Archive for August, 2012:

Review: ‘Einstein of Money’ details life of Buffett’s mentor

Date: Aug 19 2012
Benjamin Graham was a true intellectual, excited by math, languages and classic texts. And women. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ES6pZq9Azls/1 Read More »

Fisker recalls Karma hybrid as result of fire

Date: Aug 19 2012
Fisker Automotive has good news and bad news about the fire earlier this month that destroyed one of its hybrid Karma cars in Woodside, Cali ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/9-9HiXmU6mk/1 Read More »

A Ford sets new auction record at $11 million

Date: Aug 19 2012
At first, we heard it called the most expensive Ford ever auctioned off. Now, RM Auctions is boasting that it is the most expensive American ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/3xHElE0KDXQ/1 Read More »

McLaren lets you design your own supercar

Date: Aug 19 2012
In a world where exclusive cars often aren't exclusive enough, McLaren is offering customers a chance to put their own custom-designed body on ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/5uatFD-g4Es/1 Read More »

Infiniti to offer cordless electric car

Date: Aug 19 2012
Infiniti says it's going to offer a plug-in electric car that you don't have have to plug in. Nissan's luxury brand just became the first to ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Gyf8TWZ0Jfo/1 Read More »

A Lamborghini SUV?: Urus makes its U.S. debut

Date: Aug 18 2012
No mom or dad could fail to turn heads dropping the kids off at school with this SUV: the Lamborghini Urus. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/rv3a-dEyyFU/1 Read More »

Beer Man: Chop Block’s malt profile stands out

Date: Aug 18 2012
Game On's Chop Block is more in line with German Oktoberfest offerings than American-made ones. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/STR9QyOssX4/1 Read More »

British lawmakers criticize ex-Barclays CEO Diamond

Date: Aug 18 2012
Lawmakers: Ex-Barclays CEO Bob Diamond offered a "highly selective" account to a Parliamentary hearing on the banking rate-fixing scandal. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/hPS8d5UbTEA/1 Read More »

Record Drought May Be a Good Time to Stop Using Corn for Fuel

Date: Aug 18 2012
Filed under: Energy, Economy, Food Newsflash: The United Nations and The Wall Street Journal just agreed on something. Earlier this month the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization issued a statement urging "an immediate, temporary suspension" of America's use of corn ...Read More »

Pop Quiz: Do You Know the Cool Facts About Cold, Hard Cash?

Date: Aug 18 2012
Filed under: Features, Government Recently, British writer Steve Boggan followed a $10 bill for a month, tracking its movements as it passed from person to person across America. In that time, as Boggan documented in his Twitter feed and in a ...Read More »