Archive for November, 2014:

Who’s Open and Who’s Closed on Thanksgiving?

Date: Nov 22 2014
Filed under: Black Friday, Retail, Holiday Shopping, Stores, This Built America gpointstudio/Shutterstock Thanksgiving Day shopping -- also known as "Black Friday creep" -- has drawn dominant merchants like Walmart (WMT) and strugglers like RadioShack (RSH). But many companies are refusing to participate ...Read More »

House GOP Sues Administration Over Obama Health Care Law

Date: Nov 21 2014
Filed under: Health Care, U.S. Government, Scandals and Lawsuits, Barack Obama, Health Insurance J. Scott Applewhite/APHouse Speaker John Boehner of Ohio By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON -- House Republicans sued the Obama administration Friday over its implementation of President Barack Obama's health care law, ...Read More »

Phony PayPal Accounts Used to Rip Off Online Sellers

Date: Nov 21 2014
Filed under: Consumer Ally, Consumer Protection, Ripoffs & Scams, Internet Fraud, Saving shutterstock With all the warnings about scams collecting money from victims using Green Dot (GDOT) Money Paks or other reloadable debit cards, or a money transfer service like Western Union ...Read More »

5 Tricks Department Stores Use to Get You to Spend More

Date: Nov 21 2014
Filed under: Retail, Holiday Shopping, Advertising & Marketing, How to Save Money, Stores The Orange County Register/ZUMA Press/Alamy By Maryalene LaPonsie We all know retailers use marketing tricks to get us to buy more. Everything from the music on the intercom to the ...Read More »

Soft on banks? Fed reviews oversight role

Date: Nov 20 2014
Directive comes on eve of Senate hearing examining Fed's oversight of big banks.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79168524/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Soft-on-banks-Fed-reviews-oversight-role/ Read More »

Lesbian couple disparaged on Google Maps

Date: Nov 20 2014
Anti-gay slur appeared in the street view of the popular map website for couple's address.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79134980/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Lesbian-couple-disparaged-on-Google-Maps/ Read More »

L.A. Auto Show: Inside the latest cars

Date: Nov 20 2014
Take a look into the hottest cars that are making their Auto Show debut.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79163061/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~LA-Auto-Show-Inside-the-latest-cars/ Read More »

Facebook bus drivers vote to join Teamsters

Date: Nov 19 2014
The victory could encourage shuttle drivers for other high-tech companies to start organizing drives.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79082187/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Facebook-bus-drivers-vote-to-join-Teamsters/ Read More »

Retirement: 5 keys to smart planning

Date: Nov 19 2014
The end of the year is a good time to re-evaluate your retirement goals.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79076296/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Retirement-keys-to-smart-planning/ Read More »

Uber tracking raises privacy concerns

Date: Nov 19 2014
Uber users are deleting their accounts after an executive allegedly snooped on a journalist.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/79071872/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Uber-tracking-raises-privacy-concerns/ Read More »