NationaLease Announces 2013 Leadership Circle Award Winners

Date: Oct 20 2013
1888PressRelease - Thirty-eight member companies are honored at the 69th Annual Meeting in recognition for their outstanding commitment to the organization. Each year at their Annual Meeting, NationaLease, one of the largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America, announces ...Read More »

Many Hurricane Sandy Victims Getting Shortchanged on Flood Insurance

Date: Oct 20 2013
Filed under: Insurance Industry, Homeowners Insurance, Ripoffs & ScamsAlamy By DAVID B. CARUSO NEW YORK -- Many homeowners who got slammed by Superstorm Sandy are finding their flood insurance checks are nowhere near large enough to cover their repairs, and consumer advocates ...Read More »

Israel names female central bank chief

Date: Oct 20 2013
Karnit Flug succeeds Stanley Fischer, widely credited with steering nation through crisis. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/7C8F4R4c0dg/ Read More »

Cray Supercomputers Making a Comeback, Thanks to Rise of Big Data

Date: Oct 20 2013
Filed under: Technology, ComputersAlamyA cluster of Cray supercomputers at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, operated by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Department of Energy. By Bill Rigby SEATTLE -- "Big data" means big computers, and good news for Cray ...Read More »

JPMorgan Near $13 Billion Settlement Over Mortgage-Backed Securities

Date: Oct 20 2013
Filed under: JP Morgan Chase, Mortgages, Banks, Scandals and Lawsuits, SecuritiesEmmanuel Dunand, AFP/Getty Images By PETE YOST WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) has tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion to settle allegations surrounding the quality of mortgage-backed securities it sold ...Read More »

Officials: 476,000 Obamacare applications filed

Date: Oct 19 2013
Administration officials are giving the most detailed measure yet of the rollout of Obama's law. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/J8gZHO6OY9s/ Read More »

Some furloughed federal workers may double dip

Date: Oct 18 2013
Some federal workers may receive both back pay for the shutdown and unemployment benefits. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/x7HnF_N-g2A/ Read More »

Closing Bell: S&P 500 Sets Another Record, Propelled by Strong Earnings

Date: Oct 18 2013
Filed under: Technology, Google, Earnings, Market News, StocksRichard Drew/AP Strong earnings from big U.S. companies drove stocks higher Friday, pushing the S&P 500 to another record. General Electric, Morgan Stanley and Google all rose after reporting higher earnings than financial analysts were ...Read More »

Week’s Winners & Losers: Sony Takes the Lead; Discomfort for Select Comfort

Date: Oct 18 2013
Filed under: Company News, Market NewsAlamy Companies can make brilliant moves, but there are also times when things don't work out quite as planned. From a changing of the guard in the video game console business to retailers planning to cut ...Read More »

How to Avoid Common Winter Budget-Busters

Date: Oct 18 2013
Filed under: Holiday Shopping, Budgeting, Clothing & Accessories, SpendingAlamy From clothes to car repairs, things just seem to cost more in the winter. Add in holiday shopping, and even the most carefully-planned household budget can get crushed under the weight. But the ...Read More »