Archive for November, 2014:

With a bullet: Oil, gold, and a real flying car

Date: Nov 24 2014
The Swiss vote to boost their country's gold holdings         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79505009/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~With-a-bullet-Oil-gold-and-a-real-flying-car/ Read More »

13 ‘yo-yo’ stocks swing to the top

Date: Nov 24 2014
Big yo-yo moves in stocks are great when the direction is up, like they are with these stocks         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79501611/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~yoyo-stocks-swing-to-the-top/ Read More »

Budweiser Gives Clydesdales Holiday Pink Slip

Date: Nov 24 2014
Filed under: Company News, Layoffs, Food & Beverage, This Built America Cheryl Senter/AP Images for BudweiserThe Budweiser Clydesdale Hitch makes its way down Congress Street in Boston last month. NEW YORK -- Budweiser is putting its Clydesdale out to pasture for the ...Read More »

How Retirement Benefits Will Change in 2015

Date: Nov 24 2014
Filed under: Retirement, Health Insurance, 401K, IRA, Social Security ShutterstockFrom larger benefits payments to a new account option, here's what retirement savers can expect in the new year. By Emily Brandon Social Security and Medicare will be making important changes to their programs ...Read More »

Last Week’s Biggest Stock Movers: Deals Lift Dish

Date: Nov 24 2014
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Investing Paul Sakuma/AP Plenty of stocks go up and down in any given week. The gainers inspire us to keep investing. The decliners keep greed in check while reminding us about the risks of the equity ...Read More »

Lexus, Audi, Infiniti concepts cars wow L.A. Auto Show

Date: Nov 22 2014
They present a sweeping vision of the future         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79310583/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Lexus-Audi-Infiniti-concepts-cars-wow-LA-Auto-Show/ Read More »

Holiday scams: 6 more to avoid

Date: Nov 22 2014
Last week, I flagged six holiday scams to avoid. Here are the rest of the 12 scams of the season.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79290534/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Holiday-scams-more-to-avoid/ Read More »

No Joke! Kohler Introduces an Odor-Eating Toilet Seat

Date: Nov 22 2014
Filed under: Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Home & Garden, This Built America David Wallace/Kohler Co. via APKohler is introducing a battery-operated deodorizing toilet seat that includes a fan that sucks in air, pushing it through an odor-eating carbon filter and then a ...Read More »

Can underwear give us economic clues?

Date: Nov 22 2014
Strength in the underwear industry correlates with solid economic growth.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79280187/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Can-underwear-give-us-economic-clues/ Read More »

These Big Retailers Have More to Prove for Holiday Shopping

Date: Nov 22 2014
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Retail, Market News, Investing John Konstantaras/AP Images/Kmart The gradually improving economy finds the market holding out for healthy improvement this season. However, some retailers have a lot more on the line than others. Let's go over a ...Read More »