10 Questions to Help You Get the Best Mortgage Rates
Filed under: Investing Getting a mortgage rate and price quote used to be a pretty easy process. If you called around and provided a loan amount, sales price, or estimated value of the house you were...
View ArticleWhat's the Buzz on Starbucks' New Fizzio?
Filed under: Investing Starbucks is creating a buzz with its new handcrafted soda product, Fizzio. People like to get their coffee in the morning, but Starbucks is hoping they'll head back to the store...
View ArticleWhat Would It Mean for Manufacturers if Congress Were to Kill the...
Filed under: Investing A political shake-up in Congress has potentially put a little-known federal agency on the chopping block, much to the dismay of major American manufacturers, particularly Boeing...
View ArticleThe Strategy Behind the 2015 Dodge Hellcat's 707-Horsepower Madness
Filed under: Investing The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: 707 horsepower and a quarter-mile time under 11 seconds. Price? Still to come, as Dodge's bit-by-big marketing campaign continues. Source:...
View ArticleUnderstanding Seadrill Partners' Confusing Structure
Filed under: Investing Seadrill Partners , a publicly traded LLC set up by Seadrill , has a very complicated business and ownership structure that may confuse many investors or may even lead some to...
View ArticleWhy Retirement Is Overrated
Filed under: Investing "How much money do I need to retire?" "How much should I be saving per year toward my retirement?" "Should I save for my kids' education first, or my retirement?" If you're on a...
View ArticleWhat Is Tesla Motors Inc.'s Role in the World of Self-Driving Cars?
Filed under: Investing I recently took the opportunity to delve back into the self-driving car discussion, as it is one that I find extremely interesting and enjoy covering. As it turns out -- and...
View ArticleIntel Corporation to Detail Its 14-Nanometer Process Technology in September
Filed under: Investing At the upcoming Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel is likely to make a number of interesting announcements around its future chips and accompanying platforms. However,...
View ArticleLess Demand for OPEC Oil as Other Sources Increase Supply
Filed under: Investing This article was written by Oilprice.com -- the leading provider of energy news in the world. Also c heck out this recent article: OPEC Meets As World Oil Demand Rises,...
View Article$11,000 for Every Household: Could Guaranteed Income Work for America?
Filed under: Investing Between 1974 and 1979, the Canadian government tested a program called Mincome in Dauphin, Manitoba, a town of fewer than 10,000 residents. Under Mincome, a family with no...
View ArticleEstate Planning for Newlyweds
Filed under: Investing The first thing you want to do as a newlywed probably has nothing to do with estate planning, but it's critical to tackle it early. Taking the time to sit down with your spouse...
View ArticleWhy Ford's F-150 Is Falling Behind Chrysler and GM
Filed under: Investing It'll be an uphill battle for Ford's F-150 for the rest of the year, as the company reworks its factories to make an all-new model. Source: Ford Motor Co. Ford's F-Series line,...
View ArticleIs Google Putting the Hurt on Yelp?
Filed under: Investing When it comes to reviewing local businesses, Yelp is still king. Google , one of its closest competitors, isn't even closing the gap. A recent independent study showed that the...
View ArticleHow Much Will Apple Inc.'s Taiwan Semiconductor Shift Hurt Samsung?
Filed under: Investing We all know breaking up is hard to do, but in the case of tech titans Apple and Samsung , their painful, multiyear split appears to be entering its final stages. Years ago when...
View ArticleDow Investors Shouldn't Ignore These 3 Economic Reports This Week
Filed under: Investing Earnings season begins in earnest for the Dow Jones Industrials this week, with half a dozen of its components prepared to report their results. But even as the earnings...
View ArticleeBay Stock: A Buy Before Earnings?
Filed under: Investing The year 2014 hasn't been easy on either of e-commerce's preeminent names, eBay or Amazon.com . EBAY data by YCharts. Amazon.com reports later this month, but not before eBay...
View ArticleHow the Community Helped General Electric Company Solve an Age-Old Problem
Filed under: Investing Source: GE Aviation. Pictured above is a model of a traditionally metal casted jet engine bracket, 3-D printed by General Electric's aviation division. The design doesn't take...
View ArticleIBM Stock: Can Big Blue Beat Earnings This Week?
Filed under: Investing As it attempts to quell concerns over its seemingly stagnating revenue base, shares of IT "elephant" IBM have hung around breakeven so far in 2014, even as shares of other...
View ArticleWhy Apple Wants Tesla's Gigafactory to Succeed
Filed under: Investing Source: Tesla Motors, Inc . Apple isn't in competition with Tesla Motors, , but Tesla could be Samsung's new worst enemy if its proposed Gigafactory goes as planned. It's a...
View ArticleIs GM's Cadillac Revival Going Off the Rails?
Filed under: Investing The new Cadillac ELR, a plug-in hybrid coupe based on the Chevy Volt, has been a sales dud -- and sales of more mainstream Cadillacs have stalled. Is Cadillac's revival stalling?...
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