A struggling economy has translated into good business at auto repair shops, as Americans hung onto their old cars longer and occasionally needed expert assistance keeping them on the road. Well, business might be slowing down a …
Personal Finance
Maybe Shoppers Don’t Want ‘Fair and Square’ Prices After All
At some level, all shoppers know that a game is being played in every aisle of every store. Original prices, weekly promotions, clearance racks, coupons, Black Friday, blue-light specials, flash sales, oddly specific prices …
Your Financial Adviser Might Be a Lemon
Wall Street has been plagued with stories of large investment banks bilking their clients with complicated products. Former Goldman executive Greg Smith just inked a million dollar book deal to spill his guts about the chicanery …
Millennials vs. Baby Boomers: Who Would You Rather Hire?
A new poll reveals just how different Gen Y workers are from their Baby Boomer forefathers. Among other things, millennials (those in their 20s and early 30s) want flexible work schedules, more “me time” on the job, and nearly …
Sorry, Kids: Your Parents Feel Less Able to Help Pay for College
What a difference five years can make. A new survey from Amerprise Financial shows that parents (and future parents) feel they are much less capable of helping their children foot the bill for college than in years past.
Why Hotel Rates Spiked in February
All of a sudden, hotel rates aren’t as cheap as they used to be. Last month, rates increased 7% in the largest year-on-year jump ever recorded.
How to Get a Photo with Newt Gingrich for Free
This week, the increasingly desperate-looking presidential candidate Newt Gingrich began charging $50 a pop to anyone wishing to have a photograph taken with him. Starting on Monday in Delaware, supporters who wanted to pose with …
Summer Jobs: Students in Demand Again, But They’d Better Start Now
For the first time in five years students will be competing more against other students than out-of-work adults for summer work, a poll says. Hiring is up, but you need to get started now.
Full Real Estate Recovery Not Coming Until 2015
First, the good news: The real estate market has clawed its way back from the brink and is about a third of the way to a normal, pre-bubble market. The bad news: It’s going to take until the end of 2015 to get us the rest of the …
Stick Shift Extinction? The Battle to Save the Manual Transmission
Manual-transmission cars cost less than automatics. They also tend to get better gas mileage, and they’re more fun to drive. Even so, cars with manual transmissions now account for less than 10% of vehicles sold, and considering …
Many Big Retailers Don’t Respond to Customer Questions on Facebook
Apparently, Even Wall Street Thinks Little Of Wall Street
Goldman Sachs is getting most of the negative headlines. But Wall Street firms across the board say their industry invites scorn. Can they ever change?