Archive for September, 2012:

DEA inspects Walgreens in oxycodone probe

Date: Sep 15 2012
Move is part of crackdown on pharmaceutical companies, drug distributors and drug stores. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/t29OjBMq1t4/1 Read More »

Future of shopping? A brave new world

Date: Sep 15 2012
Customers can expect to see digital fitting rooms and the end of the cash register. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/OCVlu_0ynFQ/1 Read More »

Ratings Agency Egan-Jones Downgrades US Debt

Date: Sep 15 2012
Filed under: Market NewsRatings agency Egan-Jones has downgraded its credit rating for US debt one level -- to AA- from AA -- the Associated Press reports. According to Bloomberg, Egan-Jones cited "the potential for the Federal Reserve's third round of large-scale ...Read More »

Groupon Working on Global Consumer Deals

Date: Sep 15 2012
Filed under: Company NewsBy Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Alistair Barr NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Groupon Inc (GRPN) is working on cross-border and multi-country deals as the world's largest online daily deals provider looks for newer ways to build market share ...Read More »

NYSE fined for giving early access to market data

Date: Sep 14 2012
Stock exchange allegedly gave some customers early access to market data. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/736m96MUEzc/1 Read More »

Stocks continue Federal Reserve-fueled rally

Date: Sep 14 2012
Investors digest economic data showing mixed view of economy; inflation remains tame. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/FMUPjUV89Q0/1 Read More »

No Bologna: Dow Jones index boots Kraft, adds UNH

Date: Sep 14 2012
Kraft will spin off its North American grocery business in October. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/VCzgdZsES3A/1 Read More »

Meet the Blogger Who May Have Just Saved the American Economy

Date: Sep 14 2012
Filed under: People By Joe Weisenthal The Fed's announcement of QE Unlimited was a clear departure from past strategy: Rather than seeing asset purchases as an amount of money injected into the financial system, the Fed is now aggressively using the power ...Read More »

What the iPhone 5 Won’t Be: Your Wave-to-Pay Mobile Wallet

Date: Sep 14 2012
Filed under: Technology, Personal FinanceApple (AAPL) unveiled its iPhone 5 on Wednesday and it features a number of high-quality, enticing upgrades. In particular, the smartphone now comes with a larger display, a higher-quality front-facing camera, a new internal processor, the ...Read More »

Wall Street Watch Friday: This Company Made the Analysts Look Silly

Date: Sep 14 2012
Filed under: Apple, Walt Disney, Market NewsIt's pretty common to see a company beat analyst targets. It's another thing entirely to watch a company completely obliterate Wall Street's forecasts. Analogic (ALOG) blew past the prognosticators on Thursday after the market close. ...Read More »