Do you tip the hotel maid? This used to be rather common decades ago – just watch any motion picture from the 1930s or 1940s and characters situated in hotel rooms will regularly tip the maid, server, baggage carrier or telegram deliverer. One hotel chain is attempting to bring it … [Read more...]
Healthcare Debt Will Have Less of an Impact on FICO Scores
Soon after the economic collapse a few years ago, the United States government and financial industry imposed tougher lending standards that eventually prevented millions of consumers with weak credit from refinancing their mortgage, purchasing a new home or trading up. This may now … [Read more...]
Police Target 3 Winnipeg Schools for Safe Driving Pop Quiz
Many drivers have been guilty of using their smartphone while driving. Due to a growing number of accidents, injuries and deaths, ad campaigns targeting motorists texting behind the wheel have become ubiquitous and are aimed at creating awareness of the dangers that such practices … [Read more...]
Verizon Offering À La Carte Internet and TV Mid-2015
Are you bothered by the fact that you have to pay for television channels that you don’t even watch? This has been a major pet peeve for millions of cable subscribers who have only wanted to pay for channels they actually consume. Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) may have found the … [Read more...]
Bank of Russia Interest Rates Unchanged because of Inflation
The Bank of Russia announced Friday that it would keep interest rates the same because of growing inflation due to Western sanctions, according to its annual monetary policy strategy document. The central bank’s decision caused the ruble to fall to a new all-time record low of 37.938 … [Read more...]
YouTube Dominates Nearly 20% of Digital Advertising Market
How much time do you spend on YouTube? The average Internet user can spend as little as a few minutes to as long as several hours at a time exploring the diverse world of YouTube, whether it’s for exercise tips, friends playing pranks on each other or to grab the latest political … [Read more...]
No Escaping Student Loans Even at Age 65
When you think of student loan debt, the first thing that comes to mind is a new college graduate aged 22 to 34. A new government report suggests that the gray-haired senior population is also suffering from the shackles of student loan debt, and it may hinder their retirement … [Read more...]
Number of Americans Filing for Unemployment on the Rise
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose by 11,000, a two-month high, to a seasonally adjusted 315,000 in the week ending Sept. 6. This data disrupted the steady decrease to the lowest level since prior to the Great Recession. The Labor Department … [Read more...]
AT&T Foiled Amazon’s Plan to Release a Budget Smartphone
We reported Tuesday that Amazon would be reducing the price of its Fire Phone from $198 to just 99 cents – its 64-GB phone was slashed from its $300 price-tag to just $100 – over concerns about Apple’s new iPhone 6 unveiling. Business analysts also suggest that Amazon may be trying to … [Read more...]
Fed Surcharge Places Banks at a Competitive Disadvantage
The Federal Reserve is planning to hit the largest banks in the United States with an expensive new requirement that is meant to diminish the threat that some financial institutions still face as being “too big to fail,” even six years after the economic collapse. According to … [Read more...]
Microsoft Negotiating Deal Worth $2 Billion to Acquire Minecraft
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is in talks to acquire Mojang, the Swedish maker of the popular Minecraft video game, say unnamed sources close to the negotiations, which was first reported by Bloomberg News. Although neither company has commented on the discussions, it is … [Read more...]
Bank of England Raising Interest Rates this Spring
As the United States, Canada and the European Union continue to suppress the interest rates and delay any hike, the Bank of England’s (BOE) Mark Carney hinted that the British central bank would begin to raise rates starting in spring of next year. This would be the first time the … [Read more...]
Washington Takes Action Against Corporate Tax Inversions
Corporate tax inversions have been a hot political topic in the United States, especially when Burger King announced that it would merge with Canada’s iconic coffee chain Tim Hortons. President Obama has urged corporations to refrain from taking advantage of this loophole, while … [Read more...]
Concerns Over Apple Inc. iPhone 6 Cause Amazon Fire Price Drop
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is holding a fire sale of sorts, and it’s not for any of the items sold on the retail juggernaut’s website. Instead, the company is substantially reducing the price of its Fire Phone from $198 to just 99 cents, three months after Amazon debuted the phone on the … [Read more...]
‘TiVo Mega’ Ultimate DVR with 26,000 hours of SD Video
TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO) unveiled a prototype of its brand new TiVo Mega on Monday, a DVR that has 24 terabytes of recording storage, which can record 4,000 hours of high definition content or three years worth of television in standard definition. The new DVR, which is currently … [Read more...]
Lower Pay, Less Benefits and More Part-Time Jobs Coming Soon
The United States labor force could face an aphotic future of lower pay, less benefits and fewer full-time employment positions, says a new Harvard Business School alum study of U.S. companies released Monday. Study authors purport that this is a growing example of the widening gap … [Read more...]
Hardcore Footbal Fans Need Two Screens to Watch One Game
The 2014 NFL season kicked off Thursday night between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers. With linebackers, quarterbacks and running backs returning to the grid irons, fans are also heading back to their sofa to watch the big games. But, according to one NFL executive, they … [Read more...]
Starbucks has Big Plans for Small Express Coffee Stores
Busy commuters and coffee aficionados are the next market demographic Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is looking to cater to. The global coffee chain is planning to establish smaller, express stores aimed toward busy commuters, while also creating premium coffee stores for those dedicated to … [Read more...]
Back to School Shoppers Looking for ‘Better’ Deals
Kids are officially back in school learning writing and arithmetic – unless you live in the province of British Columbia – but parents still have yet to complete all of their back to school shopping to-do lists for their children. Business analysts expect that busy consumers are … [Read more...]
Credit Card Companies Under Fire for Deceptive Marketing
We have all been there at least once before before. We use our credit card a couple of times during the month and when we receive our monthly statement we are surprised to find a fee that we didn’t know even existed. These fees are now being warned about by one top United States … [Read more...]
