Archive for September 13th, 2012:

Federal Reserve decides to trigger third easing to help economy

Date: Sep 13 2012
Central bank decides ailing economy, lack of job creation, mandates more bond buying. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Zn2ISQUF-G0/1 Read More »

Stocks shoot higher on Fed’s decision to buy more bonds

Date: Sep 13 2012
Fed delivered on what analysts predicted: Third round of bond purchases to boost economy. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Yv-MZheo_ns/1 Read More »

Apple stock heading toward an all-time high

Date: Sep 13 2012
Investors hope iPhone5 help regain ground lost to smartphones using Google's Android system. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/x1s8o5SVQS4/1 Read More »

The 10 Cheapest Cities in America

Date: Sep 13 2012
Filed under: Personal Finance, LifestyleBy Jill Krasny Southern metros ruled the Community of Economic Research's top 10 list of cheapest cities this quarter, with Harlingen, Texas being the cheapest of them all. "It's an area where there's plenty of room," says Dean ...Read More »

Wall Street Watch Thursday: Is This the Start of a Facebook Rally?

Date: Sep 13 2012
Filed under: Earnings, Google , Facebook, Market News Shares of Facebook (FB) closed nearly 8% higher on Wednesday. This may not seem like a newsworthy pop, but it's actually the social networking website operator's biggest single-day percentage gain since going public four ...Read More »

The Real Source of the Middle Class’ Money Woes

Date: Sep 13 2012
Filed under: Economy, Personal FinanceBy Kimberly Palmer There are many reasons middle-class Americans feel squeezed right now: The high unemployment rate (8.1 percent), rising cost of college tuition, or the fact that close to one-third of homeowners are underwater. But it's ...Read More »

Wall Street has hopes for QE3 from Fed

Date: Sep 13 2012
Speculation that the Fed will pump more steroids into the economy has juiced the markets. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/gdCADQaYwjE/1 Read More »

Baig: Apple iPhone 5 makes glowing first impression

Date: Sep 13 2012
Apple rolls out new iPhone with bigger screen, 4G capability. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/KO6At87rP_s/1 Read More »

Ask Matt: Do insiders know Fed moves ahead of time?

Date: Sep 13 2012
Moves made by the Federal Reserve can have a powerful influence on the value of stocks. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/yRAtCnR2buo/1 Read More »

Tax Cheat Whistleblower Who Got Millions from IRS Will Owe Millions … to the IRS

Date: Sep 13 2012
Filed under: Taxes Bradley Birkenfeld just got some good news and some bad news. The good news was that he got a $104 million payment from the IRS for his role in catching tax evaders using Swiss banks to hide money. Under ...Read More »