Archive for April 14th, 2014:

First Take: Alibaba comes to Yahoo’s rescue — again

Date: Apr 14 2014
Yahoo badly lags Google and Facebook in ad sales. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/z8rEKD_NSfo/ Read More »

Filing your tax returns? Don’t do this…

Date: Apr 14 2014
Feds cited Francis Chandler of Hawaii as a negative role model on tax-filing day http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/jYzy9vssTAg/ Read More »

Technology Drives Discussions at the 2014 NationaLease Spring Business Meeting

Date: Apr 14 2014
1888PressRelease - The impact technology is having on the transportation industry is the main topic of discussion at the annual meeting of the full service truck leasing organization. The 2014 NationaLease Spring Business Meeting was held this past March at the ...Read More »

Phantom Debt Collector Scam Hits Payday Loan Borrowers

Date: Apr 14 2014
Filed under: Debt, Consumer Protection, Ripoffs & Scams mast3r/Shutterstock By Herb Weisbaum Scammers are very good at impersonation. So when the phone rings and the person calling claims to be a debt collector, you need to be suspicious -- even if they have ...Read More »

Guaranteed Income: How Not to Need a McJob in Retirement

Date: Apr 14 2014
Filed under: How to Save Money, Savings Challenges Jim West/Alamy Last week, we talked about investing, the second circle of wealth in my series of "Six Absolute Necessities for Acquiring Long-Term Wealth." The third is guaranteed income. When I study people with ...Read More »

Will iffy earnings season ‘surprise’ to upside?

Date: Apr 14 2014
Is the negativity heading into first-quarter profit season too gloomy? http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Y0HrpOnS4yI/ Read More »

4 Air Conditioning Terms That Could Save You Thousands

Date: Apr 14 2014
Filed under: Energy, How to Save Money, Savings Challenges Kevin Brine, Alamy By Abby Hayes If you're like most Americans, you probably just ignore your air conditioner -- at least, until it breaks. Then, you just want it fixed -- like, yesterday. But taking ...Read More »

Retail sales ring up biggest gain in 18 months

Date: Apr 14 2014
Sales last month were stronger than the 0.8% growth that economists had forecast. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/dxE4jUubBeg/ Read More »

Stocks jump on Citi earnings ‘beat,’ retail sales

Date: Apr 14 2014
Better-than-expected from Citigroup lifts dark mood on Wall Street. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/jYvWeyPTELQ/ Read More »