Market Wrap: Stocks Decline on Fears of Rising Interest Rates
Filed under: Market News, Unemployment Rate, Job Market, Interest Rates Richard Drew/AP By Sinead Carew NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks closed lower Friday and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) declined for a second...
View ArticleSharing Means Declaring: Peer-to-Peer Deals and Your Taxes
Filed under: Taxes, Income Tax, Tax Laws Eric Risberg/AP By Molly McCluskey For the past several years, the sharing economy has gained traction as more and more individuals rent out spare rooms to...
View ArticleYou Lucky Dog: 28 Ways to Save on Pet Supplies
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View ArticleThe 9 Habits of Highly Successful Early Retirees
Filed under: Retirement, Personal Finance, Early Retirement Getty Images By Mikey Rox We all dream of retiring early (at least I do), but for most of us that's all it is -- a dream. It doesn't...
View Article15 Ways to Insure Your Donated Dollars Matter
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View ArticleI Was Bank-Hacked - and the System Sort of Worked
Filed under: Identity Theft, Banking, Debit Cards Shutterstock By Liz Ozaist It was early on Valentine's Day, and my phone was pinging. But the texts awaiting me had nothing to do with proclamations of...
View ArticleLast Week's Biggest Stock Movers: Vivint, Lumber Liquidators
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Restaurants, Scandals and Lawsuits Goodluz/Shutterstock Plenty of stocks go up and down in any given week. The gainers inspire us to...
View ArticleFast Food's Biggest Secret: McDonald's Is Back
Filed under: Company News, McDonald's, Earnings, Restaurants, Investing Nam Y. Huh/AP It's so easy to hate on McDonald's (MCD) these days, but the world's largest burger chain is showing signs of life....
View ArticleU.S. Forecast to Run $500 Billion Deficit Again This Year
Filed under: U.S. Government, Government Spending, Barack Obama, This Built America J. Scott Applewhite/AP By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON -- Slowing health care costs are driving down the price tag...
View ArticleApple Watch to Sell for Up to $17,000 in Rose Gold
Filed under: Apple, Computer Industry, Telecommunications, Mobile Technology, Consumer Electronics Eric Risberg/APApple CEO Tim Cook talks about the new Apple Watch during an event Monday. By Edwin...
View ArticleMarket Wrap: Stocks Rebound on Deals; Apple Up After Event
Filed under: Apple, Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Job Market, Consumer Electronics Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks bounced back Monday, helped by...
View Article9 Tax Questions Every Single Parent Should Ask
Filed under: Taxes, Income Tax, Tax Laws Getty Images By Morgan Quinn As if filing taxes isn't aggravating enough, it can be even more stressful for single and divorced parents. There are tax breaks...
View ArticleIt Takes Just a Few Purchases to Figure Out Who You Are
Filed under: Identity Theft, Technology Rido/Shutterstock "We respect your privacy." "Any information you provide will be held in strict confidence." "All of your information and responses will remain...
View Article7 Items for Your To-Do List in the Year You Retire
Filed under: Retirement, Careers, Personal Finance, Early Retirement, Retirement Living Pressmaster/Shutterstock By David Ning Many workers face a dilemma very close to their planned retirement date....
View Article6 Investing Lessons from Buffett's 50 Years of Success
Filed under: Investing Basics, Value Investing, CEOs, Warren Buffett, This Built America Nati Harnik/AP By Sarah Morgan In a sense, the Oracle of Omaha turned 50 this month. While Warren Buffett...
View ArticleEven After Adding Apple, the Dow Is Failing You
Filed under: Technology, Google, Apple, Market News, Stocks Bebeto Matthews/AP The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) is finally taking a bite out of the Apple (AAPL). Last week's announcement that...
View ArticleRed Light Cameras, Your Wallet and Your Safety
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Government Spending, Car Buying Mel Evans/AP By Robert McGarvey The envelope quietly lands in your mailbox, but when you open it, there will be loud curses. That's because,...
View ArticleNasdaq at 5,000: Compare Today to 2000's Record High
Filed under: Technology, Market News, IPOs, NASDAQ, Historical Stock Prices Julie Jacobson/APThe Nasdaq last set a new high on on March 10, 2000. In the 15 years since, the index has gone up and down,...
View ArticleArbitration Not a Good Deal for Consumers, Watchdog Warns
Filed under: Personal Finance, U.S. Government, Consumer Issues, Consumer Protection, Financial Education Getty Images By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. consumer watchdog said Tuesday that...
View ArticleReport: Specialty Drugs Drive Prescription Spending Jump
Filed under: Health Care, Personal Finance, Drug Companies, Health Insurance, Consumer Issues Matt Rourke/AP Prescription drugs spending jumped 13 percent last year, the biggest annual increase since...
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