Archive for August 30th, 2012:

Mortgage rates dip this week, average is back below 3.6%

Date: Aug 30 2012
Rates are just above lowest ever recorded since 1950s, giving push to home sales. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ijXsDmBX4Yo/1 Read More »

Debtors’ Prison Is Back — and Just as Cruel as Ever

Date: Aug 30 2012
Filed under: Credit, Personal Finance, DebtTo most of us, "debtors' prison" sounds like an archaic institution, something straight out of a Dickens novel. But the idea of jailing people who can't pay what they owe is alive and well in ...Read More »

My Inflation Isn’t Like Your Inflation

Date: Aug 30 2012
Filed under: Economy, Personal FinanceWe're all familiar with the term "inflation," and we have an idea of what it refers to: the increase in prices over time. You've probably seen the Consumer Price Index number, which is published regularly by ...Read More »

Jobless Claims Unchanged Last Week

Date: Aug 30 2012
Filed under: Labor WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits was unchanged last week, pointing to a labor market that was treading water. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits were a seasonally adjusted 374,000, the Labor ...Read More »

Serious shortage of skilled auto mechanics looming

Date: Aug 30 2012
A generation growing up playing Xbox instead of rebuilding carburetors doesn't have the fascination with auto repair as earlier generations. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/W7dn6zE7u4k/1 Read More »

Underearners Anonymous offers tools to fight self sabotage

Date: Aug 30 2012
Some people believe they create their own fiscal fiascoes with compulsive behavior that leads them to bring home more pitiful paychecks. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/917nIFEFuYg/1 Read More »

Q&A: Web, TV give football fans lots of ways to catch games

Date: Aug 30 2012
Football season, pro and college, is set to kick off, and this season there are more options than ever to keep up with the action on the go. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/GJ2FibKHqT4/1 Read More »

Energy Drink Makers Face NY State Probe

Date: Aug 30 2012
Filed under: Company News, PepsicoBy Joseph Ax and Martinne Geller (Reuters) - The New York State Attorney General issued subpoenas in July to three firms that make energy drinks, including PepsiCo Inc (PEP), seeking information on the companies' marketing and advertising ...Read More »

Why Viacom Will Never Be Great Again

Date: Aug 30 2012
Filed under: Company News, Media, Viacom, Stocks in the NewsIf you've been noticing a little bit less of SpongeBob on Nickelodeon, Snooki on MTV, or Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central, it's by design. Viacom (VIA) -- the parent company of Nickelodeon, ...Read More »

Automakers Look to Rev Up Sales Growth in Russia

Date: Aug 30 2012
Filed under: General Motors, Autos, IndustrialsBy Megan Davies MOSCOW -- Luxury cars to pamper your inner oligarch caught the eye as the Moscow motor show opened on Wednesday, but it is the Russian of more modest means who has the attention ...Read More »