Archive for August 29th, 2014:

Talking Tech: What consumers want in iPhone 6

Date: Aug 29 2014
Better battery and a tougher screen top consumer wish lists for a new iPhone.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/73344396/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Talking-Tech-What-consumers-want-in-iPhone/ Read More »

Buick mid-size crossover SUV on the horizon

Date: Aug 29 2014
James R. Healey and Fred Meier         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/73339304/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Buick-midsize-crossover-SUV-on-the-horizon/ Read More »

IMF board expresses confidence in Lagarde

Date: Aug 29 2014
World economic agency receives briefing on French corruption probe in which its head is being investigated.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/73324271/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~IMF-board-expresses-confidence-in-Lagarde/ Read More »

Market Wrap: Stocks Close Hot August with Another S&P Record

Date: Aug 29 2014
Filed under: Market News, Investing AP/Richard Drew By ALEX VEIGA The Standard & Poor's 500 index (^GPSC) delivered its fourth record high in five days Friday, ending with the biggest monthly gain since February. The milestone-crushing run capped a week when the S&P eclipsed ...Read More »

Mastermind of $800 Million Fraud Gets 20 Years in Prison

Date: Aug 29 2014
Filed under: Scandals and Lawsuits, Ripoffs & Scams Image Source/Getty Images By CURT ANDERSON MIAMI -- The man who masterminded an $800 million insurance scam that fleeced tens of thousands of investors in one of Florida's all-time largest fraud schemes was sentenced Friday ...Read More »

State of the Unions This Labor Day: Losing Battles in the States

Date: Aug 29 2014
Filed under: Careers, Labor, U.S. Government, This Built America Corbis Unions have taken a beating this year from state courts and legislatures. The most notable beat-down came in Wisconsin this summer when the state Supreme Court upheld a law limiting collective bargaining ...Read More »