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5 days to go. With the fiscal cliff hanging in the distance, how the focus of the discussion is starting to shift. In todays cover story, the Housing Market is gaining momentum. What firsttime buyers need to know about getting in the game. Plus, the grinch who stole sales. Why Holiday Shopping took a hit this year. And, movie madness. Ticket sales are on track for a record year. Our critic tells us whats worth your watch. Thats all ahead on todays First Business. Youre watching First Business financial news, analysis, and todays investment ideas. Good morning everyone. Its thursday, december 2...

We will discuss if college is worth it. First, your take on that question. We will divide the lines this way. Hig host you can also email us. Magazine put these graphics together on whether or not colleges worth it. Take a look at this, the cost, fees adjusted for inflation. Look at the cost back in 1980, 19 81, around 5,000 for a twoyear public degree, for your public degrees right here. You can see how the cost has risen. In 2010, 20 11, that price is over 25,000 for your private school. That is the price here, going from 1980 through 2010. For a twoyear Public School, the lighter color, you...

It ranks in the top 200 of Global Companies by revenue, according to the fortune global 500 list. It would be a great loss to our country to see it incorporated offshore. Still, its difficult to blame them for this decision. According to sources, a desire to escape the high u. S. Corporate tax is part of the motivation for this merger. This type of transaction where a u. S. Corporation merges with a foreign entity and incorporates elsewhere to escape the u. S. Tax net is sometimes referred to as an inversion. Inversions are a growing problem here in the United States. Indeed, Large Companies a...

The senate . And that a significant number, i cant remember the exact number, was actually voicevoted out of the house. I think they call it consent in the lower house . What do they call it . Consent . Unanimous con sernt. You would be surprised at the number of unanimous consent. So i guess the point im perhaps making poorly is that whats different now. Wha im saying, i think there are some things we can do. There are some tweak that is can be made. Im just wondering, what is it about this moment in history that we dont think we can look at a problem. And some of us think its not that big a ...

Water is a powerful force: just check out this time lapse storm surge video from Ft. Meyers in Florida. Turning to metaphors, Sun Tzu said, “If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” Some investors and lenders may have adopted that phrase. We’re staring at the autumn and winter, and its ugly out there. Cutting costs fast enough? Best Capital, Finance of America’s retail division going to G-Rate (as reported earlier this week in this commentary) and perhaps closing its wholesale channel (with its low margins and high perceived r...