Archive for March, 2016:

Obama rejects new Atlantic Ocean oil drilling

Date: Mar 15 2016
The move deals a blow to petroleum companies that had hopes of tapping new reserves.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/144149358/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Obama-rejects-new-Atlantic-Ocean-oil-drilling/ Read More »

Central banks take center stage

Date: Mar 15 2016
Just days after the European Central Bank surprised markets with a new set of stimulus measures, central bankers in Japan, U.S. and England ready their next moves.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/144005052/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Central-banks-take-center-stage/ Read More »

Stocks fall as oil resumes slide, Fed rate decision looms

Date: Mar 15 2016
A day before Fed's rate decision, stocks under pressure as oil falls on oversupply worries         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/144145996/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Stocks-fall-as-oil-resumes-slide-Fed-rate-decision-looms/ Read More »

Get financially fit with a home gym — Savings Experiment

Date: Mar 15 2016
Filed under: Savings Experiment We all need exercise, but that doesn't mean you need a pricey gym membership to stay in shape. We've rounded up 3 essential items you can use to get fit without ever leaving the house. Let's start with ...Read More »

Retail Therapy Makes 85 Percent of Adults Feel Good

Date: Mar 15 2016
Filed under: Spending Getty By Karla Bowsher Nearly all Americans admit to using shopping as a pick-me-up, a new survey shows. The survey results recently released by Ebates.com, a cash-back portal, indicate that 96 percent of American adults admit to participating in retail therapy ...Read More »

Considering a Fixer-Upper? 15 Ways to Avoid a Money Pit

Date: Mar 15 2016
Filed under: Home Buying Getty By Marilyn Lewis Fixer-uppers are back in style. During the housing boom, few homebuyers wanted to bother with renovation projects. New homes and those in move-in condition were the ideal. That's still true for many buyers. But others ...Read More »

25 Purchases You’ll Never Regret

Date: Mar 14 2016
Filed under: Spending Getty By Marla Walters Over the years, I have made many a purchase. Some were big-ticket; some were under $15. Of course, there were occasions when buyer's remorse soon followed my shopping trips, but there were several purchases that I ...Read More »

The ‘elephant in the Valley’ is tech’s problem

Date: Mar 13 2016
The open secret in Silicon Valley is that, despite nominal gains, gender and diversity representation remains low.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/143825280/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~The-elephant-in-the-Valley-is-techs-problem/ Read More »

Mega hotel deal: Blackstone selling luxury hotels to China insurer

Date: Mar 13 2016
Blackstone Group is selling famed hotels to China's Anbang for $6.5 billion.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/143765568/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Mega-hotel-deal-Blackstone-selling-luxury-hotels-to-China-insurer/ Read More »

Wolff: After Hogan suit, a post-Gawker Gawker

Date: Mar 13 2016
Hulk Hogan lawsuit pushes Gawker into a very different identity.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/143852694/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Wolff-After-Hogan-suit-a-postGawker-Gawker/ Read More »