Archive for September, 2014:

Alibaba ups IPO share price to $66-$68 range

Date: Sep 15 2014
Demand for Alibaba's IPO this week appears so strong that the company has increased its initial price range to between $66 and $68 a share.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74625301/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Alibaba-ups-IPO-share-price-to-range/ Read More »

Market Wrap: Stocks End the Day Mixed Ahead of Fed Meeting

Date: Sep 15 2014
Filed under: Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK -- Investors played it safe on Monday ahead of a potentially pivotal Federal Reserve meeting. While large company stocks ended the day little changed, smaller, riskier stocks ...Read More »

Sears Is Running Out of Options Fast

Date: Sep 15 2014
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Upgrades and Downgrades, Investing Mel Evans/AP Things continue to get worse for Sears Holdings (SHLD). Fitch Ratings lowered its credit rating on the parent company of Sears and Kmart this month, warning that liquidity could ...Read More »

3 Reasons the iPad Is Sliding – and the Tablet Biz May Follow

Date: Sep 15 2014
Filed under: Company News, Apple, Earnings, Market News, Investing Alex Segre/Alamy Apple (AAPL) had plenty of new toys to unveil on Tuesday. There was the iPhone 6 and the even larger iPhone 6 Plus. The world's largest consumer tech company finally entered ...Read More »

5 foolish mistakes first-time home buyers make

Date: Sep 14 2014
Before you even look at a single property, you need to know exactly how much you can afford.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74534125/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~foolish-mistakes-firsttime-home-buyers-make/ Read More »

Samsung accuses LG execs of damaging its products

Date: Sep 14 2014
Electronics giant requests official investigation in South Korea.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74544643/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Samsung-accuses-LG-execs-of-damaging-its-products/ Read More »

Consumer spending showing renewed life

Date: Sep 14 2014
Falling gasoline prices and stronger job growth have helped boost sales         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74528745/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Consumer-spending-showing-renewed-life/ Read More »

Good News, Thanksgiving Travelers: Booking Later Will Be Fine

Date: Sep 13 2014
Filed under: Travel, Airfare, Vacation Planning, Saving Getty Images Conventional wisdom and a lot of statistics have shown that booking your travel well in advance is usually the best way to get a good deal. But for travel this Thanksgiving, an analysis ...Read More »

L.A.’s Sunset Strip Goes Corporate: Whisky a Gone Gone

Date: Sep 13 2014
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Investing Michael Tullberg/Getty Images Los Angeles County's fabled Sunset Strip -- home to numerous legendary nightclubs -- is going corporate. Goodbye, Rat Pack and Guns N' Roses; hello, Marriott International (MAR). Gangsters and Guitarists Through a quirk of ...Read More »

Why Your Parents Had an Easier Retirement Than You Will

Date: Sep 13 2014
Filed under: Retirement, Family Money, Personal Finance, Social Security, Interest Rates Regardless how old you are now, it's likely you'll have a harder time pulling off a financially secure retirement than your parents did. Many of us haven't planned and saved well, ...Read More »