Archive for August 21st, 2013:

Target’s Q2 profits down 13%

Date: Aug 21 2013
Q2 same-store sales rose 1.2% from a year ago. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/EKEC4CCcQJg/ Read More »

Existing home sales up 6.5% as housing recovers

Date: Aug 21 2013
Existing home sales rose 6.5% in July, the biggest gain since 2009. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/SFmvvKOvG9w/ Read More »

Rise in Rates Reduces Demand for New Mortgages

Date: Aug 21 2013
Filed under: Mortgages, Housing Market, Home Buying, Home Loans, Interest RatesAndrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Steve C. Johnson Applications for U.S. home loans fell for a second straight week and higher interest rates reduced refinancing activity, data from an industry group ...Read More »

Home Sales in July Rise to Levels Last Seen in 2009

Date: Aug 21 2013
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest RatesDaniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER WASHINGTON -- Sales of previously occupied homes surged in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.39 million, approaching a healthy level ...Read More »

Maximize Your WiFi Range for Free — Savings Experiment

Date: Aug 21 2013
Filed under: Savings Experiment, Did You Know Related Savings Experiments Surf for Savings on Internet Service -- Savings Experiment If you have Internet access set up in your home, you can get the most out of your plan by maximizing your WiFi signal. ...Read More »

Al Jazeera America launches, sues AT&T

Date: Aug 21 2013
Al Jazeera America launches as AT&T drops channel and advertisers sit on sideline http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/i8eKMqPeVV0/ Read More »