Archive for December, 2013:

After Market: Exxon, IBM Power a Monday Stock Surge

Date: Dec 16 2013
Filed under: Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investing Exxon (XOM) and IBM (IBM) led the blue chips higher Monday as investors moved beyond talk about Fed tapering, at least for a day. After two straight weekly losses, the major averages posted ...Read More »

How Much Extra Would You Pay for ‘Made in the USA’?

Date: Dec 16 2013
Filed under: Shopping, International Trade, Shopping TrendsAlamy Americans spend more than $340 billion a year on clothes and shoes. Unfortunately for American factory workers, almost all of that money heads directly overseas. That's the upshot of a story that appeared in The ...Read More »

Everything You Need to Know About Gift Cards This Holiday Season

Date: Dec 16 2013
Filed under: Holiday Shopping, Gift Guides, Shopping TrendsAlamy They're "the gift most everyone buys for the holidays," according to USA Today. This holiday season alone, nearly 81 percent of shoppers will buy at least one gift card -- totaling nearly $30 ...Read More »

Will December stock ‘low’ prove bullish?

Date: Dec 16 2013
December is usually the top=performing month for the Dow http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/6K6jyjt8RLk/ Read More »

Self-employed are facing a retirement crisis

Date: Dec 16 2013
Entrepreneurs and small business owners aren't saving enough for retirement. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/-856GNNYgoQ/ Read More »

Mercedes-Benz enlarges new 2015 C-Class

Date: Dec 15 2013
It's longer and wider, but will be lighter and more fuel efficient than the outgoing one http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/RgrhkZxsJ0c/ Read More »

UPS is ‘organized chaos’ on its busiest day

Date: Dec 15 2013
Fast hands for speed, dim lights for calm and careful planning gets packages there on time. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/fCVbtdvYaqI/ Read More »

Will new 2015 Ford Mustang be just another car?

Date: Dec 15 2013
In a bid for world sales, it risks alienating core customers http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/aRBawyGH8XI/ Read More »

Can high-flying stocks keep soaring in 2014?

Date: Dec 15 2013
A more modest outlook for growth and gradually rising interest rates likely to trim gains. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/U-fqZ011Ix0/ Read More »

10 Ways to Play Catch-Up Before Retirement

Date: Dec 14 2013
Filed under: Retirement, Careers, Family Money, Personal Finance, Social SecurityGetty Images By Teresa Mears Back in 2001, David Raether was a comedy writer for the TV sitcom "Roseanne," earning $300,000 a year. He and his wife and their eight children lived comfortably ...Read More »