Filed under: Facebook , Market News The Facebook IPO will make dozens of people rich — some of them phenomenally so. How big a payday will major Facebook shareholders see?

Filed under: Technology , Saving Money , Shopping Comparison shopping is an art to some and an obsession to others. But getting the best price in one way can come at a cost in others — in the gas you burn while driving to reach that great sale, for example, or the time it may take you to travel from one grocery store to the next to cherry-pick each one’s weekly sale items, or the hours spent scouring the Internet for bargains. NetPlenish, a startup based in Ventura, Calif., aims to help you minimize those hidden costs.

Filed under: Sprint Nextel Corp , AT&T , Verizon , Market News As the old song says, breaking up is hard to do . I thought that I was long past the time when breakups were a concern, but — as I learned recently — you’re never too old to have your heart torn to pieces. Last month, I ended one of my longest relationships when I broke up with T-Mobile.

Filed under: Investing Are lotteries good or bad for America? When they’re criticized for hawking a “statistically unwinnable” product, or even levying a “tax on innumeracy,” lottery advocates argue that at least their intentions are good: For the most part, lottery revenues not paid out as prizes are earmarked to fund schools. And actually, this time they’re right about that

Filed under: Company News , JC Penney , Wal-Mart Stores , Retail Walmart ( WMT ) has put out an APB for shoppers: “We have the lowest prices all the time. Period.” This week, the nation’s biggest retailer detailed its $2 billion plan to “reinvest” in low prices, expressly in areas such as food and consumables, to drive more traffic to its 3,868 U.S.