Good hiring sign: Jobless claims slip to 339,000

Date: Jan 02 2014
New numbers are evidence that layoffs are low and hiring will likely remain steady. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ifq2qujWUzg/ Read More »

How One Family Paid Off $118,000 in Debt

Date: Jan 02 2014
Filed under: Personal Loans, Student Loans, Family Money, Debt, Financial EducationGetty Images By Kimberly Palmer When Amy Kroezen, 29, graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 2008, she couldn't find a job that took advantage of her interior design degree. "I ...Read More »

Fiat buys rest of Chrysler from UAW; no IPO

Date: Jan 02 2014
Fiat to buy remainder of Chrysler from UAW; no IPO http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Wv2Qc9Xd6rk/ Read More »

Average U.S. Rate on 30-year Loan Rises to 4.53%

Date: Jan 02 2014
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest RatesDavid Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages edged higher this week for the third straight week but remained low by historical standards. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac ...Read More »

How Inflation Will Cut Your Taxes in 2014

Date: Jan 02 2014
Filed under: Taxes, Tax Changes, Tax Cuts, Tax LawsAlamy Most of the time, inflation is one of the most serious financial threats people face, propelling slow but steady price increases that erode the purchasing power of your savings and make it ...Read More »

Costello, King & Associates adds Lexis Nexis’ Professional Skip Tracing Software

Date: Jan 01 2014
1888PressRelease - Costello, King & Associates, the Nation's premier debt recovery Company has announced this week that they have added Lexis Nexis' professional skip tracing software to their list of already top of the line asset recovery tools. Costello, King & ...Read More »

Stocks Rise on the Final Day of 2013

Date: Dec 31 2013
Filed under: Market News, Stock Markets, InvestingAP/Seth Wenig NEW YORK -- The Standard & Poor's 500 index is closing out its best year since 1997 as traders wrap up a record-setting year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 increased nearly 30 ...Read More »

HP Confirms Deeper Layoffs Expected, Will Cut Another 5,000 Jobs

Date: Dec 31 2013
Filed under: Company News, Layoffs, Computer IndustryAlamy PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has confirmed that it expects layoffs at the upper end of a range that it outlined earlier this year, with 5,000 more workers than originally ...Read More »

Target Reveals Big Error on Gift Card Activations

Date: Dec 31 2013
Filed under: Retail, Holiday Shopping, Store Credit CardsAP By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK -- Target (TGT) is getting hit with another lump of coal this holiday season. The nation's second-largest discount retailer said Tuesday that an unidentified number of gift cards sold over ...Read More »

Oil rises 7% in 2013; gas prices less volatile

Date: Dec 31 2013
Average price for a gallon of gas is $3.32 at year end. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/YXgLubvOGtc/ Read More »