Thursday's Personal Finance Stories
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Don't miss these top stories: Home prices jumped again in November, but some analysts recommend curbing your enthusiasm. AnnaMaria Andriotis explains how the spike may be due to the small number of homes on the market. Also in today's Personal Finance pages, read how decimalization and new market regulations made traditional equity trading a zero-sum game, and find a last minute gift in Charles Passy's list of 10 clever alternatives to the fruit-of-the-month club. —Alice Hagge , staff editorThe real meaning of rising home prices
Values jumped again in November, but analysts say there's reason to curb your enthusiasm.
The real meaning of rising home prices. Don't blame gun stocks
Commentary: Investors who claim to be "socially responsible" by selling gun stocks are deluded, hypocrites — or both.
Don't blame gun stocks. 10 oddball monthly gift clubs
Forget the fruit-of-the-month thing. Here are 10 alternative memberships to consider.
10 oddball monthly gift clubs. No merit aid? 6 ways to pay for college
Students who don't quality for merit-based aid aren't entirely out of luck. Several sources of free aid — such as grants and scholarships that don't need to be paid back — are still available. And many are being distributed based on a family's finances rather than a student's grades. Here is a primer on where to look.
No merit aid? 6 ways to pay for college. Hacker-proof your password
How to create a code that you'll remember — and that miscreants won't guess.
Hacker-proof your password. ECONOMY AND POLITICS
Republican 'Plan B' heads for House vote
Defying a White House veto threat, House Republicans on Thursday are pressing forward with a vote on a bill to raise taxes on Americans earning more than $1 million a year, in a bid to increase pressure on President Barack Obama in fiscal-cliff negotiations.
Republican 'Plan B' heads for House vote. Philly Fed manufacturing index turns positive
Manufacturing activity bounced back in the Philadelphia region in December, according to a closely followed survey released Thursday showing a surprising bounce at the end of the year.
Philly Fed manufacturing index turns positive. Leading economic index drops in November
The U.S. economy looks to be slowing, the Conference Board said Thursday as it reported its leading economic index dropped in November.
Leading economic index drops in November. Third-quarter U.S. growth revised higher
The U.S. economy grew more quickly than previously stated in the July-to-September quarter due to stronger trade, faster health-care spending and increased local government construction.
Third-quarter U.S. growth revised higher. Initial jobless claims climb 17,000
First-time claims for unemployment benefits climbed 17,000 in the latest week, though to a level that suggests the U.S. labor market is continuing its steady but painfully slow improvement.
Initial jobless claims climb 17,000. Bank of Japan eases further, sees uncertainty
The Bank of Japan says it will add about $120 billion to its asset-purchase program, citing "a high degree of uncertainty concerning Japan's economy."
Bank of Japan eases further, sees uncertainty. INVESTING
10 tech blunders to avoid in 2013
As technology becomes more "intimate," consumers are engaging in increasingly annoying behavior on social media and with smartphones. Here is a list of 10 things that need to stop in 2013.
10 tech blunders to avoid in 2013. NYSE sale to ICE and the death of stocks
Decimalization and new market regulations made traditional equity trading a zero-sum game.
NYSE sale to ICE and the death of stocks. Sales of existing homes highest in three years
Sales of existing homes rose 5.9% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.04 million, reaching the highest rate since November 2009, when a tax credit was expected to expire, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday.
Sales of existing homes highest in three years. Cutting corporate taxes would stimulate economy
In the tax battle of the fiscal cliff, there's one area of agreement: lower corporate tax rates, writes Diana Furchtgott-Roth.
Cutting corporate taxes would stimulate economy. Tesla will need more loans to stay afloat in 2013
Without the hundreds of millions of dollars the electric-car maker has received from the federal government this year, its would resemble a dot-com gasping for air, argues John Shinal.
Tesla will need more loans to stay afloat in 2013. 
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