be colder than the last, consumers probably won't see a big spike in their heating bills this year. The reason? Last winter was warmer than usual, there are surpluses in supplies of propane and natural gas, and oil is below $90 a barrel, as Myra P. Saefong writes today in her Commodities Corner column.Also in today's Personal Finance pages, read why some buyers may want to increase their down payments to avoid a jumbo mortgage and learn why palm scans may someday replace ATM cards. —Amy Hoak , assistant editor Your heating bill won't jump even with cold winter
The weather is getting cooler and consumers are starting to worry about prices for heating fuels, but this year they probably won't see a huge spike, despite forecasts for a colder winter than last.
Your heating bill won't jump even with cold weather. Should investors tango with Argentina's stocks?
The nation's companies look cheap, but the political risks are daunting.
Should investors tango with Argentina's stocks? Using cash to avoid a jumbo mortgage
By increasing their down payment, borrowers save on interest while still taking advantage of tax benefits.
Using cash to avoid a jumbo mortgage Can palm scans replace ATM cards?
The next time someone asks to check your identification, they may mean a palm scan not a passport. Biometrics authentication, a measure once reserved for criminals, is making its way into the mainstream, as banks and credit-card issuers embrace a technology considered far superior to personal identification numbers and passwords.
Can palm scans replace ATM cards? ECONOMY AND POLITICS
U.S. economy speeds up in third quarter
The economy picks up pace as consumers and the federal government boost spending and home construction accelerates.
U.S. economy speeds up in third quarter. Lots of blame, credit to go around for feeble GDP
With U.S. GDP expanding at a 2% pace in the third quarter, there's plenty of blame and credit to go around for the economy's performance, writes Rex Nutting.
Lots of blame, credit to go around for feeble GDP. Breaking down the GDP report
See the charts showing which components of the U.S. economy helped GDP, and which were a drag.
Breaking down the GDP report Consumer sentiment highest in five years
Though down from a preliminary report, final consumer sentiment in October reached a five-year peak amid higher views on future and current conditions.
Consumer sentiment highest in five years. Judging the recovery time from the Great Recession
Economists agree the Great Recession is unlike any other, but how long it should take to get out of it is a point of contention.
Judging the recovery time from the Great Recession. Obama's lucky auto bailout may win him re-election
With a hit-or-miss economic policy, Obama is lucky that his biggest hit — the auto bailout — may be the key to Ohio, and to his re-election, writes Darrell Delamaide.
Obama's lucky auto bailout may win him re-election. Halloween mask can't hide a politician's true self
Politicians wear Halloween masks to hide who they really are, what they really think of us, what they're really going to do with America.
Halloween mask can't hide a politician's true self. INVESTING
Follow the stock market's laggards
When the stock market is rallying, the leading sectors are obvious and much discussed. For investors wondering, 'What's next?' it is useful to look at the parts of the market that are lagging, writes John Prestbo.
Follow the stock market's laggards. Lessons of 1987 market crash apply now
Memory is a good teacher. And the lessons of the stock-market crash of 1987 should be part of every investor's curriculum, whether or not they were in the market 25 years ago.
Lessons of 1987 market crash apply now. Pandit saga should bolster Citi
Vikram Pandit was unceremoniously dumped by the board at Citigroup Inc., but investors don't care if he had a bad boss, they just want the company to move on and make money.
Pandit saga should bolster Citi. Zynga and Angie's List: cautionary tales
Tech investors can be forgiven for scratching their heads this week over the leaping shares of Zynga Inc. and Angie's List Inc. after each company's respective quarterly reports.
Zynga and Angie's List: cautionary tales. Muslim finance is tricky to navigate, growing fast
Investments that follow Islamic guidelines are growing rapidly, giving Western investors a bridge into the Muslim world, writes Thomas Kostigen.
Muslim finance is tricky to navigate, growing fast. A contrarian take on fiscal cliff worries
Fears of falling off the fiscal cliff have become this Halloween season's nightmare scenario. But Mark Hulbert's contrarian instincts lead him to explore the possibility that things might not be as bad as they otherwise seem.
A contrarian take on fiscal cliff worries. Windows 8 won't quickly revive PC market
If any investors are still counting on Windows 8 to bring a much hoped for revival to the personal computer industry this fourth quarter, it might be time to rethink that notion.
Windows 8 won't quickly revive PC market. M&A deals: the good, bad and ugly
Why do some deals work and others fail? And what does it mean for investors?
M&A deals: the good, bad and ugly. 
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