Best-Selling Toyota Prius to Get Better
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The various models of the Prius from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) are the best-selling hybrid vehicles in the United States. As of the end of July, the three versions of…
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ThinkstockLabor Day is always an interesting holiday, and it has serious ramifications on consumer spending and on the economy. The 2013 back-to-school spending has been down after a record 2012, and this leaves a…
America’s Most Popular Six-Figure Jobs
ThinkstockThe median household income in the United States has increased slightly over the past two years, but it is still down more than 6% from the start of the recession. As of June, a…
Over 12 Million Mortgages Still Underwater, Dragging the Economy
ThinkstockExperts call it negative equity. To the general public, the term is underwater mortgages. Regardless of what it is called, 12.2 million Americans have mortgage balances that are greater than the value of their…
Why Double-Digit Unemployment Persists in Pockets
ThinkstockBased on recent national unemployment rates, it would appear that job creation has improved sharply from when the economy was shedding half a million jobs a month and the jobless rate rose to more…
Should Nations with High Unemployment Get Labor Day Off?
ThinkstockLabor Day is a holiday meant to honor the working man and the working woman. Its roots are more than 100 years old now. The question that comes to mind in today’s age of…
Wednesday Closing Bell: Markets Follow Rising Oil and Gas Stocks Higher
August 28, 2013: U.S. markets opened mixed Wednesday morning as the potential for a military conflict in Syria dominated the news. Crude oil prices spiked overnight and there were other setbacks as well, like another…
Delaware Launches Online Gambling; Just for Fun Until October
ThinkstockAt 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, the three casinos in the state of Delaware launched free online sites for slot machines, poker, blackjack, and roulette. While today’s launch includes only for-fun gaming, the state is…
Cities with the Most Expensive Gas
ThinkstockAs we head into Labor Day weekend, gasoline prices nationally are down about 21 cents a gallon from last year to around $3.57 a gallon, according to GasBuddy.com. Marking the traditional end of the…
Crude Oil Supply Build Tempers Sharp Price Increases
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 3 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 362…
Pending Home Sales Index Continues to Decline
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) this morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes in July. The pending home sales index slipped 1.3% from an index reading of 110.9 in June,…
In India, Toilet Paper Becomes More Valuable Than the Rupee
ThinkstockIndia is slowly, or rapidly, becoming a complete financial disaster. Growth has slowed and the nation is trying to do what it can to fight inflation while still trying to juice up the economy.…
Dell Boosts Share of Shrinking Server Market; HP, IBM Slip Further
ThinkstockDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) posted its highest-ever share of the global server market — 18.8% — as competitors International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) both lost share. That s…
Apple Scores Court Victory in E-books Trial
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) scored a modest victory on Tuesday in a trial related to price-fixing on e-books at its App Store. The same judge who has ruled against Apple on…
Top Analyst Downgrades and Stocks to Sell: Abercrombie, TASER, Tiffany and More
Jon OggIt is a pre-holiday week, interest rates have risen and many headwinds are in the air. Wall Street analysts are still issuing upgrades and downgrades. Each and every morning we peruse dozens of…