Personal Finance

Why JCPenney’s No-Coupon Experiment Is a Bust

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff JCPenney’s new plan — stop offering huge markdowns on inflated, “fake prices” in order to offer “fair and square” pricing — sounds good in theory. Prices start at least...

 

Why BATS Killed Its IPO

Initial public offerings (IPOs) of a startup have often produced hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the firm making the stock offer. Last year, for example, several IPOs were immensely successful and had soaring stock prices. SEE:...

 

4 TARP Recipients That Made A Profit

You might remember the Troubled Asset Relief Program, well known as TARP, but in case the terrifying days of the 2008 and 2009 Great Recession are no longer fresh in your mind, let’s take a look back. In 2008, we had all been introduced...

 

Luxury Vs. Affordability: What’s The Better Car Purchase?

Trying to get the most “luxury” out of a new car presents something of a philosophical crisis for today’s auto buyer. As Hamlet might ruminate, is it better to bear the slings and arrows of a fully loaded Camry or to take...

 

The Market Is At A Tipping Point – Here’s What to Do

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Friends, earthlings and fellow investors, lend me your ears. The official and unofficial sirens of the stock market community are sounding the alarm, and once again it sounds daunting. In essence, they are saying:...

 

A Safer Way to Get High Yields

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Since the financial crisis, high-yield bonds have soared. During the past three years, high-yield mutual funds returned 16.3% annually, according to Morningstar. Can the rally continue? Probably. High-yield bonds...

 

10 Ways Around Summer Movie Crowds And Prices

NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Summer movie season doesn’t care that summer’s still more than a month away and Memorial Day still a few days away: Theaters want your money and want it now. Moviegoers already decided it’s summer...