LinkedIn hack is latest blow to online confidence

Date: Jun 07 2012
A hacker posted the encrypted passwords of as many as 6.5 million LinkedIn users on the Internet. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/LuBQ57es-_U/1 Read More »

Proposed change in investment adviser oversight under fire

Date: Jun 07 2012
House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday held its latest hearing on a bipartisan bill designed to give the industry more oversight. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ECFV3Xpx3gs/1 Read More »

The Chilling Letter Eisenhower Drafted in Case the Nazis Won on D-Day

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: PeopleBy Eloise Lee On this day 68 years ago, nearly 3 million Allied troops readied themselves for one of the greatest military operations of world history. D-Day. And the push that lead to Hitler's defeat. At least 160,000 of those troops ...Read More »

The Safra Dynasty: The Mysterious Family of the World’s Richest Banker

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: People, BankingBy Carrie Hojnicki Joseph Safra is the richest banker in the world, according to Forbes. And, incidentally, the name Safra means yellow, or gold, in Arabic. Convenient. Especially since the illustrious family has had their hand in the gold trade ...Read More »

Amusement Parks’ Attendance Numbers Were All Fun in 2011

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: Earnings, LifestyleTurnstiles were clicking in earnest last year. The Themed Entertainment Association is out with its latest report card on the state of the amusement park industry, and the numbers are encouraging. The world's 25 largest theme parks saw ...Read More »

Counterfeit products are a growing, and dangerous, problem

Date: Jun 06 2012
From fake Adderall and Avastin to phony designer watches and wedding dresses, counterfeiting runs the gamut — and is going up fast. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/a496AjPEaJc/1 Read More »

Home rentals — the new American Dream?

Date: Jun 06 2012
How the housing crash is changing neighborhoods and remaking the real estate market. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/gffDobzSdYM/1 Read More »

The office is shrinking as tech creates workplace everywhere

Date: Jun 06 2012
New work culture, technology and green movement are shrinking office space. More people work from home and fewer want private offices. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/IrXv_x62OZI/1 Read More »

JCPenney Backs Off ‘No Sale’ Promise

Date: Jun 06 2012
Filed under: Company News, JC PenneyBy Kim Bhasin Months ago, JCPenney (JCP) CEO Ron Johnson and his team decided to take the word "sale" out of the company's lexicon and replace it with "month-long value." It didn't work at all, ...Read More »

Cricket’s New iPhone Prepaid Plan: Cheaper, But Is It Worth It?

Date: Jun 06 2012
Filed under: Technology, Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Is It Worth It?, Saving MoneyIf you've been holding off on buying an iPhone for fear of being trapped into an expensive two-year contract with AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), or Sprint ...Read More »