Archive for November 21st, 2013:

Stock futures slightly higher

Date: Nov 21 2013
Investors focus on talk that the Fed may begin stimulus tapering earlier than expected http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/sQfG2p5wKx0/ Read More »

Sears 3Q Loss Widens as Sales Soften at Stores

Date: Nov 21 2013
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Retail, Consumer Goods, StocksElise Amendola/AP HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Sears' third-quarter loss widened as the ailing department store operator's results were hurt by weaker sales at its Kmart and Sears stores. The quarterly results underscore the challenges ...Read More »

Sprint Finishes Last in Consumer Reports Cell Service Survey

Date: Nov 21 2013
Filed under: Telecommunications, Sprint, Consumer Issues, Mobile Technology, Consumer ElectronicsMichael Sohn/APSprint CEO Dan Hesse Sprint has been ranked last among U.S. cellphone service operators in a customer satisfaction survey by the influential Consumer Reports organization, scoring dismal marks for measures ranging ...Read More »

Fewer Americans Traveling This Year for Thanksgiving

Date: Nov 21 2013
Filed under: Travel, Gas Prices, Economic Recovery, Consumer IssuesAlex Brandon/AP By Robert Gibbons NEW YORK -- Fewer Americans will travel during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as economic uncertainty in a sluggish recovery curbs travel plans, travel group AAA said Wednesday. AAA expects 38.9 ...Read More »