Archive for December 18th, 2012:

Current Conditions and Looming Equipment Price Hikes Should Spur Search for Additional MPG Improvements

Date: Dec 18 2012
1888PressRelease - NationaLease's Vice President of Maintenance gives fleet owners ways they can make truly effective changes in their operations that will lead to significant fuel savings. Downers Grove, IL - Private fleets and carriers can take many incremental steps to ...Read More »

Fast Food Scrooge: McDonald’s Asks Franchisees to Open on Christmas

Date: Dec 18 2012
Filed under: Company News, Wal-Mart Stores, McDonald's, Food & Drink, HolidaysIt's not just retailers pushing to get their employees on the clock during the holidays. Now, McDonald's (MCD) is turning heads by asking its franchisees to open on Christmas Day. "Ensure your ...Read More »

3 Surprising Findings From the Latest Study on Credit Reporting Agencies

Date: Dec 18 2012
Filed under: CreditBy Mandi Woodruff We're still at least a year away from laying eyes on the FTC's decade-long review of credit reporting agencies, but a new study from a consumer watchdog gives an interesting preview at what we might be ...Read More »

Chained CPI: How Washington Is Likely to Slice Social Security Benefits

Date: Dec 18 2012
Filed under: Retirement, Government, Money and PoliticsBy Bob Rosenblatt An arcane change to the way Social Security's annual Cost of Living Adjustments, or COLAs, are calculated may be part of a deficit reduction deal between President Barack Obama and Congress. The ...Read More »

Inflation measure could help ‘fiscal cliff’

Date: Dec 18 2012
A 'fiscal cliff' deal could involve changing how inflation is calculated. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/bfN1uQvYVY8/ Read More »

Housing market builds (some) momentum

Date: Dec 18 2012
A slow housing market recovery will be more visible in some regions than others. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/wF7GngWtCfc/ Read More »