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Mother's Day: Five can't-miss gift dealsMother's Day will be here faster than you think, so why not get a head start? Here are five Mother's Day deals worth a look.
Five ways to get the most from your credit card Credit card companies are using incentives to keep customers using their plastic. Here are five incentives you can use to get the most out of your credit card:
GDP growth slows: why Washington must repeal the sequesterGDP grew only 2.5 percent in the first quarter. It's evidence that the economy is slowing, the recovery is stalling, and Washington must repeal the sequester, Reich writes.
Stocks stall on tepid GDP growthStocks stalled Friday after GDP didn't grow as much as hoped and earnings from a handful of big companies failed to rev up investors. Weaker hiring reports have also held stocks back.
GDP shows 2.5 percent growth in Q1GDP grew 2.5 percent in Q1 2013, according to the latest GDP report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The latest quarterly results indicate that the most notable source of weakness in the economy came from declines in government spending.
Rare nickel – 40 years in closet – fetches $3.1 millionRare nickel is one of only five 1913 Liberty head nickels. Before selling for more than $3.1 million Thursday, the rare nickel was involved in a car accident, forgotten for four decades, and declared a fake.
GDP up 2.5 percent: Smaller-than-expected bounce for US economyGDP flashed 2.5 percent growth in the first quarter: much better than the fourth quarter but below expectations. Economists expect another slowdown in GDP growth for the summer.
Every decision is a financial decisionWell, ok, maybe not every decision. But thousands of minor choices, including opening a window or flipping a light switch, are personal finance decisions.
Pot smokers can be fired, Colorado court rulesPot smokers can be fired even if it was used for medical purposes and off duty. While marijuana use is legal in Colorado, appeals court says pot smokers can still be fired because the drug is still barred by federal law.
Obama administration to add 10,000 hybrids for 'green' government fleetThe Obama administration plans to add an additional 10,000 hybrid vehicles to its fleet of roughly 200,000 cars and trucks, Voelcker writes. Currently hybrids make up 5 percent of the government fleet.
Twinkies return by midsummer? Hostess factories reopening soon.Twinkies will return, announced the company that bought partnership that bought Hostess Brands' snack cake lines, including Twinkies.
J.C. Penney's surprise investor: George SorosJ.C. Penney's shares rose 6 percent Thursday, after billionaire financier George Soros revealed he owns almost 8 percent of the troubled retailer.
NFL draft 2013: Without the quarterbacks, will fans tune in?NFL draft 2013 won't have a quarterback as the first overall pick; it's possible there won't be one in the first round, and household names are few. Will the NFL draft's perennially strong TV ratings suffer?
How art will raise GDP by 3 percentThis summer, the US will start to include intellectual property as part of capital expenditure, rather than as input cost. The relevance of this is that it will raise GDP (likely by about 3%) as input costs are subtracted from GDP while capital investment is included, Karlsson writes.
Stocks edge higher on drop in jobless claimsStocks closed higher on Wall Street but only after giving up much of the ground they won earlier in the day. Good news on jobless claims and healthy earnings from name-brand companies like Royal Caribbean and Harley-Davidson encouraged investors to buy stocks.
Will Max Baucus retirement help tax reform? Don't count on it.Some believe the retirement of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus will increase the likelihood of tax reform, but Gleckman argues his retirement may not result in a tax code rewrite.
NFL new uniforms, best to worst The Jacksonville Jaguars and three other teams have released new uniform designs in the past year – with mixed results. Here are the league's four new uniforms, subjectively ranked from worst to best.
How to invest? Americans don't know some basics.Americans lack the knowledge and confidence to invest, a new survey finds. Here are some resources to get you started in investing.
Jobless claims decline by 16,000Jobless claims declined by 16,000 to 339,000 claims, according to Thursday's jobless claims report. Currently there are some 1.79 million people receiving federal “extended” unemployment benefits.
Verizon Wireless wants to buy out Vodaphone's stake for $100 billionVerizon Wireless is eyeing a $100 billion bid to buy out Vodaphone's 45 percent stake in the company. Vodaphone investors and analysts have said that the $100 billion figure is too low for its share in Verizon Wireless.
