Archive for December 4th, 2012:

Shopper ‘fatigue’ hurt retail sales last week

Date: Dec 04 2012
Retail sales fell, as usual, the first week after Black Friday; outlook remains upbeat. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/7nkZ6WUm9II/ Read More »

Home prices up 6.3% in October from last year

Date: Dec 04 2012
Home prices rose 6.3% in October from a year earlier, the biggest upward move in years. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/SYTYHI3Y9Q8/ Read More »

Recall a big blow to Escape, Fusion

Date: Dec 04 2012
Ford hasn't yet pinpointed the problem that led to 13 engine fires. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/VS6xDarb7Uk/ Read More »

Double Your Money Selling Old Pennies by the Pound

Date: Dec 04 2012
Benjamin Franklin once said that a penny saved is a penny earned. Save the right penny, though, and it's worth more. Take a look on eBay (EBAY) and you'll find hundreds of listings for auctions selling pennies. Yet despite the huge ...Read More »

Don’t Get Taken for a Ride When it Comes to Rental Car Insurance — Savings Experiment

Date: Dec 04 2012
Filed under: Savings Experiment, Travel & Autos View PollView Poll Related Savings Experiments Drive Off With the Best Deal on Car Rentals -- Savings Experiment When renting a car, you always have the option to pay for insurance, but how can you make sure ...Read More »

Hurricane Sandy Boosts Car Sales in November

Date: Dec 04 2012
Filed under: AutosThe auto industry wins the silver lining award from the affects of Hurricane Sandy: November car sales jumped 15 percent on strong demand from people replacing cars destroyed by the storm, Americans feeling more confident in the economy, ...Read More »

Cheaper homes see accelerating price gains

Date: Dec 04 2012
Lower-priced homes see bigger price gains this year than higher-priced homes. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/rfvy_rKJ9wY/ Read More »

Moon’s pull on tides like elections’ drag on stocks

Date: Dec 04 2012
Wall Street braces for predictable disappointment of post-election year returns. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/wYCWmG5gQ0c/ Read More »

Oracle pays dividend early to beat Uncle Sam

Date: Dec 04 2012
It's the latest move by a company to avoid what might be higher taxes on dividends starting next year. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/bM7S074n7eI/ Read More »

‘Hey Guys – This Is Barack’: Obama Holds Chillaxed Fiscal Cliff Twitter Q&A

Date: Dec 04 2012
Filed under: Taxes By Gregory Ferenstein The world's most powerful man went to Twitter to promote his plan to avoid the so-called 'fiscal cliff' of impending tax hikes. If his style is any indication, the prez tweeted from Camp David while sipping ...Read More »