After Market: Stocks Stumble After Hawkish Fed Cuts Stimulus

Date: Mar 19 2014
Filed under: Market News, Economic Indicators, Economic Recovery, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates The Federal Reserve did what the market expected on Wednesday, and that may have been the problem. It continued to taper -- that is, trim the amount of stimulus ...Read More »

Fed Revamps Rates Guidance, Trims Bond Buys Further

Date: Mar 19 2014
Filed under: Unemployment Rate, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Investing Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen By Ann Saphir and Krista Hughes WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday dropped the U.S. unemployment rate as its definitive yardstick for gauging the ...Read More »

GMO Switch Fails to Boost Cheerios’ Sales

Date: Mar 19 2014
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images By CANDICE CHOI NEW YORK -- Plain old Cheerios are no longer made with genetically modified ingredients, but the switch hasn't yet translated to a boost in sales. General ...Read More »

Voices: Yellen takes charge at the Fed

Date: Mar 19 2014
She had something for doves and hawks, and learned how her words can move markets. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/vEKDuy6P2S0/ Read More »

Pay-TV providers see first yearly customer loss

Date: Mar 19 2014
Pay-TV industry sees full-year customer loss for first time in 2013 as more use streaming http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/We759-mRAmU/ Read More »

Starbucks, Oprah team up for tea venture

Date: Mar 18 2014
The coffee giant links its Teavana tea brand with a tea that Oprah Winfrey helped create. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/EqCE61_wlks/ Read More »

Verde Media Group Inc. Biotech Division to Establish Novel Microbial Technology to Produce Highly Specific and Purified Marijuana Oils

Date: Mar 18 2014
1888PressRelease - Verde Media Biotechnology Division announces the launch of a new program geared at producing specialized purified cannabinoids for medical and recreational marijuana industries. Verde Media Group Inc. (OTC:VMGI) through it's Verde Media Biotechnology Division ("VMBD") announces the addition of ...Read More »

Microsoft shares soar on talk of Office for iPads

Date: Mar 18 2014
Shares of Microsoft soar on talk that iPad version of popular Office suite on way. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/nyRc0devkOU/ Read More »

529 Plans: As a Way to Save for College, They’re Consistently Head of the Class

Date: Mar 18 2014
Filed under: College, College Savings Plans, 529 Plans, Financial Aid, Education Getty Images The cost of a college education has risen steadily for decades, and getting a head-start on saving for it has become a must for anyone hoping to minimize the ...Read More »

How to Protect Yourself When Filing Your Taxes Online

Date: Mar 18 2014
Filed under: Identity Theft, Taxes, Income Tax, IRS, Internet Fraud Alamy By Jennifer Schlesinger More than 27 million taxpayers already have filed their taxes for 2013 from home computers, a process known as e-filing. As of last week, that's up 6 percent from ...Read More »