Archive for February, 2014:

Graco Recalls Nearly 3.8 Million Car Seats That Could Trap Kids

Date: Feb 11 2014
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Recalls, Consumer ProtectionAlamy By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER DETROIT -- Graco is recalling nearly 3.8 million car safety seats because children can get trapped by buckles that may not unlatch. But the company has drawn the ire ...Read More »

After Market: When Yellen Talks, Investors Smile – and Buy

Date: Feb 11 2014
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Federal Reserve, Stock Markets For years we've talked about Bernanke-inspired rallies. Tuesday brought the market its first Yellen-inspired rally. New Fed Chair Janet Yellen reassured the market that it could expect more of the same from the ...Read More »

Appliance Warranties: Wasteful or Worth It? — Savings Experiment

Date: Feb 11 2014
Filed under: Savings Experiment, Shopping View PollAre you in the market for a new appliance? You'll likely be offered an extended warranty by the salesperson, which may sound like a good way to cover any mishaps, but it's not worth the ...Read More »

Why people love to hate – and love – Starbucks

Date: Feb 11 2014
No wonder the Dumb Starbucks parody store quickly went viral on the Internet. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/T3aoLkww9P8/ Read More »

Boomer entrepreneurs bet nest eggs on dreams

Date: Feb 11 2014
Baby Boomers who took a chance to start dream businesses using their retirement savings. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/7rHbFDWyQUQ/ Read More »

5 reasons why Yellen’s words soothed Wall Street

Date: Feb 11 2014
Bulls embrace new Fed chief after congressional testimony. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/xzi-hLtA2Yk/ Read More »

OPI Translate Is Winning The Gold At The Sochi Olympics

Date: Feb 10 2014
1888PressRelease - Faster than downhill skiing at #Sochi2014, RantNetwork's OPI Translate mobile language translation application offers connection to Live Interpreters in under one minute! (Pennsylvania, USA) - OPI Translate has got the world talking at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Offered ...Read More »

Greenwald launches Omidyar-backed site The Intercept

Date: Feb 10 2014
Greenwald and Omidyar launch their first news site, TheIntercept.org. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Eygsq9j70jI/ Read More »

Icahn Backs Off Apple, Says ‘Supportive’ of Buyback Efforts

Date: Feb 10 2014
Filed under: Technology, Apple, Computer Industry, Stocks, InvestingHeidi Gutman, CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesBillionaire investor Carl Icahn. By Javier E. David Activist investor Carl Icahn waved the white flag Monday in his high-profile campaign to prod Apple into buying back $50 ...Read More »

3 Good Reasons Not to Pay an Accountant to File Your Taxes

Date: Feb 10 2014
Filed under: Taxes, Income Tax, Tax Credits, Tax Deductions, Tax RefundsGetty Images Apparently, Americans missed out on $1 billion last year by filing their own tax returns. Perhaps you've seen the commercials featuring dramatic warship or football stadium representations of just ...Read More »