Posted: 9:58 PM Wall Street started the new year with a big rally, sending the Dow Jones industrials up more than 250 points and to their first close above 9,000 in two months.

Updated: 9:58 PM In these tough times, you mostly hear about businesses closing or companies laying people of, but we've found an agency that's actually hiring.

Posted: 6:54 PM A state budget shortfall forced Governor Sonny Perdue to freeze millions in homeowner tax relief. Many local property owners could be left out in the cold. This all comes as Augusta swears in a new tax commissioner. News 12's Chris Thomas was there. He went in search of answers.

Updated: 6:07 PM With a new year comes a new law, with your wallet in mind. The gas tax in Georgia is now significantly lower, but you probably haven't noticed it yet and News 12 wanted to know why. We get you answers.

Updated: 11:47 AM The Food Lion on Washington Road near Augusta National is shutting down, but it could be good for your wallet.

Updated: 10:52 AM While some businesses are closing, others is booming, and it's all in the name of saving you money. News 12 is on your side with how your shoes could help your wallet.

Updated: 3:45 PM After more than 50 years in business, the well-known Milliken plant in Barnwell, South Carolina is closing it's doors putting more than 100 people out of a job.

Updated: 9:59 PM One way to help pay off debt is with your tax return. Hard to believe tax season starts in just a few weeks.

Updated: 9:59 PM The year is coming to an end and that means it's time to face the music when it comes to some of your finances.

Updated: 9:55 PM You know the new year's resolution most people make? According to the experts, it's to loose 15 pounds, but here's something that's really important to trim: your spending.

Updated: 1:34 PM It's that time of the year again when we all clean out our closets to make room for all those Christmas gifts. But cleaning out the closet can get you some extra cash come tax time.

Updated: 2:09 PM They're calling it Black Friday II. A second chance for you to save some green and for stores to try and stay out of the red. But the best time to shop may not have been today.

Updated: 8:37 PM It's the day after Christmas, so you probably have a holiday hangover. Not THAT hangover. I'm talking about a holiday money hangover.

Updated: 8:12 PM It's Christmas Eve, so all day today, you can bet stores are packed with people looking for last minute gifts. However, you can avoid the madness and the crowds by giving free gifts.

Posted: 9:58 PM An increasing number of retailers won't be shutting their doors again until Christmas. They'll be open all day and all night.

Updated: 1:48 PM Roughly 70,000 people could lose their income, because unemployment benefits may soon run out in South Carolina. Now some lawmakers are upset the governor won't take action.

Updated: 4:03 PM Taking a few steps to become a better consumer can make your life a lot easier next year. And it may even keep trouble from knocking on your doorstep. A little consumer effort can go a long way.

Updated: 7:05 PM Metal prices have tanked in the last few months and now business owners are trying to figure out how they'll survive after going from a metal boom to bust.

Updated: 11:11 AM The Treasury Department has been dolling out cash to banks as part of the unprecedented financial bailout. But there's no system in place for monitoring what the banks are doing with the money.

Updated: 8:26 PM It looks as if stores will have their Worst performance for the holidays since at least 1969, but retailers aren't giving up yet.

Posted: 11:09 AM Christmas tree farms aren't feeling the holiday pinch from the economy.

Posted: 10:49 AM Big displays of Christmas lights are common this time of the year - despite the hard financial times. Some neighborhoods are cutting back on the lights, but not the holiday spirit.

Updated: 8:11 PM New credit card regulations could mean good news for those of you with credit cards (which I'm assuming is most, if not all, of you).

Updated: 6:03 PM These are the people who tame your tresses, keep your kids, and prune your pansies. Sure, it's their job, but this time of year, a tip is a good way to say "thank you" for a job well done all year. Some of these people go above and beyond the call of duty, so what is your holiday duty to them?

Posted: 8:05 PM They've been talking with outside economists from across the political spectrum -- and now, advisers to Barack Obama seem determined to make an economic stimulus package even bigger than the $600 billion they initially envisioned.