Archive for February, 2014:

Don’t Mourn the Loss of Bereavement Airfares

Date: Feb 28 2014
Filed under: Travel, Internet, Consumer Issues, Airfare Scott Olson/Getty ImagesTravelers at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. By Justin Bachman American Airlines (AAL) has ended its bereavement fares, the discount offered to people who needed to fly immediately because of a loved one's death. That ...Read More »

Contracts to Buy Homes Barely Budge in January

Date: Feb 28 2014
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Economy Gregory Bull/AP By JOSH BOAK The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes was essentially flat in January, a possible sign of a softening real estate market. The National Association of Realtors ...Read More »

Is Your Financial Future Under Control? 2 Out of 3 of Us Answer ‘No’

Date: Feb 28 2014
Filed under: Saving Shutterstock/Africa Studio "Only about one-third of Americans are living within their means and think they are prepared for the long-term financial future. One-third are living within their means but are often not prepared for this long-term future. And one-third ...Read More »

German court rejects patent claim against Apple

Date: Feb 28 2014
Company says Apple infringed on patent for access to phones in emergencies. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/rmX1WulcFoU/ Read More »

13 infamous tax cheaters

Date: Feb 28 2014
Playing games with the IRS didn't turn out so well for the folks on this list. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Y07Kw3N_JuI/ Read More »

Mattel gets construction toy brand Mega Bloks

Date: Feb 28 2014
Kids' construction toys is the fastest growing part of toy industry. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/c9ULsXu5ITY/ Read More »

Stocks climb, S&P 500 scales new heights

Date: Feb 27 2014
Broad index blows past Thursday's closing record of 1,854.29. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/yE3SN3nVfDY/ Read More »

Eco Minded Solutions Exhibits Honored at San Diego Spring Home/Garden Show as a Garden Master

Date: Feb 26 2014
1888PressRelease - Eco Minded Solutions, as San Diego's leading landscape and architectural design construction firm, has been invited to be a Garden Master level exhibitor at the Spring Home/Garden Show. For Eco Minded Solutions, getting out into the community to share ...Read More »

After Market: ‘Not As Bad As Expected’ Was Good Enough for Gains

Date: Feb 26 2014
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Stock Markets, Investing Retail stocks and homebuilders rallied Wednesday, but the overall market mostly marched in place. For the third day in a row, the major averages posted strong, early gains, then retreated, though all closed ...Read More »

Hostess Bankruptcy Exposes Peril to 10 Million U.S. Pensions

Date: Feb 26 2014
Filed under: Food & Beverage, Retirement Plans Associated Press/Brennan Linsley By Lorraine Woellert When Hostess Brands went bankrupt in 2012, it triggered anxiety among employees at Ottenberg's Bakery, a family-owned enterprise in Maryland. The companies shared a pension plan, and if Hostess couldn't ...Read More »