Archive for September, 2014:

Hertz CEO steps down amid turnaround efforts

Date: Sep 08 2014
Company had been under pressure from activist investors.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74016096/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Hertz-CEO-steps-down-amid-turnaround-efforts/ Read More »

GE Appliances sold to Electrolux for $3.3 billion

Date: Sep 08 2014
One of America's most iconic brands now belongs to Sweden's Electrolux.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/74004538/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~GE-Appliances-sold-to-Electrolux-for-billion/ Read More »

Last Week’s Biggest Stock Movers: Keep an Eye on Mobileye

Date: Sep 08 2014
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Industry News, Investing www.harryanddavid.com In any given week, some stocks are sure to shoot up, and others will plummet. The big gainers inspire us to keep investing. The presence of the decliners keeps our greed ...Read More »

Does Your College Kid Know How to Prevent Identity Theft?

Date: Sep 08 2014
Filed under: Identity Theft, Consumer Ally, Credit Cards, College, Consumer Protection Damon Dahlen/AOL It would be hard to dream up a better group for identity thieves to target than new college students. Fresh from relying on Mom and Dad to cover virtually ...Read More »

McDonald’s Wants to Start Your Day With a Free Cup of Coffee

Date: Sep 08 2014
Filed under: Starbucks, McDonald's, Consumer Ally, Fantastic Freebies, Spending Michael Neelon(misc)/Alamy If you like to start your day with a cup of a coffee and like the idea of free, McDonald's (MCD) has a deal for you. From Sept. 16 through Sept. ...Read More »

Nobel Prize Winner Jules Hoffmann to Speak at 2016 International Congress of Entomology

Date: Sep 07 2014
1888PressRelease - Dr. Jules A. Hoffmann, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will be one of two Nobel Prize winners, along with Peter Agre (2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry), to speak at the 2016 International Congress ...Read More »

2015 pay raises expected to be up 3%

Date: Sep 07 2014
How big is your raise? 2014 and 2015 averaging 3%.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/73970787/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~pay-raises-expected-to-be-up/ Read More »

Fla. home insurance eases since 2004 hurricanes

Date: Sep 06 2014
Four hurricanes in 2004 caused more than $45 billion in estimated property damage.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/73920539/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Fla-home-insurance-eases-since-hurricanes/ Read More »

Company on countdown to take tourists to edge of space

Date: Sep 06 2014
World View says its capsule will take travelers more than 100,000 feet above Earth.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/73917613/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Company-on-countdown-to-take-tourists-to-edge-of-space/ Read More »

A Penny Saved Is Far Easier Than a Penny Earned

Date: Sep 06 2014
Filed under: Interest Rates, Savings Accounts, How to Save Money, Saving RTimages/Shutterstock The saying "A penny saved is a penny earned" has often been misattributed to Benjamin Franklin." He didn't say it quite like that, but whomever first coined the now-famous version ...Read More »