A roundup of consumer-focused articles from around the web.
- BBB's top tips for holiday shopping time
Black Friday: The day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, retailers promote their best holiday deals to entice shoppers into crowded aisles for "must have" goods. Surviving Black Friday isn't easy, so BBB is offering advice.
- Kirkland broker admits to stock scam
A Kirkland stock broker accused of defrauding 10 clients out of as much as $7 million has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Charged in federal court earlier this year, Richard A. Finger Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a plea deal that could see him sentenced to more than six years in prison. - Beware of scammers posing as Delta Airlines, local utility crew
Delta Airlines says it has been flooded with calls about mass email confirmations for round-trip flights between New York and San Francisco. The emails are so realistic, some of the included links are reportedly legit. But others are malicious.