Archive for November, 2012:

Wall Street Watch: Green Mountain Coffee Earnings Brewed Up Strong

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Earnings, Market NewsGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) isn't dead after all. Shares of the company behind the Keurig single-cup brewer and the K-Cup refills that keep hot blasts of coffee, tea, and other beverages coming were hot and caffeinated ...Read More »

Five Big Surprises from Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Retail, Best Buy, Holidays, Shopping The doors, virtual and actual, have been busted. While Super Saturday and "Cyber Week" still lie ahead, the two most heavily hyped shopping days of the season are behind us. And for the most part, ...Read More »

Median Family Wealth Is at a 43-Year Low, Study Finds

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Economy, Personal Finance The idea that poor and middle-class Americans are suffering is nothing new: Anyone with access to the news (or, for that matter, to an ordinary suburban neighborhood) is likely to notice that it has gotten harder ...Read More »

Housing’s recovery looks real, but road back is still long

Date: Nov 28 2012
Housing's recovery looks real, but road back is still long http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/iRtNqLADvmA/ Read More »

By the numbers: Details on housing’s rebound

Date: Nov 28 2012
Signs of recovery show up in defaults, average mortgage payments as share of income falling; housing starts rising. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/IDolL-Qsg9I/ Read More »

Cigarette firms must run ads saying they lied

Date: Nov 28 2012
Federal judge orders three cigarette makers to run "corrective statements" following 2006 racketeering conviction. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ljB-tlY50T8/ Read More »

U.S. Energy Independence by 2020 Might Happen — But It Wouldn’t Last

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Energy, EconomyThe International Energy Agency claims in its World Energy Outlook that it is now technically possible for the United States to become energy independent by 2020. But that's not their primary message. IEA is also warning that ...Read More »

The Downside of Credit Unions

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Banking, Consumer Ally, Personal FinanceCredit union membership is at an all-time high, and much of its growth is likely a product of our rising disillusionment with traditional banks. Banks, after all, are run by executives aiming to enrich ...Read More »

The Formula That Made Costco the Anti-Walmart

Date: Nov 28 2012
Filed under: Company News, Wal-Mart Stores, Costco, RetailBy Ashley Lutz Big-box warehouse store Costco (COST) is often compared with Walmart's (WMT) Sam's Club. Both stores are places where people go to buy in bulk and save money. But while Walmart employees are ...Read More »

Anti aging as a science has come of age and is available now!

Date: Nov 28 2012
1888PressRelease - Scientific research of the last decade now shows that anti aging protocols are no longer the reserve of wealthy fantasists looking for the elusive elixir of youth but are now available worldwide from a UK company ...Read More »