Caution: You Earn Less Than You Think
Filed under: Cost of Living, Financial Education Getty Images Quick quiz: How much do you make per hour? If you're an hourly employee, that was easy to answer. If you're salaried, you had to do a...
View ArticleYour Money Mind: Are You Prince Charming or Cinderella?
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Financial Education Aijaz Rahi/AP While many people think of financial planning as a dull but necessary activity, Kathleen Grace, managing director of...
View ArticleWall Street's Week Ahead: Growth at Comcast, Starbucks
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Wall Street Watch Susan Walsh/APComcast's Washington hearing on its expansion. You can never know in advance all the news...
View ArticleTop 25 Bargains at Dollar Stores
Filed under: Retail, Shopping, How to Save Money, Deals, Stores Cassandra Hubbart/AOL Dollar stores have become the go-to destination for everyday bargains, for good reason. By offering savings up to...
View ArticleCost Pressures Aside, Businesses Upbeat About Economy
Filed under: Small Business, Economic Indicators, GDP, Manufacturing, Investing Paul Sancya/APBusinesses reported higher material costs in the first quarter. NEW YORK -- Rising costs for materials and...
View ArticleKraft Recalls 96,000 Pounds of Oscar Mayer Wieners
Filed under: Recalls, Food & Beverage, Consumer Issues, Consumer Protection, Investing Mark Lennihan/AP NEW YORK -- Kraft Foods is recalling 96,000 pounds of its Oscar Mayer wieners because they...
View Article13 Ways to Get Deals on Hotel Rooms
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Travel, How to Save Money Getty Images By Teresa Mears Everyone wants to hear that one or two apps or websites will always find the best deal on hotel rooms. Sorry. It's...
View ArticleNew York Attorney General to Subpoena Airbnb on Sublets
Filed under: Internet, Travel Industry, Scandals and Lawsuits, Home Rental, Investing Janine Wiedel Photolibrary/Alamy By Supriya Kurane New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is set to subpoena...
View ArticleHasbro Earnings Buoyed by Sales of Girls' Toys
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Consumer Goods, Toys Steven Senne/AP PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Hasbro returned to profitability in its first quarter, driven by sales of girls' toys such as My Little Pony...
View ArticleMoney Minute: Pfizer Seeks Merger with Reluctant AstraZeneca
Filed under: Technology, Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Drug Companies, Scandals and Lawsuits A huge merger may be brewing in the drug industry. Pfizer (PFE) reportedly has approached British...
View ArticleAmericans Already Forgetting Big Lesson from Meltdown
Filed under: Real Estate, Housing Market, Investing Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images By JOE WEISENTHAL Gallup recently released the latest edition of an annual survey asking Americans what they...
View ArticleBiggest Tax Cheaters of the Past Decade
Filed under: Identity Theft, Investment Fraud, Scandals and Lawsuits, Ripoffs & Scams, Financial EducationWith 30 percent of an average American's income going toward federal and state taxes, it's...
View ArticleHow Grocery Delivery Can Save You Time and Money
Filed under: Shopping, Food & Beverage, Budgeting, How to Save Money, Stores Mario Tama/Getty Images When my husband and I lived in New York City, we became spoiled. Every two weeks, a truck would...
View ArticleUpheaval in How Money Flows Leaves Hospitals Scrambling
Filed under: Health Care, U.S. Government, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Consumer Issues Alamy By Dr. Michael F. Roizen I frequently write about how you can stay young in face of events you can't...
View ArticleLook Who's Pocketing the Profit from TARP
Filed under: Market News, Economic Recovery, U.S. Government, Treasury, Banks, Financial Services Richard Drew/AP As recent initial public offerings go, it wasn't one for the ages. Ally Financial...
View ArticleDo Firms That Create Cool Things Make for Hot Stocks?
Filed under: Stock Picks, Retail, Consumer Goods, Internet, Investing G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty ImagesThe Maryland Terrapins wear Under Armour shoes against the Clemson Tigers during the annual...
View ArticleIs Nike's FuelBand Running on Empty?
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Apple, Rumors, Sports Bebeto Matthews/AP The tank is starting run dry for Nike's (NKE) FuelBand. CNET is reporting that the athletic footwear and apparel giant is...
View ArticleAfter Market: Modest Gains Stretch S&P 500 Winning Streak
Filed under: Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Automotive Industry, Drug Companies, Mining & Drilling The S&P 500 is now riding its longest winning streak in six months. Stocks posted...
View ArticleKimberly-Clark's First-Quarter Earnings Have Sent Its Shares Lower, Should...
Filed under: Investing Kimberly Clark , the global personal-products titan behind brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Pull-Ups, Cottonelle, and Kotex, has just reported its first-quarter results to kick off...
View ArticleFacebook and Apple Are Knocking Down PayPal's Doors
Filed under: Investing By the numbers, eBay's PayPal may be entering a battle that it cannot win. Until now, PayPal has been the payment processing king, with no real competition, thus making its 143...
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