Market Wrap: Early Rally Fizzles, U.S. Indexes End Lower
Filed under: Market News, Stocks, World Markets Bebeto Matthews/AP By MATTHEW CRAFT NEW YORK -- Sudden twists in the price of oil and currency trading turned the stock market into a roller-coaster ride...
View ArticleIs This RadioShack's Last Christmas?
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Electronics, Investing Al Behrman/AP It seems as if the company that's been providing batteries and power adapters for decades is starting to run out...
View ArticleLow Gas Prices Could Save You $550 Next Year
Filed under: Energy, Gas Prices, Industry News, Oil & Gas Industry Ross D. Franklin/APAt an Arizona Quick Trip, gas prices were going down on Friday. If you've been to a gas station in the U.S. at...
View ArticleSeaWorld Needs More Than a New CEO
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Investing Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego/AP In a move that was probably long overdue, SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) is...
View ArticleCalorie Count Rules Extend to Some Alcoholic Drinks
Filed under: U.S. Government, Food & Beverage, Restaurants Rob Carr/AP By Mary Clare Jalonick WASHINGTON -- New menu labeling rules from the Food and Drug Administration will require chain...
View ArticleOlive Garden May Be Finally Turning the Corner
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Restaurants, Investing Steve Helber/AP There's dough in breadsticks and green in bottomless salad bowls at Olive Garden again. Parent company Darden Restaurants...
View ArticleAvoid Secret Unit Pricing Tricks -- Savings Experiment
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View ArticleConsumer Prices Mark Biggest Drop Since 2008
Filed under: Economy LM Otero/AP By Lucia Mutikani U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest drop in nearly six years in November as gasoline prices tumbled, but that did not change views the Federal...
View ArticleDave & Buster's Isn't Playing Around This Time
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Restaurants, IPOs, Investing Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal/Zuma Wire/Alamy Live News They say that the worst thing a company can do after its IPO is to...
View ArticleU.S. Consumer Bureau Sues Sprint Over Cramming
Filed under: Consumer Protection, Cell Phones, Consumer Electronics Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON -- A U.S. consumer watchdog agency on Wednesday filed a lawsuit...
View ArticleFed Promises 'Patient' Approach to Interest Rate Hikes
Filed under: U.S. Government Michael Dwyer/APFederal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen, in a recent file photograph. WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is signaling that it's edging closer to raising...
View ArticleMarket Wrap: Pledge from the Fed Sends Stocks Up
Filed under: Market News Ramon Espinosa/APStudents watch a live speech Wednesday by Cuban President Raul Castro about Cuba's restoration of relations with the U.S. By Steve Rothwell NEW YORK -- A...
View Article6 Big Reasons Your Budget Isn't Working
Filed under: Budgeting Alamy Most of us, at one point or another, have blown our budgets. We have a bad month, or we let ourselves run a little wild, and we wind up spending more money than we...
View ArticleWhich Company Has the Most Tentacles in Your Life?
Filed under: Company News, Consumer Goods jupiterimages The megacap companies Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), Amazon (AMZN), Walmart (WMT) and General Electric (GE) are...
View ArticleDo You Spend More Time Researching Your Phone or 401(k)?
Filed under: Retirement, Personal Finance, Retirement Plans, 401K Getty Images People tend to spend about the same amount of time researching which smartphone they'll buy as they do in deciding how to...
View Article10 Retirement Resolutions for 2015
Filed under: Retirement, Personal Finance, Retirement Plans, 401K, Social Security AlamyTake the time now to plan how you will bolster your nest egg in 2015. By Emily Brandon The new year offers an...
View Article3 Reasons Your Investments Didn't Do So Great in 2014
Filed under: Investing Alamy By Matthew Amster-Burton It's been a great year for investors -- or so you'd think. Over the 12 months ending Dec. 12, the S&P 500 (^GPSC), including dividends, is up...
View ArticleTweet Jam: Successful Seniors' Surprising Secrets
Filed under: Retirement wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock How do you determine how much you need to save for retirement? Is $1 million enough? And how do you save for retirement without drastically changing...
View ArticleDunkin' Croissant Donuts Selling Like Hot Cakes
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View ArticleFord Adds 447,000 Cars Nationwide to Air Bag Recall
Filed under: Company News, Automotive Industry, Ford, Consumer Protection, Auto Recalls Ric Francis/AP By TOM KRISHER DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. (F) has agreed to government demands to expand a driver's...
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