Archive for August 1st, 2012:

Walmart’s Stock Surge Reflects Hard Times for the Cash-Strapped

Date: Aug 01 2012
Filed under: Economy, Wal-Mart Stores, Retail, Stocks in the NewsWalmart's (WMT) recent stock surge might be a good sign for the nation's biggest discounter, but it also highlights the economic fragility of America's low- and moderate-income consumers, its core shoppers. On ...Read More »

Two Heads Were Not Better Than One for Arizona Counterfeiter

Date: Aug 01 2012
Filed under: Crime Counterfeiting money is a detail-oriented art, but one Arizona man who attempted it wasn't quite scrupulous enough about his fake bills, according to the Prescott Daily Courier: He attempted to pass a forged $100 bill with a picture-perfect ...Read More »

4 Tips to Beat the Back-to-School Shopping Blues

Date: Aug 01 2012
Filed under: College Finance, Family Money, Shopping Whether you want to believe it or not -- and I certainly don't -- we're already entering back-to-school season. This retail bonanza, like the Christmas season, seems to begin earlier every year, and you ...Read More »