Tuesday's Personal Finance Stories
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Don't miss these top stories: Once again, people are beginning to show interest in one-story living, including baby boomers who can't foresee trudging up and down stairs in their next home. That's causing more buyers to reconsider the good, old fashioned ranch-style home. Read more on that in today's Home Economics column.Plus, check out the Case-Shiller home-price index, released today, which signals that the housing market is in recovery mode. And read why the fiscal cliff could put a dent in the prize money of Wednesday's Powerball winner. —Amy Hoak , assistant editorWhy 1950s-style ranch homes are all the rage again
More and more, people are starting to crave the practicality of one-story living.
Why 1950s-style ranch homes are all the rage again. U.S. housing 'in midst of' recovery: Case-Shiller
U.S. home prices rose in September for the sixth month, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, signaling that the housing market's "in the midst of a recovery."
U.S. housing 'in midst of' recovery: Case-Shiller. City-by-city look at U.S. house prices
A breakdown of the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite, which showed a not-seasonally adjusted 0.3% increase in home prices in September.
City-by-city look at U.S. house prices. Fiscal cliff may clip Powerball winner
How the winner of Wednesday's jackpot could invest the $425 million jackpot to minimize the tax hit.
Fiscal cliff may clip Powerball winner. Fiscal cliff: The case for doing nothing
For stocks, a wait-and-see approach could be better than a hasty selloff.
Fiscal cliff: The case for doing nothing. How books can trim your waistline
Audiobooks can make running more entertaining, but Dickens may slow you to the worst of times.
How books can trim your waistline. Investing in a better flu shot
How new vaccine formulations could offer opportunities for consumers and investors.
Investing in a better flu shot. ECONOMY AND POLITICS
U.S. durable-goods orders flat in October
Orders for U.S. durable goods leveled off in October, mainly because of slack demand for autos and aircraft and a reversal in defense orders. Hurricane Sandy had little effect on demand, and there was little sign of fiscal-cliff uncertainty.
U.S. durable-goods orders flat in October. Consumer confidence hits post-recession peak
Consumer confidence rose in November to its best reading in more than four years, according to data released Tuesday, as growing hopes for the jobs market buoys sentiment.
Consumer confidence hits post-recession peak. China's industrial profit rebounds in October
Chinese industrial companies' profits jump in October, bolstering a bullish view on the future of Chinese corporations and the broader economy.
China's industrial profit rebounds in October. Euro zone, IMF agree on Greece debt deal
Euro-zone finance ministers, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund reach a deal that is expected to see them release more financial aid to Greece.
Euro zone, IMF agree on Greece debt deal. Reports of economy's death premature
Lakshman Achuthan's recession prediction from 14 months ago has yet to come to pass. And, writes Mark Hulbert, therein lies a tale.
Reports of economy's death premature. INVESTING
Stocks dead, bonds deader till 2022: Pimco
Lean years are ahead for the U.S. economy and there may be no real recovery until 2022. Here's what America's 95 million Main Street investors need to know.
Stocks dead, bonds deader till 2022: Pimco. How to tell a quality stock from pricey junk
An ever-stronger drumbeat of investors argues that "quality" businesses "ought to" trade at increasingly higher multiples. But money manager Soo Chuen Tan points out that one investor may see quality while another sees overpriced junk.
How to tell a quality stock from pricey junk. Sandy's aftermath will distort the data
Due to the aftermath of super storm Sandy, it will be hard to tell for the next few months whether the economy is going up, down or sideways, writes Irwin Kellner.
Sandy's aftermath will distort the data. Dead Zeppelin looks for a big sponsor
The first airship to fly in the United States since the 1930s is grounded and may soon be taken apart and sent back to Germany, unless a sponsor in Silicon Valley or elsewhere can be found — quickly.
Dead Zeppelin looks for a big sponsor. SEC chief's to-do list starts with market fix
The new SEC chairman doesn't have to be a radical to improve the commission's image. It's a matter of plugging in, linking up, getting tough and keeping what works.
SEC chief's to-do list starts with market fix. 
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