Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Schools Nintendo’s Wii U in the Holiday Sales Game

Date: Nov 29 2012
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Microsoft, Nintendo, Shopping Well, the gloating didn't last long. Nintendo's (NTDOY) Reggie Fils-Aime -- the Japanese gaming giant's Nintendo of America president -- revealed on Monday that it sold 400,000 Wii U consoles since the system's launch ...Read More »

Companies’ Last Tax Dodge of 2012: Paying Out December Dividends

Date: Nov 29 2012
Filed under: Investing, Wal-Mart Stores, Taxes, Stocks in the NewsEthan Allen was a businessman, a writer, and an American Revolutionary War hero. He's generally portrayed as a patriot. Can the same be said about Ethan Allen Interiors (ETH)? The furniture retailer became ...Read More »

In Retirement Planning, Don’t Forget to Do the Emotional Math, Too

Date: Nov 29 2012
Filed under: RetirementTalk to a typical financial advisor, and you'd think that retirement planning was an exact science. Sophisticated financial calculators will spit out numbers down to the penny, offering you the appearance of being able to calculate almost to ...Read More »

Corcentric Presents New Educational Webinar: Top 5 Mistakes Companies Make When Automating Accounts Payable"

Date: Nov 29 2012
1888PressRelease - Corcentric to Host Webinar to Assist Accounts Payable Teams in Avoiding the Top 5 Mistakes Companies Make when using AP Automation. McLean, VA - Corcentric, a leading provider of accounts payable automation and electronic invoicing solutions, today announced they ...Read More »

New home sales dip 0.3% in October

Date: Nov 28 2012
Sales are still 20.4% higher than the same month last year. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/85P5mGGWf6A/ Read More »

Wall Street Watch: Green Mountain Coffee Earnings Brewed Up Strong

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Earnings, Market NewsGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) isn't dead after all. Shares of the company behind the Keurig single-cup brewer and the K-Cup refills that keep hot blasts of coffee, tea, and other beverages coming were hot and caffeinated ...Read More »

Five Big Surprises from Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Retail, Best Buy, Holidays, Shopping The doors, virtual and actual, have been busted. While Super Saturday and "Cyber Week" still lie ahead, the two most heavily hyped shopping days of the season are behind us. And for the most part, ...Read More »

Median Family Wealth Is at a 43-Year Low, Study Finds

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Economy, Personal Finance The idea that poor and middle-class Americans are suffering is nothing new: Anyone with access to the news (or, for that matter, to an ordinary suburban neighborhood) is likely to notice that it has gotten harder ...Read More »

Housing’s recovery looks real, but road back is still long

Date: Nov 28 2012
Housing's recovery looks real, but road back is still long http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/iRtNqLADvmA/ Read More »

By the numbers: Details on housing’s rebound

Date: Nov 28 2012
Signs of recovery show up in defaults, average mortgage payments as share of income falling; housing starts rising. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/IDolL-Qsg9I/ Read More »