Mirror and Cache index - World and business: Business and finance
126 votes | submitted 2010-03-11 17:01:34 by 1KrazyKorean | 7 comments
There have been a lot of people blabbing on for the past few months about the new found thriftiness
of the American consumer. The savings rate is up, and credit card balances are down. Well it
appears, that that later piece of news does not fit as neatly into the thriftier American thesis as
it appears.
289 votes | submitted 2010-03-11 02:00:43 by DigSomeMore | 77 comments
Paper or plastic?" is no longer the question most often on store clerks' lips in the nation's
capital these days when shoppers are buying food. Instead, cashiers here routinely ask customers if
they want a bag at all, since they have to pay a nickel for each disposable sack they use to hold
their groceries, snacks or takeout meals.
197 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 22:26:34 by seattlegirluw | 312 comments
Should unemployment benefits be cut off after, say, six months or a year, even in tough times,
forcing the jobless to take any job they can find -- if they can find one? Or, as supporters say, do
the benefits bolster not just individual families but also the entire economy?
187 votes | submitted 2010-03-11 02:29:14 by ColinTheShots | 7 comments
These sites have tools you can trust to help you make better money decisions
209 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 22:16:08 by seattlegirluw | 132 comments
Bank of America just announced it will stop charging overdraft fees of $35 for most of its debit
card customers. You may think that if you pay your bills on time and don't suffer overdraft fees
that the changes don’t apply to you. Well, think again.
350 votes | submitted 2010-03-11 01:51:45 by Surferess | 91 comments
For many California areas, unemployment rates moved persistently higher in January, indicating that
the national economic recovery hasn't yet translated into jobs for the Golden State. The state's
jobless rate of 12.5% in January was its worst on record and fifth-highest in the nation, but for
eight counties it is over 20%.
258 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 04:37:33 by BeShirtHappy | 22 comments
Inventors gather at AJ Khubani's conference in Los Angeles to see if they have the next hot
invention.
231 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 16:38:07 by newsmonster | 35 comments
Ten years ago today, the NASDAQ composite peaked at 5132.52. But then the dot-com bubble burst
dramatically and markets crashed so spectacularly that the affects are still being felt today. But
could there be another crash on the horizon?
228 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 23:30:34 by mostie | 69 comments
The expression "as good as gold" suggests that gold is something of a sure thing when it comes to
investments. But, while gold and other commodities remain a solid investment choice, when it comes
to investing there's no such thing as a sure thing.
212 votes | submitted 2010-03-11 00:44:45 by HeDiggMe | 53 comments
Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure
titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
274 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 17:54:20 by Lucas123 | 19 comments
Looking on the bright side about a dead-end job can kill your drive to find a new one.
2340 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 00:52:07 by MrBabyMan | 373 comments
Question-Everything/Ked Benson's sobering infographic puts our current economic situation in
perspective. All of a sudden 100 Billion doesn't seem like much and Bernie Madoff looks like an
angel in comparison (Wow, even the MPAA looks good in comparison!).
442 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 01:33:52 by TalSiach | 142 comments
The Credit CARD Act is good news for consumers and puts a stop to many of the more nefarious
practices of the credit card issuers. But it doesn't stop everything, and they are already finding
new ways around it.
267 votes | submitted 2010-03-10 12:21:36 by PsDigger | 23 comments
Investors are pumping more and more money into web services that are heavily reliant on Facebook. So
how big is the economy around the world's most popular social network?
409 votes | submitted 2010-03-09 20:30:18 by nahsrocketeer75 | 126 comments
The Transportation Department next month will begin having the option of fining airlines any time a
flight departs more than 3 hours late. An indignant Continental Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek says his
company will cancel flights altogether rather than risk such fines... Have a nice day and thank-you
for not flying Continental.
249 votes | submitted 2010-03-09 21:40:01 by mikek814 | 80 comments
Owners of Toyota's iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they'd escaped the rash of Toyota recalls
need to think again. The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they
cannot be trapped by floor mats, and will issue details within weeks.
323 votes | submitted 2010-03-08 17:51:25 by ironeus | 71 comments
The relationship between money and happiness is stronger for people paid hourly because they're more
often reminded of how much they earn, according to researchers at Stanford University and the
University of Toronto. That lets workers more easily measure their value, which in turn increases
happiness.