Archive for May, 2014:

Week’s Winners/Losers: A Check-In Uptick; A Twitter Let-Down

Date: May 02 2014
Filed under: Company News, Market News Getty Images From a door-to-door selling icon stocking up on blush after a disappointing quarter to several hotel chains checking in with strong occupancy trends, here's a rundown of the week's smartest moves and biggest blunders ...Read More »

The 6 Best Things to Buy in May

Date: May 02 2014
Filed under: Shopping, Shopping Trends Getty Images The weather is heating up, and so are deals on a variety of goods. Memorial Day also means a weekend of sales. Meats for the Grill Many grocery stores will have specials on grillable meats throughout May. ...Read More »

Yelp Can Still Rate Itself 4 Stars, Despite a Few Bad Reviews

Date: May 02 2014
Filed under: Company News, Media, Earnings, Internet Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images A growing number of merchants and customers are finding reasons to complain about Yelp (YELP), but its fan base is apparently growing even faster. The local rating review site operator posted another ...Read More »

First Take: At last, some good news on jobs

Date: May 02 2014
April's jobs report should please stock investors, but might give bond investors pause. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/SrZ07W_n8NQ/ Read More »

Spring stunner: Jobs report blows past forecasts

Date: May 02 2014
April job gains were 288,000 and the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/gil4uQelC20/ Read More »

Paul Chehade – Raise the Minimum Wage Now

Date: May 01 2014
1888PressRelease - America needs a living wage so the lowest-paid workers are able to lift themselves out of poverty and bring economic equality to our nation. Paul Chehade. On Wednesday, the Senate failed to move forward with legislation that would increase ...Read More »