J.C. Penney Scores a Bargain of Its Own
Filed under: Investing Source: Â Wikimedia Commons These days whenever you hear about a credit extension, it's often a positive when a still tight-fisted lending industry is willing to give a hand to a...
View ArticleWhy Have Procter & Gamble and Pfizer Missed the Dow's Run to 17,000?
Filed under: Investing On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrials closed above the 17,000 level for the first time, as a surge in job creation, and an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate, made...
View ArticlePhilip Morris Guides Lower but Wall Street's Not Worried
Filed under: Investing Philip Morris' investors heard yet more bad news last week after the company lowered its full-year 2014 earnings guidance yet again. Philip Morris revealed that its earnings for...
View Article3 Reasons Why This Retail IPO Is a Buy
Filed under: Investing Source: The Michaels Companies The Michaels Companies , the largest arts and crafts specialty retailer in the US, started trading on the Nasdaq last week. It has been a strong...
View ArticleBed Bath & Beyond's First Quarter Fails to Impress Wall Street
Filed under: Investing This week, the specialty home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond reported first-quarter earnings for fiscal 2014 on June 25, 2014. Results failed to impress investors on Wall...
View ArticleCan This Consumer Goods Giant Continue to Grow?
Filed under: Investing Source: Unilever. Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer companies. It recorded revenue of close to $50 billion euros in 2013 and boasts a portfolio of well-known brands...
View ArticleSamsung Has Its "Apple Moment" -- Investors Are Betting It's Doomed to Fail
Filed under: Investing A year ago to the day, Apple investors were in a panic. The stock closed June of last year trading below $400 per share; this after cresting past $700 on the day of the iPhone...
View ArticleKeurig Green Mountain and Starbucks: 2 Companies on the Move
Filed under: Investing Beverage company Keurig Green Mountain as well as restaurant chain Starbucks recently demonstrated that they won't take complacency lying down. Let's check out their latest...
View ArticleHave Investors Fallen in Love With These 3 S&P 500 Stocks?
Filed under: Investing Another day, another all-time high for the S&P 500 , which is continuing its march toward the psychological 2,000 mark regardless of whether our economic data releases are...
View ArticleWhy Exelon Corporation, NextEra Energy, Inc., and Tyson Foods Inc. Are...
Filed under: Investing The stock market closed three hours early today ahead of the Fourth of July holiday tomorrow. That didn't stop investors from sending both the Dow and the S&P 500 Index to...
View ArticleThe No. 1 Tip to Accelerate Your Financial Independence Day
Filed under: Investing We all share the dream of financial independence. By reaching the point at which our assets generate enough to cover our expenses for the remainder of our lives, we gain the...
View ArticleYes, the Dow Hit 17,000 Today. And No, You Shouldn't Care
Filed under: Investing Do you remember? Do you remember where you were when the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 13,259 for the first time in recorded history? If you don't, it's perfectly OK. Don't...
View ArticleWhy PetSmart, Inc. Stock Jumped 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 Article26 Ways to Trim Your Household Costs, Room by Room
Filed under: How to Save Money, Home & Garden, SavingOur homes rank high on the list of potential money sucks. From heating to cleaning to keeping things in order, homeowners spend a lot of...
View ArticlePost-Recession, a Hot Credit Score Is the New Sexy
Filed under: Personal Finance Guryanov Andrey/Shutterstock Revealing your credit score is becoming the new form of pillow talk. A new survey by Experian Consumer Services (EXPGY) found that 61 percent...
View Article3 Financial Struggles I Faced as a First-Generation American
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Financial Education Nick Jene/Alamy This holiday weekend will be my 28th year celebrating our country's success at achieving independence. My family...
View ArticleWeek's Winners and Losers: Twitter Shops, KLM Flops
Filed under: Company News, Netflix, Facebook, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entertainment Industry KLM Twitter account/AP There were plenty of winners and losers this week, including a social media...
View ArticleHow Do I Convince a Credit Bureau That I'm Not Dead?
Filed under: Credit, Credit Score, Credit Repair Getty Images By Gerri Detweiler Although most of us who check our credit reports are doing it to make sure credit bureaus are correctly reporting our...
View Article4 Tech Predictions for the Second Half of 2014
Filed under: Technology, Apple, Rumors Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It's been a news-making first half of 2014 for technology, but now let's take a look at new iPhones, wearable computing, and even...
View ArticleTips for Turning Your Phone Into a Savvy Weight-Loss Tool
Filed under: Saving Getty ImagesSimply installing a few apps can turn your phone into a fat-burning machine. By Amir Khan Your smartphone comes with a ton of features -- but did you know that with a...
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