Archive for August 31st, 2013:

Presidential market scoreboard: Reagan to Obama

Date: Aug 31 2013
Wall St. Cheat Sheet takes a look at how stocks and the economy performed during each term. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/9FqtIDQjD90/ Read More »

Labor Day Gas Prices Lowest in Years

Date: Aug 31 2013
Filed under: Travel, Gas Prices, How to Save Money, Vacation Planning, SavingGetty Images By Sam Ro At the beginning of the year, gas prices were surging at an usually high clip. But the summer has now come and gone and in hindsight, gas ...Read More »

Chronic Poverty Can Lower Your IQ, Study Shows

Date: Aug 31 2013
Filed under: How to Save Money, Planning, SavingGetty By Max Nisen The daily pressures and stresses of poverty take up so much mental energy that it reduces cognitive function. According to a new study, published in Science today, being preoccupied with money ...Read More »

5 things that could trip up stocks in September

Date: Aug 31 2013
September is the least-friendly month for the Dow: Can the market avoid a fall? http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/m5nPnXUwjGo/ Read More »

Happy Labor Day: But What the Heck Happened to the Unions?

Date: Aug 31 2013
Filed under: Unemployment Rate, Job Market, Unemployment, Layoffs, U.S. Government, Economy, People, SavingSusan Watts/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesMembers of the Ironworkers Union march in the Labor Day parade in New York. Before the deep, deep discounts and back-to-school sales, ...Read More »