Archive for March, 2014:

Upgrading forgotten 401(k)s

Date: Mar 30 2014
Retirement accounts at a former employer often suffer from neglect and need to be updated. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/D5YKZGh-Crs/ Read More »

Why a Boeing 777 costs $320 million

Date: Mar 30 2014
The Malaysian Airlines plane that disappeared three weeks ago is a Boeing 777-200ER. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/M6jPK3QtbiE/ Read More »

GM recalls new pickups, SUVs

Date: Mar 29 2014
Loose oil line could create fire hazard. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/dexmKZPIbZE/ Read More »

Move Over, Wall Street: Silicon Valley Is Invading Your Turf

Date: Mar 29 2014
Filed under: Technology, Banks, Financial Services, Investing McIek/Shutterstock If you ask most people where the greatest threat to Wall Street's nearly 100-year dominance as the world's leading financial center would come from, places like London, Zurich, Tokyo or even Beijing might be ...Read More »

The No. 1 Budgeting Step You Have to Stop Avoiding

Date: Mar 29 2014
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Budgeting, Budgeting Tools, Financial Education Getty Images Budgeting isn't easy. Many people feel overwhelmed and give up before they even get going. But even among those people who don't quit, many miss the most critical step when ...Read More »

Chick-fil-A Stole KFC’s Chicken Crown with a Fraction of the Stores

Date: Mar 28 2014
Filed under: Company News, Food & Beverage, Restaurants Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Venessa Wong The days when fried chicken was synonymous with a certain white-haired southern gentleman are over, at least in the U.S. A new champion has claimed KFC's long-held ...Read More »

After Market: Jittery Investors Fear Putin Won’t Take the Weekend Off

Date: Mar 28 2014
Filed under: Market News, Global Economy, Stocks, World Markets, Investing Stocks ended Friday in positive territory, though they gave up most of the day's gains in the afternoon as investors grew scared of the upcoming weekend. This has been the pattern ...Read More »

The Week’s Winners and Losers: Photo Tweets and Virtual Reality

Date: Mar 28 2014
Filed under: Company News, Facebook, Entertainment Industry, Restaurants, IPOs Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images From a new player in the fast food market cleverly attacking the leader's mascot to a social giant bringing out its inner shutterbug, here's a rundown of the week's smartest ...Read More »

Morgan Stanley’s Gorman gets 73% pay boost

Date: Mar 28 2014
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman got $13.9 million in 2013, up 73% from 2012 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/tDBGkxYHYYs/ Read More »

Cellphone use causes over 1 in 4 car accidents

Date: Mar 28 2014
National Safety Council study shows that mobile devices are involved in 26% of all motor vehicle crashes. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/R4v7eAfeGvw/ Read More »