GM has begun “winding down” Saab — killing it — after failing for more than a year to find a buyer for the Swedish brand with an aircraft heritage and reputation for quirky design. Talks with the last potential buyer could wrap up later Thursday. The odds were always against a happy ending, even if [...]
A defense-spending bill signed into law Dec. 19 expands a subsidy for unemployed workers who want to continue their former employer’s health insurance coverage. What does this mean exactly? In USA Today, Sandra Block maps out the benefits and regulations available for you in 2010. The economic stimulus package enacted by Congress last year subsidized [...]
Landlords are offering tenants up to six months of free rent, flat-screen TVs and new appliances. They’re also slashing monthly rates and easing application standards. Rents fell a record 3.5% in 2009 after factoring in freebies, according to MPF Research. MPF projects prices will fall an additional 2% next year as an improving housing market [...]
Stores feature great bargains as a way to entice shoppers to clean out their stores to make room for spring and summer merchandise, said Daniel Butler of the National Retail Federation. “Also, as people put the ornaments away, they tend to get into spring cleaning mode early and want to freshen the house,” Butler said. [...]
Until tomorrow at noon, Harrah’s Entertainment is offering rooms for $20.10 a night at three of its Atlantic City casino resorts: Harrah’s Resort, Bally’s or Showboat. Caesars is offering rooms for $47 a night. The discounted rates are available for select nights between Jan. 3 and March 31. To find the lowest rates, click on [...]
Optimism in the job market has boosted American consumer confidence, with expectations for the short-term future increasing in December to the highest level in two years, a survey says. According to the survey by business-research organization The Conference Board, consumer confidence index rose for the second straight month to 52.9 in December from 50.6 in [...]
A new site www.LearnVest.com: Learn, Earn, Invest just launched to help young women take control of their finances. The chic site helps recent grads learn how to maximize employee benefits to keeping their online presence professional and clean. LearnVest and Reebok have joined together to launch a financial boot camp to run January 4 to [...]
Despite the passage of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (“Credit CARD Act”), there are still fee traps out there waiting to snare you. 1) Banks Can Still Charge Whatever They Want There’s nothing in the law that caps interest rates or fees. There’s no reason to believe that these fee amounts won’t [...]
CNBC reveals 10 of the “Unhappiest States in America.” Pennsylvania and Delaware are not in the running, but Jersey has placed in the number five spot and New York City takes the lead. As it turns out, some of the highest income states are among the unhappiest, according to a recent study by economists Andrew [...]
Colleges are rapidly adding new majors and minors in green studies, and students are filling them fast. Nationwide, more than 100 majors, minors or certificates were created this year in energy and sustainability-focused programs at colleges big and small, says the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. That’s up from just three [...]
