Archive for May, 2014:

Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B bank fraud

Date: May 24 2014
Authorities put Mahafarid Amir Khosravi to death at Evin prison, according to state TV reports. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/dyY4XetVaCo/ Read More »

Perdue’s next frontier: organic

Date: May 24 2014
Chicken processor expands its offerings to meet growing customer interest in no-antibiotics poultry. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/a3Zq7k35IIw/ Read More »

A Checklist for First-Time Homebuyers

Date: May 24 2014
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Personal Finance, Housing Market, Home Buying Juice Images/AlamyBefore you're handed the keys to your first home, you need to tend to your debt and make sure your budget is in good shape. By Geoff Williams The spring homebuying ...Read More »

Amazon Prime Pulls Out More Exclusive Content to Fight Netflix

Date: May 24 2014
Filed under: Netflix, Amazon.com, Industry News, Electronics, Investing www.amazon.com Netflix (NFLX) is running away with the video streaming market. A report by Internet traffic researcher Sandvine shows that Netflix is responsible for 34.2 percent of the information superhighway's peak downstream traffic. We're ...Read More »

What If the Fed’s Economic Recovery Plan Is Just Plain Wrong?

Date: May 24 2014
Filed under: Economic Indicators, Economic Recovery, Federal Reserve, Economy Charles Dharapak/APFederal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen By Jeff Cox At the core of the Federal Reserve's credibility is its insistence that it can hold interest rates low enough for long enough to ensure a ...Read More »

Car deals abound on big holiday sales weekend

Date: May 23 2014
Best deals apply to both cheap leases and loads of cash back http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/dJPsJvf9_24/ Read More »

Week’s Winners and Losers: EBay, HP Mishandle Bad News

Date: May 23 2014
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Netflix, Retail www.ebay.com There were plenty of winners and losers in the business world this week, with the leading online auction site suffering a massive data breach and a streaming video service expanding overseas. Here's a ...Read More »

Recalled Beef May Have Been Sent to 10 States

Date: May 23 2014
Filed under: Company News, Recalls, Food & Beverage, Consumer Issues, Consumer Protection Justin Sullivan/Getty Images DETROIT -- Federal food safety officials say ground beef recalled by a Detroit business may have been sent to stores in 10 states. According to an announcement Thursday, ...Read More »

New Home Sales Rebound, Inventories Hit a 3½-Year High

Date: May 23 2014
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Economic Indicators, Housing Market, Home Buying Charlie Neibergall/AP By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose more than expected in April and the stock of houses on the market hit a 3½ year high, ...Read More »

New home sales rise 6.4% in April

Date: May 23 2014
The housing market is showing more strength as spring advances. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/TqlPk_rDNNA/ Read More »