Read more spending stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9160/spending.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:18:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74398/manager-i-warned-nic-not-to-buy-that-castle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe business manager Nicolas Cage is suing for fraud is suing the actor right back, claiming he warned Cage he would have to make $30 million a year to support his extravagant lifestyle. Samuel J. Levin’s suit also claims he cautioned the actor—who recently lost two New Orleans homes...http://www.newser.com/story/74398/manager-i-warned-nic-not-to-buy-that-castle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 9:33:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72539/women-drive-recovery-but-dissed-by-retail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen who shop til they drop are stimulating the economy more than any Ben Bernanke, but the planet's greatest spending bloc feels dissed by retailers and service providers. Women control $20 trillion in annual consumer spending in the world—a figure likely to climb to $28 trillion by 2014. Despite...http://www.newser.com/story/72539/women-drive-recovery-but-dissed-by-retail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 2:32:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67110/how-annie-leibovitz-got-underwater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhotographer to the stars Annie Leibovitz is in a widely reported financial pickle, but it really comes as no surprise to those close to her, New York reports. Leibovitz is now engaged in baroque legal wrangling over her catalog, but her troubles started earlier. Insiders say a suspected “contract for...http://www.newser.com/story/67110/how-annie-leibovitz-got-underwater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 13:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64987/france-bloomin-mad-over-brukozys-daily-1k-fleur-tab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy just loves her fleurs and she's often photographed arranging blooms in the Elysée Palace. Problem is, the flowers are costing French taxpayers $1,100 a day, and they want the spending nipped in the bud. The blooming bills were revealed in the first state audit...http://www.newser.com/story/64987/france-bloomin-mad-over-brukozys-daily-1k-fleur-tab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 3:33:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64836/is-obama-turning-into-carter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing a burdensome political agenda, decreased popularity, and widespread opposition to his key policies, President Barack Obama appears poised to become the next Jimmy Carter, Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie write in the Washington Post. Both are "smart, moralistic" presidents who inherited brutal economies, but both responded with top-heavy spending....http://www.newser.com/story/64836/is-obama-turning-into-carter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 8:28:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64750/ron-paul-gains-a-little-mainstream-cred.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRon Paul is disappointed in everybody, Politico reports. President Obama “became the peace candidate: ‘Yeah, we’re going to end that war in Iraq,’” the Texas congressman and erstwhile presidential candidate says. “But it’s not sincere.” And though Republican opposition to Obama’s spending plans has lent the libertarian cheerleader some...http://www.newser.com/story/64750/ron-paul-gains-a-little-mainstream-cred.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Jul 2009 15:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63355/congress-hands-taxpayers-hefty-travel-tab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpending by Congress on taxpayer-funded trips overseas is nearly ten times what it was in 1995 and triple the amount spent in 2001, the Wall Street Journal finds in an analysis of some 60,000 travel records. Last year, hundreds of members of Congress went abroad at a cost of...http://www.newser.com/story/63355/congress-hands-taxpayers-hefty-travel-tab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 7:10:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59208/bloomberg-drops-187m-on-campaign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already spent $18.7 million in his bid for a third term, outpacing his own 2005 campaign by 55%, the New York Daily News reports. The billionaire's three main competitors have spent a combined total of about $2.5 million, with controller William Thompson...http://www.newser.com/story/59208/bloomberg-drops-187m-on-campaign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 11:08:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57269/recession-wary-teens-cut-back-on-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe downturn is causing teens, who usually spend through recessions while parents absorb the pinch, to cut back, Advertising Age reports. Teenagers are spending about 14% less this spring than last, a “dramatic impact” from a demographic that spends an average of $125 billion each year. Unemployment is also cramping...http://www.newser.com/story/57269/recession-wary-teens-cut-back-on-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 9:31:00 CDT