Archive for September, 2012:

Financially on Track by 30? For Too Many, It’s a Pipe Dream

Date: Sep 08 2012
Filed under: Careers, Personal FinanceThe big 3-0: For many people, turning 30 means being solidly in the adult world in a tangible way -- whether that includes getting married or finding a long-term partner, having children, buying a home, or ...Read More »

Big Money, Big Risks: Should You Take a Lump-Sum Pension Buyout Offer?

Date: Sep 08 2012
Filed under: Retirement, Power of PlanningWhen times are tough, it often feels as if the only shot you'll ever have at making ends meet is winning the lottery. If you're one of the fortunate workers with a pension, and you're ...Read More »

Mississippi court sides with Wal-Mart in ammunition lawsuit

Date: Sep 08 2012
If a store sells bullets to an underage person who uses them to kill someone, is the retailer responsible? Not necessarily, a court says. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/HejcmJA8rhw/1 Read More »

GM stops deliveries to fix 60,000 cars

Date: Sep 08 2012
General Motors has told its dealers it can't deliver 60,000 new cars on their sales lots, including many of its most popular models, until they ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/WOzPq30RViU/1 Read More »

Stocks end up as investors weigh jobs, possible Fed action

Date: Sep 08 2012
A disappointing employment report could spur the central bank to launch another easing, some analysts say. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/mRfLms2cz3k/1 Read More »

Pop Quiz: Who Gets the Benefit from Federal Entitlement Programs?

Date: Sep 08 2012
Filed under: Health Care, Special Report, Family Money, Features, Money and Politics Gallery: Pop Quiz: Who Gets Benefits? Bruce Watson is a senior features writer for DailyFinance. You can reach him by e-mail at bruce.watson@teamaol.com, or follow him on Twitter at ...Read More »

How Kohl’s Plans to Lure You in for the Holidays

Date: Sep 08 2012
Filed under: Retail Low prices: That's what's going to get registers ringing this holiday season at Kohl's (KSS), which is clawing its way out of a business slump. So said Kevin Mansell, CEO of the 1,134-unit department store chain, at Goldman Sachs' ...Read More »

Just 96K jobs added in August; jobless rate falls to 8.1%

Date: Sep 07 2012
Drop in unemployment rate blamed on shrinking workforce; private sector adds 103,000 jobs while governments cut 7,000. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/WHW3-0_iMI4/1 Read More »

Weak jobs report could push Fed to action

Date: Sep 07 2012
Friday's disappointing jobs report sets the stage for more Fed action as soon as next week's meeting. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ng08mv4bsZc/1 Read More »

Analysis: Jobs report will fuel both campaigns

Date: Sep 07 2012
Latest employment numbers offer another sign of a slow recovery that gives talking points to both sides. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/c0uGvbcumHw/1 Read More »