FICO vs. FAKO: What’s Your Real Credit Score?

Date: Dec 20 2014
Filed under: Credit, Credit Score muharrem Aner By Mike Schreiber There are a lot of different credit scores out there, and this has naturally led some consumers to ask: Which scores should I pay attention to, and what's my real credit score? ...Read More »

Gas prices below $2 in 24 states

Date: Dec 19 2014
States with the lowest gas taxes have best chance of dipping below $2.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81339936/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Gas-prices-below-in-states/ Read More »

Staples: Customer Data Exposed in Security Breach

Date: Dec 19 2014
Filed under: Identity Theft, Company News, Retail, Credit Cards, Consumer Protection Robert F. Bukaty/AP By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL PORTLAND, Ore. -- Staples (SPLS) says nearly 1.2 million customer payment cards may have been exposed during a security breach earlier this year. The office supply ...Read More »

Market Wrap: U.S. Stocks Inch Higher After Big 2-Day Rally

Date: Dec 19 2014
Filed under: Energy, NYSE, Market News, Oil & Gas Industry, NASDAQ Bloomberg via Getty Images By MATTHEW CRAFT NEW YORK -- Oil and gas companies led the stock market up Friday, helping the Standard & Poor's 500 index notch its second-best week this ...Read More »

Holiday Shopping Season Sales Come Down to the Wire

Date: Dec 19 2014
Filed under: Retail, Holiday Shopping, GDP, Deals, Stores John Minchillo/AP By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK -- Despite an early start, sales data provided to The Associated Press show that stores may once again have to rely on procrastinators to save the holiday shopping ...Read More »

12 stocks making investors a fortune!

Date: Dec 19 2014
The stocks that are really making investors rich are ...         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81306374/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~stocks-making-investors-a-fortune/ Read More »

Stocks open higher, turn flat

Date: Dec 19 2014
As of 9:50 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite are each trading within a narrow range around the break-even point.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81306463/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Stocks-open-higher-turn-flat/ Read More »

Test Drive: Audi ‘entry’ A3 fun but pricey

Date: Dec 19 2014
Driving fun and exceptional mpg vie with odd mix of standard vs. optional features for soul of Audi A3         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81301728/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Test-Drive-Audi-entry-A-fun-but-pricey/ Read More »

Retirement: 5 ways to make the most of 2015

Date: Dec 18 2014
Experts offer retirees and pre-retirees tips on having a healthier, wealthier New Year.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81257016/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Retirement-ways-to-make-the-most-of/ Read More »

Dow up 200-plus: Stocks soar on Fed boost

Date: Dec 18 2014
As of 10:53 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite are up 1.4% or a little more.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81242366/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Dow-up-plus-Stocks-soar-on-Fed-boost/ Read More »