Ford's Chief Operating Officer Talks About the 2015 F-150
Filed under: Investing Ford unveiled the all-new 2015 F-150 at a special event in Detroit last month. The Motley Fool was on the scene and got all the details. Photo credit: Ford Motor Co. When an...
View ArticleCan Pharmacyclics, Inc.'s Imbruvica Stay Ahead of Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s...
Filed under: Investing Things are looking pretty good lately for Pharmacyclics . Its Imbruvica partnership, with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen, is racking up approvals. Analysts are...
View ArticleAstraZeneca PLC's Renovation Plan Fully Underway
Filed under: Investing Once a floundering big pharma with looming patent cliffs and a pitiful pipeline, CEO Pascal Soriot has remade AstraZeneca in a relatively short period of time. Patent cliffs are...
View ArticleWhy Workday, Inc. Shares Popped Today
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleThe 3 Most Common Credit Report Errors
Filed under: Identity Theft, Credit, Credit Reports, Credit History, Credit Score Alamy By Bethy Hardeman Everyone makes mistakes and credit bureaus are no exception. In fact, a Federal Trade...
View ArticleBitcoin's Mt. Gox Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Filed under: Bankruptcy, Currency, Internet, Scandals and Lawsuits, Investing Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO -- The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy...
View ArticleMilk? Check. Bread? Check. Tablet Computer? Check!
Filed under: Company News, Retail, Computer Industry, Consumer Goods, Mobile Technology Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesU.K. retailer Tesco began selling its own brand of tablet computers last...
View ArticleTarget's Data Breach Should Be a Wakeup Call for Your Finances
Filed under: Personal Finance, Target, Consumer Protection, Internet Fraud, Investing Shutterstock/Northfoto Target's (TGT) major customer data breach will likely turn out to be an expensive problem....
View ArticleConsumers Should Get Free Credit Scores, Watchdog Says
Filed under: Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Consumer Protection, Credit Score Alex Wong/Getty ImagesConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray. WASHINGTON -- The top U.S....
View ArticleMoney Minute: Watchdog Pushes for Free Credit Scores; Adios, Quiznos?
Filed under: Energy, Market News, Automotive Industry, Credit Score The sandwich chain Quiznos is running out of dough. Quiznos reportedly is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection, partly because...
View ArticleU.S. Economy Lost Momentum in Fourth Quarter
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, Federal Reserve, Investing J. Scott Applewhite/APFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. The central bank...
View ArticleHarsh Winter Weather Fails to Numb Consumer Optimism
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, Inflation, Economy, Investing Scott Olson/Getty Images By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK -- U.S. consumer sentiment rose marginally in February even as concerns about...
View ArticleIs Your Financial Future Under Control? 2 Out of 3 of Us Answer 'No'
Filed under: Saving Shutterstock/Africa Studio "Only about one-third of Americans are living within their means and think they are prepared for the long-term financial future. One-third are living...
View ArticleContracts to Buy Homes Barely Budge in January
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Economy Gregory Bull/AP By JOSH BOAK The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes was essentially flat in January, a...
View ArticleDon't Mourn the Loss of Bereavement Airfares
Filed under: Travel, Internet, Consumer Issues, Airfare Scott Olson/Getty ImagesTravelers at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. By Justin Bachman American Airlines (AAL) has ended its bereavement...
View ArticleWeek's Winners and Losers: Netflix Makes a Deal, McDonald's Gets Winged
Filed under: Company News, Netflix, Sony, McDonald's, Walt Disney, Wall Street Watch David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Companies can make brilliant moves, but there are also times when...
View ArticleWhat Americans Really Do with Tax Refunds
Filed under: Taxes, Personal Finance, Income Tax, IRS, Tax Refunds Derek Hatfield/Shutterstock By Allison Linn When it comes to tax refunds, many Americans say they plan to do something virtuous with...
View ArticleMattel Takes Aim at Lego, Buys Mega Bloks Maker for $460 Million
Filed under: Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Toys, Investing By Matt Townsend and Katia Dmitrieva Mattel (MAT), the world's largest toymaker, agreed to buy Mega Brands (MB) for $460 million,...
View ArticleWinter-Weary Americans Plead: 'Get Me Out of Here!'
Filed under: Travel, Debt, Transportation, Travel Industry, Vacation Planning M. Spencer GreenBundled up pedestrians walk past an advertisement for South America and Central America in the window of a...
View ArticleAfter Market: Stocks End Month Higher Despite Skittishness over Ukraine
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Stock Markets Concerns about the political uncertainty in Ukraine caused some volatility in the markets Friday afternoon, with the major indexes making several...
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