Archive for June, 2016:

The Spend-Free Weekend Challenge — Savings Experiment

Date: Jun 30 2016
Filed under: Savings Experiment Meet Jonesy and Brittany, a young Californian couple. This adventure-seeking twosome is planning to embark on the ultimate trip -- a two-month backpacking sojourn through South America -- next year, but there's one significant hitch. Thanks to ...Read More »

Overlooked in the Yahoo bidding: its avid users

Date: Jun 29 2016
Ryh-Ming Poon is a Yahoo Mail devotee — and hopes a sale won't bring big changes to app.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/162114478/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Overlooked-in-the-Yahoo-bidding-its-avid-users/ Read More »

Don’t Get Trumped

Date: Jun 29 2016
1888PressRelease - Finding Woo co-founders Beth Brennan and Geri Suster discuss how to remain positive in a negative political climate. SAN DIEGO - Throughout this seemingly interminable political season, there have been no shortage of things to fight about. While the ...Read More »

3 banks tagged in latest Fed ‘stress test’

Date: Jun 29 2016
Three banks' capital plans challenged by the Federal Reserve in round 2 of its stress test.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/162039732/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~banks-tagged-in-latest-Fed-stress-test/ Read More »

How retirement planning for childless couples is different

Date: Jun 29 2016
It may seem like DINKs have it made, but that’s often not the case.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/161930838/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~How-retirement-planning-for-childless-couples-is-different/ Read More »

Dow Chemical to cut 2,500 jobs after Corning deal

Date: Jun 28 2016
The move comes after Dow acquired full ownership of previous joint venture Dow Corning.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/161712986/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Dow-Chemical-to-cut-jobs-after-Corning-deal/ Read More »

Dow jumps 150 pts. as global markets claw back some ‘Brexit’ losses

Date: Jun 28 2016
European stocks are higher after 2 days of intense selling following the UK vote to exit EU         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/161691274/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Dow-jumps-pts-as-global-markets-claw-back-some-Brexit-losses/ Read More »

VW to pay owners up to $10K, buy back up to 475,000 diesel cars

Date: Jun 28 2016
In one of the largest cases of its kind, Volkswagen will pay owners up to $10,000 plus buy back or fix their cars         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/161729918/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~VW-to-pay-owners-up-to-K-buy-back-up-to-diesel-cars/ Read More »

Should You Replace Your Grill This Summer? — Savings Experiment

Date: Jun 28 2016
Filed under: Savings Experiment Did you know: When shopping for a grill this summer, the longer you wait, the more you'll save? It's true - according to DealNews, you'll find the steepest discounts in August and September. By Labor Day weekend, some ...Read More »

Businesses Are Using Smarter HR Systems To Focus on Retention

Date: Jun 27 2016
1888PressRelease - Business Executives: Employee Retention and Development is Key. A U.S. Bureau of Labor has released updated numbers on a statistic they call "quits", or the number of people who quit their job each month. Though averages dipped during the ...Read More »