Market Wrap: Oil Jumps, Indexes Hit New Records on GOP Win
Filed under: Energy, Earnings, Market News, U.S. Government, Investing AP/Charles Rex Arbogast By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK -- Stocks returned to record levels on Wednesday as a rebound in oil prices...
View Article6 Ways Student Loan Servicers Are Trying to Trick You
Filed under: Student Loans, Personal Finance, College, Education, Financial Education wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock More than 40 million Americans who have student loan balances outstanding have to deal...
View ArticleChipotle Isn't the Only Burrito Roller Growing Quickly
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Restaurants, Investing ZagatBuzz/Flickr Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the undisputed champ of the restaurant industry, but another Mexican chain is posting...
View ArticleWhen a Spender Wed a Saver, a Budget Cemented Their Future
Filed under: Life Stage Lessons Fotosearch RF/Getty Images When my husband popped the question and I said yes, we saw it as nothing more than a deep commitment to each other. It was the most meaningful...
View Article5 Simple Steps to DIY Investing Success
Filed under: Investing Basics, Financial Advisors, Investing Corbis Not everyone needs a financial manager. You might find it strange to hear a financial adviser say this, but based on my experience,...
View ArticleAmazon Gives Taxi Deliveries a Try in California Cities
Filed under: Company News, Amazon.com, Retail, Shopping, Internet David Adamson/Alamy SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com (AMZN) is testing deliveries via taxis in San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to...
View ArticleGOP in Charge, Eager to Move on Keystone XL, Taxes
Filed under: Energy, U.S. Government, Oil & Gas Industry, Tax Laws, Investing Evan Vucci/APPresident Barack Obama spoke to reporters Wednesday, a day after sweeping Republican election gains. Obama...
View ArticleInvestors Find Better Balance in Their 401(k)s
Filed under: Personal Finance, Stocks, Retirement Plans, 401K, Financial Education Alamy By STAN CHOE NEW YORK -- Fewer investors are going all-in with their retirement savings. Less than 10 percent of...
View ArticleWeekly Jobless Claims Drop, 4-Week Average Lowest Since 2000
Filed under: Labor, Economic Indicators, Unemployment, Job Search, Investing Wilfredo Lee/AP By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell...
View ArticleECB and UK Maintain Low Rates, No More Word on Quantitative Easing (Yet)
Filed under: EconomyWith deflation in the air in Europe, some form of additional easing measures might have been hoped for. That hope has faded, and the reality is that European Central Bank (ECB)...
View ArticleFannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Send Billions More to Treasury
Filed under: Mortgages, Financial Reform, U.S. Government, Treasury, This Built America Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Lindsay Dunsmuir Government-controlled mortgage finance firms Fannie...
View ArticleJay Z Buys Company That Sells $200,000 Bottles of Champagne
Filed under: Mergers & Acquisitions, Food & Beverage, Celebrities, This Built America Paul A. Hebert/Invision/APShawn Jay Z Carter By JAMES COOK American rapper Jay Z has purchased the...
View ArticleMortgage Rates Rise for Second Straight Week
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest Rates Richard Vogel/AP WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan...
View ArticleSodaStream Switches Focus From Soda to Sparkling Water
Filed under: Company News, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Investing sodastream.com SodaStream (SODA) is slumping as a platform for making flavored carbonated beverages, so the Israeli company is...
View Article4 Tips to Survive the Holiday Shopping Season -- Savings Experiment
Filed under: Holiday Shopping, Savings Experiment #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-473120{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-473120, #postcontentcontainer...
View ArticleTesla Quarterly Earnings: By the Numbers
Filed under: Earnings allOver images/Alamy Electric-car maker Tesla (TSLA) reported a loss of $74.6 million for the third quarter, double its loss of $38.5 million for the same time a year ago. Tesla...
View ArticleUnscrupulous Debt Collectors Are Seniors' Top Financial Peeve
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Debt Collection, Financial Education Image Source/Getty Images When it comes to financial shenanigans, the top targets of senior citizens' complaints in this country are...
View ArticlePostal Service to Add Sunday Delivery During Holiday Rush
Filed under: Company News, Holiday Shopping, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer Issues David Goldman/AP WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service will deliver packages on Sundays in major cities and...
View ArticleNewest Target for Data Thieves: Your Hilton HHonors Points
Filed under: Identity Theft, Consumer Ally, Consumer Protection, Internet Fraud, Financial Education Reed Saxon/AP The Hilton HHonors program was attacked by hackers who drained some accounts of their...
View ArticleSome Americans Would Rather Die Than Be Poor in Retirement
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