* The newest redesign of MSN Money is in preview, and I’m not impressed.
* Consumers use home equity to pay for holiday gifts. No surprise; they also use credit cards. Some use equity to pay off credit cards. Debt warp!
* Online advertising is soaring. MSN charges between several thousand and one million dollars for a 24-hour ad spot on its home page.
* Are old people entitled to free lunches for the poor just because the world owes their generation thanks, regardless of whether they can afford it?
* Stress-free investing in four easy steps.
* Senate panel approved the nomination of Ben Bernanke to Fed Chairman.
* Toyota will be rolling out new hybrids.








