Could the Affordable Care Act Improve the U.S.' Failing Health-Care Grade?
Filed under: Investing When it comes to the health care system in the United States, we might be closer to the end of unaffordable services and the barriers to access they create. But we're not out...
View ArticleMortgage Settlement Hits Citigroup 2Q Earnings
Filed under: Citigroup, Earnings, Banks, Scandals and Lawsuits Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images By STEVE ROTHWELL Citigroup (C) said Monday that its net income dropped in the second quarter...
View ArticleThis Industry Expert Says Utility Mergers Will Keep Coming
Filed under: Investing Wisconsin Energy is buying Integrys Energy Group for $9.1 billion. The deal is big, but it's really just par for the course in an industry that's seen over 100 mergers and...
View ArticleStock Market Today: Why Citigroup and Alcoa Are on the Move
Filed under: Investing The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 77 points in premarket trading, suggesting a strong start to the stock market this week. World indexes rose across the board...
View ArticleWhy Chevron Is More Successful Than ExxonMobil
Filed under: Investing Choosing between ExxonMobil and Chevron can be a tough task for investors. On one hand, as one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world, Exxon is unlikely to...
View ArticleWhy You're Paying Less at the Pump This Summer
Filed under: Personal Finance, Travel, Gas Prices, Oil & Gas Industry, Saving AP By Ransdell Pierson The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline fell 4 cents during the past three weeks in...
View ArticleAlamos Gold: Any Chance of Further Upside?
Filed under: Investing Shares of Alamos Gold rebounded from lows seen in early June, but they remain at depressed levels. Falling production mixed with difficulties in obtaining permits for key...
View Article3 States With Disturbingly High Foreclosure Inventories
Filed under: Investing Flickr / Jeff Turner. A few days ago, real estate analytics firm Corelogic announced the status of the foreclosure crisis and the news wasn't very good. A total of 47,000...
View ArticleIntel Corporation Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know
Filed under: Investing Intel is the world's largest semiconductor company by revenue. The company dominates the market for chips found in notebook and desktop computers, as well as the market for...
View ArticleIs It Finally Time to Buy ConAgra?
Filed under: Investing ConAgra Foods shareholders have had a hard time stomaching its earnings and outlook statements in the last couple of years. The company has disappointed across all of its...
View ArticleWhy Tripadvisor Inc Shares Could See Turbulence
Filed under: Investing While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking analyst upgrades and...
View ArticleA Look at the New Alcoa Inc
Filed under: Investing Alcoa  recently reported earnings of $0.18 versus analyst expectations of $0.12 on revenue of $5.8 billion in its second quarter conference call on Tuesday. Needless to say,...
View ArticleRetail Sales to Be Closely Watched This Week
Filed under: RetailConsumer spending is said to make up close to 70% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), so that means that retail sales are of a paramount importance. This Tuesday we will get to see...
View Article5 Money Worries Every Boomer Woman Understands
Filed under: Retirement Plans, Planning kieferpix/Getty Images As a financial adviser, I hear firsthand what boomer women worry about. Of course, all women are not alike: We have unique lifestyles,...
View ArticleFor College Students, Credit Cards Can Be a Prereq for Life
Filed under: Credit Cards, College, Credit History, Credit Score, Financial Education Getty Images By Erin Lowry Incoming college freshmen receive dozens of warnings: Mom and dad caution them to not...
View ArticleBudget-Friendly Bug Repellant -- Savings Experiment
Filed under: Savings Experiment, Did You Know#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-753971{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-753971, #postcontentcontainer...
View ArticleVW Plans U.S.-Built SUV in Bid to Reverse Slumping Sales
Filed under: Company News, Labor, Germany, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing Carlos Osorio/APVolkswagen executive Ulrich Hackenberg introducing the Volkswagen CrossBlue SUV at the Detroit auto show in...
View ArticleRent-a-Center and GameStop's Bad Call: Copying RadioShack
Filed under: Earnings, Retail, Telecommunications, Upgrades and Downgrades, Investing Tim Boyle/Getty Images Rent-a-Center (RCII) is developing a new product line to get it out of its slump. "We are...
View ArticleIt May Not Be Lights Out for Crumbs Bake Shop After All
Filed under: Bankruptcy, Retail, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, This Built America Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images NEW YORK -- An investor group that includes investor and reality TV star...
View Article5 Surprising Hidden Catches of Using Business Credit Cards
Filed under: Credit CardsBy Jason Steele It is not unusual to see a credit card offered in versions for both consumers and business users. In addition, many business credit cards offer competitive...
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