Walmart’s Thanksgiving Day Opening May Add Nothing to Its Bottom Line

Date: Nov 14 2012
Filed under: Macy's, Sears Holdings, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Retail, Shopping Black Friday is bleeding into Thanksgiving Thursday, and not everybody is happy about the earlier start to the holiday shopping season. Walmart (WMT) will begin offering its "doorbuster" Black Friday deals ...Read More »

The Next CEO of Microsoft Suddenly No Longer Works at Microsoft

Date: Nov 13 2012
Filed under: Technology, Microsoft"Floored." "Wow." "Wild." Those are some of the reactions within Microsoft tonight upon hearing that Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky would be leaving the company "effective immediately". Those are the reactions because nearly all Microsoft employees ...Read More »

Have You Cut the Cord on Your Landline Phone? AT&T Wants To, Too

Date: Nov 13 2012
Filed under: Technology, AT&T, Verizon, TelecomIf AT&T (T) has its way, your traditional landline phone (assuming you still have one) might be going the way of the dodo bird. On a recent conference call to investors, Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson ...Read More »

Stock Upgrades: Sherwin-Williams Set to Paint the Town Red

Date: Nov 13 2012
Filed under: Sherwin-Williams, Market NewsIf the fifth lightest trading volume of 2012 was like watching paint dry, you won't find Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) complaining. The stock climbed 5.84% in its best showing for 14 months, and scored an analyst upgrade this ...Read More »

‘Motor Trend’ names Tesla Model S as Car of the Year

Date: Nov 13 2012
The award is one of the most important in the auto industry -- and it's going to a startup electric-car maker http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/YwJ8tOLvQFQ/ Read More »

Microsoft says Windows head Sinofsky leaving

Date: Nov 13 2012
Departure comes just weeks after tech giant launched a major overhaul of its ubiquitous computer operating system. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/uwh7FQhT9Pc/ Read More »

Black Friday sales start earlier on Thanksgiving

Date: Nov 13 2012
Retailers this year will open for Black Friday sales as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving night. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/sYMALHJkZgc/ Read More »

What to Do When Insurers Start Rejecting Superstorm Sandy Claims

Date: Nov 13 2012
Filed under: InsuranceBy MANDI WOODRUFF Superstorm Sandy is expected to cost a staggering $50 billion, with as many as 200,000 claims for wind damage and 20,000 claims for flood damage filed by consumers. The sooner those claims are filed the better, but ...Read More »

Equipment Costs Just One Piece of Financing Puzzle

Date: Nov 13 2012
1888PressRelease - Neal Weeks of AmeriQuest Transportation Services says the most cost-effective financing decisions should be based not only on interest rates and terms, but also on vehicle resale value, fleet utilization, and other factors unique to the trucking industry. CHERRY ...Read More »

Investors keep an eye on Europe, ‘fiscal cliff’

Date: Nov 12 2012
Markets stall on worries over U.S. 'fiscal cliff,' and whether Greece can get more bailout funds before it defaults. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/xTHY98JK7NM/ Read More »