Archive for October 2nd, 2013:

Beanie Babies Creator Cries, Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Date: Oct 02 2013
Filed under: Consumer Goods, Scandals and Lawsuits, Tax LawsKevin Horan, Time Life Pictures/Getty ImagesBeanie Babies creator H. Ty Warner CHICAGO -- The billionaire who created Beanie Babies has pleaded guilty to a tax evasion charge that could send him to prison ...Read More »

Twitter poised to make IPO filing public

Date: Oct 02 2013
Twitter puts more pieces of IPO plan in place http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/h3KwbrJDh0w/ Read More »

Wall Street dragged lower on shutdown jitters

Date: Oct 02 2013
Investors push stocks lower as partial government shutdown remains in effect. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/XdIkvGNzNAM/ Read More »

Which Credit Card Should You Get for Your College Student?

Date: Oct 02 2013
Filed under: Credit Cards, College, Credit History, Credit ScoreAlamy Giving a college freshman a credit card might seem like a recipe for disaster -- your kid is probably going to be saddled with heavy student loan debt by graduation day, and ...Read More »

How Can You Be Retired If You’re Still Working?

Date: Oct 02 2013
Filed under: Retirement, Careers, Personal Finance, Retirement PlansAlex Brandon/AP By Tom Sightings Some of the most fortunate people in the world never retire. Consider Warren Buffett, who at age 83 remains CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Dianne Feinstein, the 80-year-old senator from California, ...Read More »

Freebies to furloughed workers ease shutdown pain

Date: Oct 02 2013
With the shutdown in full swing, some D.C. businesses hope freebies will lure customers in. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/qn_UXCfA7bA/ Read More »