Will Americans Really Win From a Falling Euro?
Filed under: Currency, Exchange Rates, Global Economy, European Union, Economy Shutterstock The U.S. has a stronger economy than just about any other country in the world right now, and as a result,...
View ArticleWhy You Can't Afford to Buy a Home Where You Want to Live
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Personal Finance, Housing Market, Home Buying Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesTourists stop to look at the famed "painted ladies" Victorian houses in San Francisco, the...
View ArticleEl Pollo Loco's Crazy Freshman Year as a Public Company
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Restaurants, IPOs John Crowe/Alamy One of the more volatile initial public offerings over the past year just keeps on clucking. Shares of El Pollo Loco (LOCO) moved...
View ArticleMarket Wrap: Cheaper Oil, Stronger Dollar Hurt Wall Street
Filed under: Market News Gerald Herbert/AP By Ken Sweet The stock market was hit hard Friday, capping a third week of declines, as investors reacted to a steep drop in oil prices and a jump in the...
View ArticleStadium Names: The Costly, the Abandoned and the Weird
Filed under: Company News, Sports, College, Sports & Recreation Tim Dahl/Alamy MoneyTips To those of us of a certain age, naming rights just don't matter. The football stadium in Denver will always...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Estate Planning a Tax-Free Proposition
Filed under: Taxes, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Income Tax Blend Images/Alamy By Jason Notte While considering your estate planning for future generations, forget this year's tax levy and think of the...
View ArticleFun for Less: 19 Strategies for Saving on Entertainment
Filed under: Fantastic Freebies, How to Save Money, Music & Entertainment, Saving By Marilyn Lewis When you're on a budget, whittling spending on non-essentials matters. But so does the quality of...
View ArticleYour Next Big Mac Order May Be on Your Smartphone
Filed under: Company News, Technology, McDonald's, Restaurants, Mobile Technology www.mcdonalds.com McDonald's (MCD) is ready to take a big bite out of small screens. The world's largest burger chain...
View ArticleDon't Want NSA to Spy on Your Email? 5 Things You Can Do
Filed under: Identity Theft, U.S. Government, Computer Industry, Consumer Protection, Internet Fraud Patrick Semansky/AP By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO -- More than half of Americans are worried...
View ArticleAnticipated Huge Deals on Tablets Help You, Hurt Makers
Filed under: Company News, Apple, Earnings, Computer Industry, Mobile Technology Stephan Savoia/AP "Apple's holiday quarter was one for the record books. Despite strong competition from its rivals,...
View ArticleWhy the Fed Is Losing 'Patience' in Raising Interest Rates
Filed under: Inflation, Unemployment Rate, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Economy Susan Walsh/APFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON -- For the Federal Reserve, patience...
View ArticleMarket Wrap: Stocks Rise as Dollar Drops, Fed Worries Ease
Filed under: Currency, Market News, Federal Reserve, Oil & Gas Industry, Interest Rates Richard Drew/AP By Caroline Valetkevitch U.S. stocks rallied Monday as the U.S. dollar eased back from its...
View ArticleAudit Red Flags: How to Avoid an IRS Examination
Filed under: Taxes, U.S. Government, Audits, Income Tax Getty Images What two words cause the most panic to Americans? There are probably a hundred funny responses running through your mind right now,...
View ArticleEtsy's Going Public: Here's What You Should Know
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Retail, Consumer Goods, IPOs vanberto/Flickr Etsy, the online marketplace where craft mavens offer everything from bohemian wedding dresses to coffee tables built...
View Article5 Ways to Join the 1,826 People in the Billionaires' Club
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View ArticleDon't Go Broke From Those Medical Bills - Negotiate
Filed under: Health Care, Debt Joe Belanger/Shutterstock By Nicholas Pell Medical bills are the No. 1 cause for personal bankruptcy in the United States. Even with Obamacare, some people just can't pay...
View ArticleAutopay, Sadly, Can't Be Just 'Set It and Forget It'
Filed under: Banking, Family Money, Personal Finance, Public Utilities, Consumer Issues Getty Images By Mitch Lipka Autopaying bills is a no-brainer. You are never late with a payment, and you do not...
View ArticleWhere Restaurants, Car Dealers, Salons Really Make Money
Filed under: Automotive Industry, Restaurants, Car Buying, Beauty, Investing Shutterstock By Susan Johnston When you pull out your wallet to pay for a meal or a mani-pedi, you might assume the most...
View ArticleBad Weather Wallops Housing Starts, Rebound Expected
Filed under: Real Estate, Housing Market, Materials & Construction, Home Buying, Economy Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- U.S. housing starts plunged to...
View ArticleImproper Federal Spending Reaches Record $125 Billion
Filed under: Health Care, U.S. Government, Government Spending, IRS, Tax Laws Cliff Owen/APDavid Mader, controller at the Office of Management and Budget, testifies Monday during a Senate committee...
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