Archive for August, 2013:

Stocks heading lower at week’s end

Date: Aug 09 2013
Selling momentum picking up after three-day losing streak. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/QVkIzqXIniM/ Read More »

‘Angry Guy’ Ackman Pushes for New Chairman at Penney

Date: Aug 09 2013
Filed under: Company News, JC Penney, Retail, Consumer Goods, CEOsNorm Betts/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWilliam "Bill" Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. By Matthew J. Belvedere and Scott Wapner Activist investor and J.C. Penney independent director Bill Ackman is "an angry ...Read More »

BofA Analyst: ‘The Market Is Far From Overvalued’

Date: Aug 09 2013
Filed under: Bank of America, Stocks, Dividend Stocks, Stock Markets, InvestingRichard Drew/AP By Mathew Boesler Bank of America Merrill Lynch equity strategist Savita Subramanian is bullish on the stock market. Recently, she hiked her S&P 500 year-end price target to 1,750 from ...Read More »

Fourteen years later, Priceline near bubble high

Date: Aug 09 2013
Company gets boost by surge in travel in Europe, where it has a heavy presence. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/xKl1MpdQpdE/ Read More »

NationaLease 69th Annual Meeting to be Held in Chicago, Sept. 22-23

Date: Aug 08 2013
1888PressRelease - NationaLease, one of the largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America, is returning to its roots when it holds its 69th Annual Meeting September 22-23 in the city of its founding, Chicago, IL at the luxurious ...Read More »

As mortgage rates rise, ARMs finding favor

Date: Aug 08 2013
With mortgage rates rising, adjustable rate loans are coming back. But not for everyone. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/K8DeryEqf2o/ Read More »

Tip the Scales in Your Favor With New Twist on Ancient Diet Plan

Date: Aug 07 2013
1888PressRelease - Feeling overstressed, overtired, overweight, or overwhelmed? It's time to lighten up! Lissa Coffey's new book, The Perfect Balance Diet, sets us on a path to live our healthiest and happiest. It's about losing what weighs us down, and ...Read More »

Closing Bell: Stocks End Lower for Third Straight Session on Fed Fears

Date: Aug 07 2013
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Banks, Stocks, InvestingJay LaPrete/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto Stocks fell for a third straight day Wednesday after several companies released weak earnings reports, and amid growing uncertainty about when the ...Read More »

Taste Test: Taco Bell’s Newest Doritos Taco Should Spice Up Chain’s Bottom Line

Date: Aug 07 2013
Filed under: Food & Beverage, Restaurants, Spending, FoodTaco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco was the most successful product launch in the company's history, with more than 100 million units sold in the first 10 weeks and more than half a billion ...Read More »

Turnaround Towns: Top 10 Cities of the Housing Market Recovery

Date: Aug 07 2013
Filed under: Mortgages, Economic Indicators, Economic Recovery, Home Buying With an average of 1.8 million homes on the market on any given day in the second quarter of 2013, home list prices are rising in major metro markets around the nation ...Read More »