Archive for November, 2012:

No Man, More Money: Five Women Who Thrived After Divorce

Date: Nov 24 2012
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance Clichés are often rooted in truth, and those about single mothers and poverty are no exception. According to a recent Spectrem Group study, recent female divorcees are twice as likely to live at or below ...Read More »

KYCX to Transition Cleared Energy Swaps to Futures

Date: Nov 24 2012
1888PressRelease - All not cleared swaps will continue to be listed on KYCX's OTC platform, which will register as a swap execution facility. Kyoto Commodity Exchange (KYCX), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, ...Read More »

Couple finds niche in suspenders

Date: Nov 23 2012
Suspenders aren't just an old-fashioned idea for holding up pants. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/UYg8VXGLoZI/ Read More »

Stocks rally, not waiting for Santa

Date: Nov 23 2012
Wall Street closes at 1 p.m. ET the day after Thanksgiving. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/EzspVIkDKWs/ Read More »

Black Friday at Macy’s: Controlled chaos

Date: Nov 23 2012
Store manager swears his 18-hour Black Friday shift is "fun." http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/bx25MKUf6UM/ Read More »

Year-End Tips to Trim Your 2012 Tax Tab

Date: Nov 23 2012
Filed under: Retirement, Investing, Charles Schwab, Thomson Reuters, TaxesBy Susan B. Garland, Editor, Kiplinger's Retirement Report It's a tricky time for taxpayers engaging in the annual ritual of year-end tax planning. Unless Congress intervenes, the Bush-era tax cuts expire when 2013 ...Read More »

Retailers race to make online shopping go smoothly

Date: Nov 23 2012
The next few days can be make or break for all the online retailers as they try to prevent site slowdowns and crashes. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ixeo1OhxpJA/ Read More »

Investing: Four reasons to sell stocks

Date: Nov 23 2012
Think you shouldn't sell stocks? Here are four reasons why you should. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/FV42EpvdBbE/ Read More »

Black Friday 2012: Live Updates From the Holiday Season Kickoff

Date: Nov 23 2012
Filed under: Sears Holdings, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Retail, Best Buy, Holidays, ShoppingDailyFinance's Matt Brownell will be covering the official kickoff of the holiday season starting Thursday evening and throughout Black Friday itself. Refresh the page periodically for live updates ...Read More »

Pop Quiz: A Brief and Bizarre History of Black Friday

Date: Nov 23 2012
Once upon a time, Black Friday was a magical, mysterious night, a yearly tradition that landed somewhere between trick-or-treating and midnight mass. For shoppers with a mercenary bent, it offered a hint of danger, the thrill of the hunt, and ...Read More »