Companies often 'find' money they must spend by year's end.
Plan your Black Friday shopping trip by perusing these store ads.
DeWALT, Dremel, Bosch, and Black & Decker tools; small appliances including a KitchenAid stand mixer; and that’s just the start.
Norelco shaver for $32.99 and a Micro Attack RC toy helicopter for $4.99.
You'll stay right on target with your budget if you take advantage of these amazing deals.
Apple, Samsung, LG…all of your favorite brands and must-have gadgets are on the Best Buy ad for Black Friday 2013.
Looking for a Black Friday deal on a TV? The online retailer has leaked details of its Black Friday Ad, while upping the ante with deals beforehand.
Martinez's Walmart is located at 1021 Arnold Drive.
Best Buy has released a 20-page ad of deals including Apple iPads, Samsung and LG HDTVs, MacBook Air and other laptops, and more.
A new survey from Kaplan/LinkedIn reinforces need to keep skills fresh.
Long-term unemployment has surged 213 percent since 2007.
Increasing your spending when you get a bigger paycheck isn't a recipe for financial success.
Find out the savings habits of people who retire with a comfortable nest egg.
Looking for a job? Many companies are hiring.
These are the jobs that will see explosive growth by 2017
How to overcome the financial challenges of merging two households.
Some salad products sold at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Walgreens have been recalled because of possible contamination by a strain of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness.
The FAA is going to allow staggered landings on both runways on low-visibility days. Most delays at SFO are weather related.
Maxing out qualified retirement accounts can allow you to bolster your nest egg for the future.
True job security no longer exists.
Looking for a job? Several companies are hiring.
Crab populations appear to be strong coming off another record-setting year in the commercial fishery, according to officials.
Passengers should check with their airlines for updated flight information.
A slowdown of wines produced in Spain, France and Italy is largely to blame.
Higher rate than Gen X and baby boomers when they started in the workforce, study says.
Always talk to people you don't think can help you
Looking for a job? Several national companies have thousands of openings.
When it comes to your personal finances, it's best to be proactive rather than reactive.
There's money to be made from the skills you spent all those years honing.
The Martinez Chamber of Commerce is participating in the five chamber business expo in November.
Give the gift of java in 140 characters or less.
The BART board of directors agreed Thursday to allow bikes on trains all day long.
BART trains were single tracking through the Orinda station Thursday morning due to a mechanical problem that caused smoke to billow up from beneath a Pittsburg/Bay Point-bound train carrying passengers Wednesday.
Some commuters snagged rides on charter buses provided for free by BART at nine East Bay stations Tuesday morning.
Some of the job postings online for the Martinez area
Now that BART is on strike again and with the roads a mess and ferries filled, we want to know the best Wi-Fi spots in town for those lucky souls who don't have to be at the office but don't want to work from home.