Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors Betting Against a Government Shutdown

Date: Sep 29 2013
Filed under: Index Funds, InvestingAlamy By Angela Moon NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - With a possible U.S. government shutdown days away, Wall Street still hasn't come down with a critical case of fiscal fever despite forecasts that failure to resolve the ...Read More »

Forceful mayor’s drastic plan to stop foreclosures

Date: Sep 29 2013
A California mayor's plan to help underwater homeowners has Wall Street in an uproar. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/3FsckUsAHIc/ Read More »

Companies keep employees happy with on-site cafeterias

Date: Sep 29 2013
Efforts to make mealtimes more pleasant are a high priority with some corporations. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/TsU9R8vOcKw/ Read More »

Alibaba’s Hong Kong woes a lesson for Twitter IPO

Date: Sep 29 2013
Fast-growing e-commerce company could go public in U.S., forcing Twitter's hand. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/BFKGZvlFaCw/ Read More »

What to Watch This Week: Pill Pushers, Fund Rituals and Seed Kings

Date: Sep 29 2013
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Entertainment Industry, Wall Street Watch, Mutual FundsAlamy You can never know in advance all the news that will move the market in a given week, but some things you can see coming. From earnings ...Read More »

Nine Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Own Financial Stability

Date: Sep 28 2013
Filed under: Investing Basics, Savings Experiment, Investing, SavingAlamy By Mandy Woodruff As human beings, our brains are booby-trapped with psychological barriers that stand between making smart financial decisions and making dumb ones. The good news is that once you realize your own ...Read More »

The Global Banking Financial Crisis’s and Its Impact on Developing Nations: Case Study Africa

Date: Sep 27 2013
1888PressRelease - The Global Banking Financial Crisis's and Its Impact on Developing Nations: Case Study Africa. For several decades the public has witnessed the shift of world global economic policies from countries' production and stable economic indicators, to wild crazy speculations ...Read More »

Closing Bell: Stocks Fall Again as Federal Budget Deadline Draws Nearer

Date: Sep 27 2013
Filed under: Earnings, Retail, Market News, Federal Reserve, StocksRichard Drew/AP Stocks fell again Friday to close out Septembers first down week as investors fretted over the looming possibility of a government shutdown. The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) lost 70 points, or ...Read More »

Winners and Losers of the Week: iPhones and Elops and Kindles, Oh My!

Date: Sep 27 2013
Filed under: Company News, JC Penney, Microsoft, Nokia, Apple, Amazon.com, Earnings, TargetAlamyStephen Elop (left), the soon-to-be ex CEO of Nokia, with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, which is acquiring his services. Companies can make brilliant moves, but there are also ...Read More »

Why Christmas is Coming Early This Year (and What it Means for You)

Date: Sep 27 2013
Filed under: Retail, Holiday Shopping, ShoppingAlamy For almost as long as Christmas has been a commercialized holiday, there have been complaints about "Christmas Creep" -- the tendency for retailers to launch holiday sales and advertising earlier and earlier every year. This year, ...Read More »