Facebook and Google Are in Trouble - and You're to Blame
Filed under: Advertising & Marketing, Internet, Investing AOL Maybe you were one of those people who bought Facebook (FB) stock right after the initial public offering. You watched stock of the...
View ArticleMystery Stock CYNK Plunges as Expected After Trading Reopens
Filed under: Alternative Investment, Investment Fraud, Stocks, Investing Alamy By Everett Rosenfeld CYNK Technology (CYNK), the mysterious over-the-counter stock that at one point broke a $6 billion...
View ArticleMarket Close: Weak Reports from Visa, Amazon Hurt Stocks
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Investing B. O'Kane/Alamy Investors got some bad news about the American shopper on Friday, driving down stocks and sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a...
View Article6 Reasons You Hate Your Cable Provider - and 6 Ways to Get Even
Filed under: Telecommunications, Music & EntertainmentBy Kathryn Moody There's a very good chance that you and your cable company aren't on good terms. According to a recent survey by cg42, a...
View Article5 Obstacles to Early Retirement
Filed under: Saving Getty ImagesEarly retirement typically requires that you start saving at a young age. By Joe Udo Early retirement is a dream for many employees toiling away at dissatisfactory jobs....
View ArticleUS Second-Quarter GDP Watch in the Week Ahead
Filed under: EconomyWhile all eyes will be on the upcoming July unemployment and payrolls on Friday, August 1, the other big economic report during the week will of course be second-quarter Gross...
View ArticleBest of DailyFinance: The Week in Review (July 21-27, 2014)
Filed under: Personal Finance Charles Dharapak/AP Here's our round-up of this week's most-shared stories. From Social Security's $300 million flop to shark sightings off Cape Cod to our contributor...
View Article7 Dangerous Recalled Products You May Have in Your Home
Filed under: Recalls, Consumer Issues, Consumer Protection, Products, SavingDanger could be lurking in your life, and it could be a lot closer than you might realize. Hundreds of products are recalled...
View Article3 Totally Common Financial Tips You Should Probably Ignore
Filed under: Banking, Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Checking Accounts, Financial Education Shutterstock Whether you get your financial tips by asking friends and family or checking out library books,...
View Article22 Tips to Transform Your Financial Life After a Divorce
Filed under: Personal Finance, Divorce, Marriage, Planning, Financial EducationAs a divorce financial adviser, I'm often brought in to work with clients who are still going through a split, but I'm...
View ArticleWall Street This Week: Earnings Abound, from Herbalife to P&G
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Rumors, Internet, Scandals and Lawsuits Steve Helber/AP From the company that made tweeting a global phenomenon reporting quarterly results to a controversial...
View ArticleImproved U.S. Sales Give Nissan Q1 Profit a Boost
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Automotive Industry, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Yoko Kubota YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Motor's operating profit rose a...
View ArticleDollar Tree Gobbles Up Family Dollar for $8.5 Billion
Filed under: Retail, Shopping, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Goods, This Built America#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-305703{display:none;} .cke_show_borders...
View ArticleTyson to Sell Mexico, Brazil Poultry Operations
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Tyson Foods plans to sell its poultry...
View ArticleGood News, Summer Travelers: Gas Prices Are Way Down
Filed under: Saving Bruce Schreiner/AP By Jonathan Spicer The average price of a gallon of gasoline fell by 9 cents in the past two weeks, a sharp drop due to wholesale price cuts at refiners,...
View ArticleIn Buying Trulia, Zillow Seeks to Build Real Estate Titan
Filed under: Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Housing Market, Internet, Home Buying Tim Boyle/Bloomberg via Getty Images By MAE ANDERSON NEW YORK -- Zillow and Trulia, two companies that...
View ArticleHow to Optimize Your Income, in 6 Simple Steps
Filed under: Careers, Personal Finance, Financial Education Shutterstock When it comes to your income, you probably know that your ability to earn a paycheck is your most valuable asset. Although we...
View ArticlePending Home Sales Drop Unexpectedly in June
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Economic Indicators, Housing Market, Home Buying Gregory Bull/AP By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON -- Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in June, as the real...
View ArticleWhy Kmart Still Sucks, Losing Stores, Staff, Customers
Filed under: Retail, Shopping, Wal-Mart, This Built America Michael Kovac/Kmart/Getty ImagesAdam Levine has a new fashion line at Kmart. In "Rain Man," autistic savant Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman)...
View ArticleYour Favorites Places and Ways to Shop Revealed
Filed under: Shopping, Shopping Trends Shutterstock You may think Amazon.com (AMZN) and its online rivals have conquered the world of shopping, but a new survey shows that most consumers still prefer...
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