Archive for September 5th, 2012:

Facebook stock jumps after CEO pledges not to sell

Date: Sep 05 2012
Investors seem pleased: Mark Zuckerberg promises to hold company shares for at least a year. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/NyZ-juUVr_8/1 Read More »

What to expect when ECB’s Mario Draghi speaks

Date: Sep 05 2012
Europe's finance chief treading a fine line: Keep markets from panicking and pushing bond yields higher, but get politicians on board. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/H6wBqSwGFt8/1 Read More »

Survey: cellphone users concerned about privacy in apps

Date: Sep 05 2012
Over half of Americans who use apps have decided not to install one once they found out how much personal information they'd have to share. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/av2s7Ebz6SA/1 Read More »

Where Does Your Spouse’s Credit Card Debt Go When They Die?

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Credit CardsBy far, the saddest cases in my years as a financial advisor were assisting widows after their spouses' deaths. Not only does a surviving spouse have a great deal to manage emotionally, but ...Read More »

Wall Street Watch Wednesday: Checking Under Pep Boys’ Hood

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Earnings, Stocks in the News, Market NewsManny, Moe and Jack may have founded Pep Boys (PBY), but these days, the company is cruising solo -- and learning that it's not necessarily fun to be driving alone. The retailer of ...Read More »

Are Online Travel Deal Sites Ripping You Off?

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Technology, TravelTravel sites like Expedia (EXPE), Orbitz (OWW), and Travelocity appeal to consumers wanting to quickly compare prices and find the best deals. But according to consumers Nikita Turik and Eric Balk, we're being played. Turik and Balk are ...Read More »

Gold flirts with $1,700 an ounce but won’t commit

Date: Sep 05 2012
Gold is going gaga again, thanks to new worries about inflation as central banks get ready to try to stimulate the economy. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/PY3KdoImFGk/1 Read More »

Pet adoption can cost a lot more than you might think

Date: Sep 05 2012
Thinking of getting a dog or a cat? Important considerations include from whom to buy or adopt and how much owning a pet really costs. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/CDPnpLbIumk/1 Read More »

Facebook below $18: Exec sheds more stock, CEO makes pledge

Date: Sep 05 2012
Co-founder Dustin Moskovitz is shedding another 450,000 of the social networking company's shares. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/NyZ-juUVr_8/1 Read More »

Amazon’s EPIX Deal Puts Netflix on Notice

Date: Sep 05 2012
Filed under: Technology, Media, Netflix, Amazon.com, EntertainmentIn a single epic -- or EPIX -- deal, Amazon.com (AMZN) has become a legitimate competitor to Netflix (NFLX). Amazon revealed on Tuesday morning that it has inked a streaming deal with EPIX, giving its ...Read More »