Archive for June, 2013:

States Find Ways to Raise Taxes Without Saying So

Date: Jun 29 2013
Filed under: Taxes, U.S. Government, State Income Tax Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTom Corbett, governor of Pennsylvania. If Pennsylvania's Republican governor gets his way, the state will pay for $1.8 billion in transportation improvements largely by raising a wholesale tax on gasoline. ...Read More »

Countries Spending the Most on the Military

Date: Jun 29 2013
Filed under: U.S. Government, Government Spending, SpendingGetty Images For the first time since 1998, global military spending is down. This coincides with a major decline in U.S. spending, which fell by more than $40 billion between 2011 and 2012. Even with ...Read More »

Paula Deen and Aaron Hernandez: A Tale of Two Celebrity Endorsers

Date: Jun 29 2013
Filed under: Company News, Scandals and Lawsuits, CelebritiesAP Two very different stars, two very different purported misdeeds. But the concurrent troubles of celebrity cook Paula Deen and NFL standout Aaron Hernandez will cost both of them millions -- in Hernandez's case, ...Read More »

Wacky beverages are fast-food’s big summer lure

Date: Jun 28 2013
Some things go hand-in-hand with summer: Sunburns. Tacky bikinis. And wacky drinks. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/largtL36gBQ/ Read More »

Feds probe 344K Honda Odysseys that brake for no reason

Date: Jun 28 2013
Feds open case on 344,000 minivans over possible braking without driver pressing pedal. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/jrYLrqtlcag/ Read More »

Special edition celebrates Corvette’s 60th year

Date: Jun 28 2013
Chevy gives Corvette 60th anniversary party with special edition 2014 "Premiere" model http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/kfRChBRAPUA/ Read More »

Stocks slide as month, quarter ends

Date: Jun 28 2013
Major indexes are falling in U.S. and European markets http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/tVn-uyTJCkw/ Read More »

Stocks: Pandora Streams On; Nvidia Puts Launch on Hold

Date: Jun 28 2013
Filed under: Technology, Stock Picks, Consumer Goods, InvestingGetty Images Companies can make brilliant moves, but there are also times when things don't work out quite as planned. From a gaming device that got delayed to a software update that adds credibility ...Read More »

Mortgage rates: Nowhere to go but up?

Date: Jun 28 2013
Higher mortgage rates could discourage some home buyers and make others act faster. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/A8_6EJ4Db_o/ Read More »

Consumer Sentiment Rises in Late June to Near High

Date: Jun 28 2013
Filed under: Mortgages, Economic Indicators, Economic Recovery, Economy, SpendingJustin Sullivan/Getty Images By Richard Leong NEW YORK -- U.S. consumer sentiment improved in late June, ending the month close to a near six-year high set in May, as optimism among higher-income families rose ...Read More »