Archive for June 19th, 2014:

Starbucks hiking prices on drinks, bagged coffee

Date: Jun 19 2014
Coffee kingpin is raising prices on some of its drinks by 5 cents to 20 cents starting next week. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/MEs4BsQOqOw/ Read More »

Tooling Expert BENZ Inc. Presenting Four New Products at IMTS 2014

Date: Jun 19 2014
1888PressRelease - BENZ Inc. to Present Four New Products at IMTS 2014, including the LinA and LinS broaching tools, C-axis Angle Head, and Mini Flex-Angle Head. BENZ Inc. has announced that it will be presenting four new tooling systems during IMTS, ...Read More »

Corcentric Announces the Promotion of James Wright to Vice President of Sales

Date: Jun 19 2014
1888PressRelease - Corcentric leverages a decade of successful sales experience to build and expand the Company's Sales Team. McLean, VA - Corcentric is pleased to announce the appointment of James Wright to the role of Vice President of Sales. Wright has ...Read More »

Starbucks’ Free Tuition Offer Is Less Bucks Than Advertised

Date: Jun 19 2014
Filed under: Company News, Starbucks, Labor, Restaurants, College Gene J. Puskar/AP By CANDICE CHOI NEW YORK -- It turns out Starbucks (SBUX) isn't contributing any upfront scholarship money to an online college degree program it introduced this week. The Seattle-based company unveiled a program ...Read More »

Amazon stock cools off after ‘Fire’

Date: Jun 19 2014
Investors and analysts are largely lukewarm on the retailer's smartphone dreams http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/3zh4xN6k4bQ/ Read More »

Average 30-year mortgage rate drops to 4.17%

Date: Jun 19 2014
Rates remain near historic lows. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/Vv10tZrzFIA/ Read More »

Weekly Mortgage Rates Ease After Two Weeks of Gains

Date: Jun 19 2014
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest Rates Tony Dejak/AP WASHINGTON --Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages eased slightly this week, remaining near historic lows. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year loan declined to 4.17 ...Read More »

Employment, Factory Data Signal Strengthening Economy

Date: Jun 19 2014
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, Manufacturing, Investing Matt Rourke/APA technician working at the Rodon Group manufacturing facility in Hatfield, Pa. By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week and factory activity in the ...Read More »

Supreme Court cuts back on software patents

Date: Jun 19 2014
The Supreme Court denied patent protection to a computer method for financial settlements. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/GYzROOZT2No/ Read More »