Market Wrap: Dow, S&P Hit New Highs; Homebuilders Gain
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Economic Indicators, Materials & Construction Bill Bachmann/Alamy By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK -- For stocks on Monday, the path of least resistance was up. The...
View ArticlePaving the Way for Job-Seeking Veterans
Filed under: Careers, Labor, Economic Recovery, Job Search, This Built America U.S. Pavement Services via Facebook It's not easy to be a veteran in the United States. Sure, we might honor our veterans...
View ArticleWe Paid $4,585 Too Much to Sell Our House. Here's Why
Filed under: Real Estate, Personal Finance, Housing Market, Financial Education OJO Images RF/Getty Images My wife and I recently sold a home and bought another. It was certainly stressful. Our old...
View ArticleCan You Afford Your Ideal Retirement Lifestyle?
Filed under: Retirement, Real Estate, Retirement Living Getty ImagesWhether retirees want to spend their golden years on the green or relaxing on a sandy beach, preparing for the costs now can mean...
View Article3-Pronged Plan Is Your Best Defense from Credit Card Fraud
Filed under: Identity Theft, Consumer Ally, Credit Cards, Consumer Protection Shutterstock If you use the headlines as a guide, credit and debit card fraud has never been scarier. We have seen massive...
View ArticleThe Point When I Realized I'd Rather Go Dutch Treat on Dates
Filed under: Life Stage Lessons Andresr/Shutterstock Every one of us has had "aha! moments." Epiphanies. Days when we reach a crossroads and realize that we have to make some changes. For the next two...
View ArticleFord's Aluminum F-150 Pickup Nearly Ready for Prime Time
Filed under: Automotive Industry, Ford, Manufacturing, This Built America Carlos Osorio/APAn employee works on the new Ford F-150 truck at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. By DEE-ANN DURBIN...
View ArticleMicrosoft Drops Nokia Name with Newest Lumia Smartphone
Filed under: Company News, Microsoft, Advertising & Marketing, Mobile Technology, Cell Phones Microsoft via APMicrosoft's Lumia 535 smartphone By Rama Venkat Raman Microsoft (MSFT) said it would...
View ArticleSmall-Business Owners Having Harder Time Filling Jobs
Filed under: Small Business, Economic Indicators, Entrepreneurs, This Built America Juice Images/Alamy By Jason Lange WASHINGTON -- U.S. small-business optimism rose in October as more owners said they...
View ArticleShipping Wars: Retailers to Push Order Deadlines Later
Filed under: Retail, Holiday Shopping, Internet, Transportation & Logistics Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Krystina Gustafson | @KrystinaGustafs The 2013 holiday shopping season was largely...
View ArticleBest Holiday Shopping Days (Hint: Black Friday Often Isn't)
Filed under: Holiday Shopping Damian Dovarganes/AP Black Friday, the traditional day-after-Thanksgiving celebration of parking lot melees and shopping as a contact sport, has been popular because of...
View ArticleLawsuit: Is Egg-Free 'Just Mayo' Really Mayonnaise?
Filed under: Company News, Small Business, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Scandals and Lawsuits Eric Risberg/APHampton Creek Foods CEO Josh Tetrick holds a species of yellow pea used to make Just...
View ArticleVeterans' Employment Improves, but Still Has a Fair Way to Go
Filed under: Careers, Economic Recovery, Job Market, Job Search Mie Ahmt On Veterans Day 2014, the good economic news for veterans is that employment rate for vets is up, and the underemployment rate...
View ArticleHow to Save on Dental Insurance -- Savings Experiment
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View ArticleSecret Credit Card Benefits Ease Your Holiday Shopping
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View ArticleIntel, Microsoft Lift 'Dogs of the Dow' Toward a Winning 2014
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Computer Industry, Dividend Stocks, Investing Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty ImagesRenee J. James is president of Intel. With interest rates still near record lows, and...
View ArticleMercedes Recalls 10,500 C-Class Cars for Steering Defect
Filed under: Company News, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, Consumer Protection, Auto Recalls Nam Y. Huh/APA 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan on display at the Chicago Auto Show last February. By...
View ArticleColonial Mills: Weaving the Future of U.S.A.-Made Textiles
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View ArticleBigger Butts Become Big Business: Companies Cash in on Booty Trend
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View ArticleMarket Wrap: Small Gains, Happy Homebuilders, New Records
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Economic Indicators, Housing Market, Materials & Construction Gallo Images/Alamy By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK -- The stock market eked out another all-time high on...
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