Archive for December 18th, 2013:

Stocks mixed as Fed ‘easy money’ news awaited

Date: Dec 18 2013
Investors look ahead to a monetary policy call by the Federal Reserve. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/jibQtPFNPRw/ Read More »

Gulf spill: Ex-BP worker guilty of obstruction

Date: Dec 18 2013
Prosecutors argued that Kurt Mix was trying to destroy evidence. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/S_ugI_FyqpU/ Read More »

Zero-Commission Stock Trades? There’s an App for That

Date: Dec 18 2013
Filed under: Technology, Mobile Technology, Investing By Josh Constine Why pay E*Trade or Scottrade $7 to trade a stock when you could do it for free? That premise helped mobile investment app startup Robinhood raise the $3 million seed round led by ...Read More »

Will ‘Blackfish’ Sink SeaWorld’s Bottom Line?

Date: Dec 18 2013
Filed under: Earnings, Entertainment Industry, Scandals and Lawsuits, Vacation PlanningAlamy A raft of musical acts are bowing out of gigs at SeaWorld (SEAS) parks -- and they're just a few of the folks suddenly not willing to visit. Heart, Willie Nelson, Martina ...Read More »

New Home Construction Hits Highest Pace in 5 Years

Date: Dec 18 2013
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest RatesJustin Sullivan/Getty Images By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER WASHINGTON -- U.S. builders broke ground on homes at the fastest pace in more than five years, strong evidence that the housing recovery is accelerating ...Read More »