Archive for December, 2013:

Average U.S. Rate on 30-year Loan Eases to 4.42%

Date: Dec 12 2013
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest RatesDavid Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages eased slightly this week, remaining near historically low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on ...Read More »

Netflix’s Profit Protection Program: More Seasons of Original Series

Date: Dec 12 2013
Filed under: Netflix, Entertainment IndustryAP/NetflixSteve Van Zandt stars in the Netflix original series "Lilyhammer." This is a busy month for Netflix (NFLX). It's taking its first shot at kid-friendly original programming, which will arrive on the streaming service on Christmas Eve. ...Read More »

Lululemon stock suffers as outlook lowered

Date: Dec 12 2013
Lululemon shares fall after the apparel maker trimmed its sales outlook for the year http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/DSjYngdf96o/ Read More »

Entrepreneur worry: ACA really ‘affordable’?

Date: Dec 12 2013
The Affordable Care Act requirements starting in 2014 will bring important changes to healthcare insurance plans offered by businesses. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/tLrtM4xlNpM/ Read More »

Madoff fraud scandal: 5 years later

Date: Dec 11 2013
Testimony in the trial of five former Madoff employees challenges Madoff's story. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/OjYe3KZ-fik/ Read More »

First take: Autos not such a ‘boys’ club’ nowadays

Date: Dec 11 2013
Mary Barra's elevation at GM makes her the first female CEO of a major car company. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ep9TQvoXfi4/ Read More »

After Market: A Glass Ceiling Broke, and the Bull Market Took a Break

Date: Dec 10 2013
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Stocks, CEOs New executives plan to move into the CEO suites at two prominent companies that have been making headlines recently. Mary Barra, a longtime top manager at General Motors (GM), is shattering the glass ceiling, ...Read More »

How to Have a Successful Money Talk With Your Significant Other

Date: Dec 10 2013
Filed under: SpendingWavebreak Media/Shutterstock Think managing your own money is tough? Try doing it with a spouse or partner. Nearly half of those polled (47 percent) in a Chase Blueprint(R) survey think being in a relationship makes it harder to manage money. ...Read More »

Want to Find True Love? Savers are More Attractive than Spenders

Date: Dec 10 2013
Filed under: Personal Finance, Spendingisak55/Shutterstock Money can't buy you love, but how you handle your money determines how attractive you are to the opposite sex. Surprise! It turns out individuals who focus on saving money are considered more romantically attractive than those ...Read More »

Top 5 priorities for next GM CEO Mary Barra

Date: Dec 10 2013
From globalization to product quality, Barra will be busy when it comes to bolstering GM http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/0JA99UX4Mos/ Read More »