Every year, at least one turkey is pardoned by the president for Thanksgiving. But after the giant sigh of relief, where do the turkeys go?

Over 500 people piled into a hotel ballroom in Manhattan this past weekend hoping to snag a cheap luxury condominium at the first auction of its kind in New York City.

The auctions are seen as both a way to attract bargain-hunting buyers still on the fence on whether to buy and get the condos sold quickly.

Foreclosure rates fell for the third consecutive month in October, but remained sharply higher than a year ago, according to a new report, with analysts cautioning that the improvement was at best temporary.

From an elegant diamond ring to a 1960 Hofstra class ring. A rare Rolex "Monoblocco" watch to a personalized New York Mets jacket. Luxurious furs to fishing rods. Bernard and Ruth Madoff's personal possessions, seized by the Feds earlier this year, will be auctioned this weekend.

A new report, released by employment Web site CareerBuilder.com, ranked the top metro areas with the most job postings on the site between January and October 2009.

Several employers suspended 401 (k) matches to reduce costs during the recession, but a few are beginning to reinstate them.

High foreclosure rates are now moving into metro areas that had avoided the problem before, according to a new report from RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure marketplace.

Target and CVS are the latest retailers giving discount incentives to customers who bring in their own reusable bags instead of using the store's plastic bags.

Fewer states reported unemployment-rate increases in September than the previous four months, signaling a turning point may be near, according to a government report Wednesday.

The cost of attending a four-year private college in the US increased 4.3%, to an average $35,636, this year. The cost of a public college grew even more.

Foreclosure notices were up 5 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter, and up 23 percent from the same quarter a year ago, according to the report released by foreclosure tracking Web site RealtyTrac.

New Jersey—known more for its turnpike,  shopping malls and industrial sprawl—has become a solar energy powerhouse, outshining sunnier states in generating solar power.

Real estate experts around the country have seen increased interest in rent-to-own options—an agreement that a perspective buyer will rent a home first and then decide if he wants to buy it down the line.

High foreclosure and unemployment rates are keeping ordinary—what realtors call conventional—homes on the market longer, and with a wealth of cheap properties and a shortage of buyers, homeowners across the country are slashing the asking price for their house.