rebate checks

Worries about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac drag financial stocks down and offset any cheer from lower crude oil.

Chip stocks take a hit. Rebate checks boost Lowe's second-quarter profit.  It'll cost more to get a Hershey chocolate fix.

Stocks jump on some news about shopping and beer: A retail sales report shows a better-than-expected rise in May, and Belgian brewer InBev offers $46 billion for Anheuser-Busch.

Lehman ousts 2 top executives. Citi will restructure a major hedge fund.

Organizations such as the VFW National Home for Children and the Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches are sending out postcards and e-mails to remind donors that while the rebate is not taxable, giving it to charity is tax deductible....

Tax rebates are the centerpiece of the government's plan to stimulate the economy, but many Americans are planning to put the money in the bank or use it to pay off debt, according to a survey released Monday.

This year's special rebate checks haven't been mailed out yet, but Congress is working on a foreclosure-prevention bill in conjunction with more proposals aimed at stimulating the economy.

This year's special rebate checks haven't been mailed out yet, but Congress is working on a foreclosure-prevention bill in conjunction with more proposals aimed at stimulating the economy.

The Bush Administration will likely finalize its stimulus package this week, allowing rebate checks to be sent out by May.

What will you do with the money? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports on how those who save might be hurting the economy.

The House and Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a roughly $170 billion plan aimed at spurring the economy by sending rebate checks to millions of taxpayers, offering tax breaks to businesses and trying to ease the home lending crunch.