As post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping begins in earnest, there's something I feel duty bound to tell anybody who asks me what kind of Windows-based computer they should buy: Hold yer horses!

CINCINNATI----Among the stocks featured in the October 6 edition of Schaeffer's Market Blog are Crown Castle International , Chattam , Google , Apple Computer , and UnitedHealth Group .

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey is taxing more goods and services. As of Sunday, consumers began paying the 7 percent sales tax on computer downloads, health and shopping club memberships and landscaping.