Date: Oct 05 2012
Filed under: Technology, Retail, ShoppingBy Matt Brownell
Projections for holiday retail spending are watched closely every year, with consumer spending during the biggest shopping season of the year seen as a strong indicator for consumer sentiment. While sales growth was sluggish ...
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Date: Oct 05 2012
Filed under: Energy, EconomyWhen gas prices hit $4 at the pump earlier this summer, a lot of motorists were crying "Uncle!" They'd be crying all the louder if they realized those first four bucks didn't cover half of it. It's ...
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Date: Oct 05 2012
Filed under: Economy, Jobs
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to a near four-year low of 7.8 percent in September, a potential boost to President Barack Obama's re-election bid.
The Labor Department said on Friday the ...
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Date: Oct 05 2012
Businesses added 114,000 jobs in September and job gains in past few months were revised upward.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/U2NMprM-u-w/
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Date: Oct 05 2012
Filed under: Media, Sony, Walt Disney, Market News, EntertainmentMovie exhibitors are starting to get tingly again.
After several weeks of lackluster showings, theaters were busy this past weekend. Sony's (SNE) Hotel Transylvania rang up a surprisingly robust $43 million in ticket ...
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Date: Oct 05 2012
Filed under: Taxes, International"Don't tax you. Don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree."
You've got to hand it to former Louisiana Senator Russell Long. When he coined that saying, decades ago, he nailed the guiding principle of politicians in ...
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Date: Oct 05 2012
Filed under: RetirementWhy have predictions about retirement become so dour and hopeless?
Maybe it's the seeming lack of understanding that so many retirement experts seem to have on the topic. Consider some recent advice:
A study from Fidelity recently said that by ...
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Date: Oct 05 2012
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Date: Oct 05 2012
Employers are growing cautious as they see slowing economies in Europe and China.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Jn0CvP-fhzQ/
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Date: Oct 05 2012
When the third-quarter earnings season kicks off, investors will get a snapshot of the economy from the perspective of CEOs.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/F-ypqbi0hCA/
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