Archive for December, 2014:

BMW to Replace Air Bags Across U.S.

Date: Dec 22 2014
Filed under: Consumer Protection Matthias Schrader/AP NEW YORK -- BMW (BAMXF) has agreed to demands from the government to replace driver's-side air bags across the entire U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been pushing companies to recall older cars with air ...Read More »

7 biggest business blunders ever committed

Date: Dec 20 2014
A list of some of the most impactful, yet egregious business decisions of all time.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81383692/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~biggest-business-blunders-ever-committed/ Read More »

How to Maximize Your Social Security Benefits

Date: Dec 20 2014
Filed under: Retirement, Personal Finance, Social Security Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Deciding when to claim Social Security is one of the most important financial decisions any senior will make. The problem is there are so many variables involved, such as your current financial ...Read More »

When Should You Choose Active Over Passive Mutual Funds?

Date: Dec 20 2014
Filed under: Mutual Funds, Investing Alamy By Kate Stalter These days, investors hear fewer financial advisers promise they have the stock-picking chops to "beat the market." With memories of 2008 still fresh in people's minds, many advisers, as well as individual investors, approach ...Read More »

FICO vs. FAKO: What’s Your Real Credit Score?

Date: Dec 20 2014
Filed under: Credit, Credit Score muharrem Aner By Mike Schreiber There are a lot of different credit scores out there, and this has naturally led some consumers to ask: Which scores should I pay attention to, and what's my real credit score? ...Read More »

Gas prices below $2 in 24 states

Date: Dec 19 2014
States with the lowest gas taxes have best chance of dipping below $2.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81339936/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Gas-prices-below-in-states/ Read More »

Staples: Customer Data Exposed in Security Breach

Date: Dec 19 2014
Filed under: Identity Theft, Company News, Retail, Credit Cards, Consumer Protection Robert F. Bukaty/AP By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL PORTLAND, Ore. -- Staples (SPLS) says nearly 1.2 million customer payment cards may have been exposed during a security breach earlier this year. The office supply ...Read More »

Market Wrap: U.S. Stocks Inch Higher After Big 2-Day Rally

Date: Dec 19 2014
Filed under: Energy, NYSE, Market News, Oil & Gas Industry, NASDAQ Bloomberg via Getty Images By MATTHEW CRAFT NEW YORK -- Oil and gas companies led the stock market up Friday, helping the Standard & Poor's 500 index notch its second-best week this ...Read More »

Holiday Shopping Season Sales Come Down to the Wire

Date: Dec 19 2014
Filed under: Retail, Holiday Shopping, GDP, Deals, Stores John Minchillo/AP By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK -- Despite an early start, sales data provided to The Associated Press show that stores may once again have to rely on procrastinators to save the holiday shopping ...Read More »

12 stocks making investors a fortune!

Date: Dec 19 2014
The stocks that are really making investors rich are ...         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/81306374/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~stocks-making-investors-a-fortune/ Read More »