Archive for October 4th, 2012:

Rate on 30-year mortgage hits record low 3.36%

Date: Oct 04 2012
Mortgage rates hit record lows week after week, suggesting Federal Reserve efforts are working. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/_tyiFMFEh0o/ Read More »

Stocks rise, investors await Sept. jobs report

Date: Oct 04 2012
Before the stock market opens Friday, the government will report how many jobs were created in September and whether the 8.1% unemployment r... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/5fqJTlgA3sY/ Read More »

Traders see more market volatility after debate

Date: Oct 04 2012
Traders believe debate narrowed the odds for Romney, raised odds of market volatility. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Zaaug7Kh9Fk/ Read More »

Facebook Hits a Major Milestone: 1 Billion Active Monthly Users

Date: Oct 04 2012
Filed under: Company News, Technology, FacebookFacebook (FB) just keeps on getting bigger. The leading social networking website operator revealed on Thursday that it now has more than a billion active monthly users. It's a beefy milestone. Facebook only had 955 million active ...Read More »

This May Be Best Buy’s Last Hope

Date: Oct 04 2012
Filed under: Company News, Amazon.com, Retail, Best Buy, Market News, Radio ShackBest Buy (BBY) founder Richard Schulze apparently isn't giving up on his dream of taking back his company. Reuters reported Wednesday that Schulze and a consortium of at least ...Read More »

Debate Fact Check on Jobs: Who Told The Truth and Who Didn’t

Date: Oct 04 2012
Filed under: Election 2012 When you pit two graduates of Harvard Law against each other in a debate, it should come as no surprise that you get a debate chock full of stats. And that's what the first 2012 presidential debate ...Read More »

Jobless Claims Rose Last Week — But Less Than Expected

Date: Oct 04 2012
Filed under: Labor WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose less than expected last week, according government data on Thursday that suggested a mild improvement in the labor market. Initial claims for state ...Read More »

Wall Street Watch Thursday: Hewlett-Packard Drops the Box

Date: Oct 04 2012
Filed under: Earnings, Hewlett-Packard, Marriott International, Market NewsNo one was expecting good news out of Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) analyst day on Wednesday, but few imagined that the leading PC maker would dramatically slash its near-term guidance. HP's Meg Whitman stunned investors in ...Read More »

Undecided Voters: Round One Goes to Romney

Date: Oct 04 2012
Now we don't agree on much, but reality is reality. Gov. Romney won the debate. No way to deny it, spin it, or paint a different picture. It was the moment the Romney campaign was looking for - a decisive victory ...Read More »

Vita Novus Announces their Treatment Plan

Date: Oct 04 2012
1888PressRelease - It is often very hard to pinpoint the exact program of a treatment center when it comes to rehabilitation for addiction but Vita Novus does just that by describing its treatment plan. Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just ...Read More »