Children’s Place fends off trial Children’s Place kids clothing retailer has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a class-action lawsuit against the company. Reuters reports that the lawsuit accused “its officers of misrepresenting facts about operations that caused the company’s stock to artificially inflate.” Though the company has agreed to pay the $12 million, it
Yes, you really can get quick loans same day you apply or personal installment loans today. If you have struggled with less than perfect credit, the last thing you want is another late payment on your credit report. Luckily, if you need cash right now, even if you have bad credit, there really are such
Car buying Consumers are once again turning to installment loans as they move back into car-buying mode. Throughout the recession, many people have put off purchases of big-ticket items such as cars and homes. Dealers all over were feeling the crunch of the economy as many people fell into the unemployment lines and struggled financially
A way to reverse aging has been sought for centuries. It was once thought to be as plausible as a Northwest Passage, but scientists have discovered a way to do it. However, at this stage, it only works on mice. Process to reverse aging in mice discovered Recently, scientific researchers from the Harvard Medical School
Americans are becoming less convinced that getting mortgage loans to buy real estate is a good idea. A recent survey found that the number of people who believe owning a home is a worthy investment has dwindled to the lowest level in years. Home sales have been sluggish to recover from the housing crash. Fewer
Franchisees left companyless People say recession sparks innovation, creativity, responsibility, and all other sorts of optimistic-sounding things. It also causes failure, collapse, bankruptcy and all other sorts of apocalyptic-sounding things. It also causes complications, such as leaving franchise owners to figure out how to deal when their parent company goes bankrupt. Sometimes the parent company
The Strawberry Festival in Florida starts this week and runs March 4th – 14th. While most areas of the country are still cold, wet, and chilly, Plant City Florida is already celebrating one of the tastiest of summer fruits, the strawberry. Floridians, bundled up against the 50-degree weather, were lining up at the gates this
The baggage fees and the other little extras charged by modern airlines can be expensive and annoying for the traveler. But they are gravy for the airlines. A new report suggests they add up to billions for the industry. New report adds up the extras A newly released report, the Amadeus Review of Ancillary Revenue
Cold winter winds have sent many people scrambling indoors for the holidays, where the warmth of humming electric heaters make Jack Frost a distant memory. Unfortunately, electric space heaters are not infallible, as more than 2 million Walmart customers have discovered. According to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission press release, a Walmart heater recall
Finding cash now that the recession is over may prove to be more difficult than previously hoped. The reason is because state and local governments have been elevating the taxes charged to consumers and little has been done to publicize it. Other issues have taken precedence in the media. Heath care policies, federal income taxes
Pringles fans beware – two of the more popular flavors of your favorite baked chip have been added to the HVP Salmonella recall. The Pringles recall includes two flavors – “Cravers Cheeseburger” and “Taco Night”. The flavors are being pulled from shelves – and if you have any sitting in your cupboard, you should just
After about a decade of very low rent inflation, rising rents are emerging as a consequence of economic recovery. Rental vacancy rates have been dropping sharply, and rental market analysts are warning that double-digit rate increases are on the horizon. Further economic recovery may be at stake as rising rents feed inflation and subtract further
Current State of Affairs for the Dollar Under both the Bush and Obama administrations, U.S. government spending – financed by government borrowing – has skyrocketed, resulting in a prolonged decline of the value of the dollar. This trend escalated with the Federal Reserve’s reaction to the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis and the dramatic drop in
Most people find a mailbox filled with credit card offers unappealing, but look at the bright side: It’s a sign that the squeeze on consumer credit may be loosening. Bankrate reports that the consumer credit industry has experienced a kind of renaissance when it comes to credit card mail offers. The Mintel Comperemedia study found
Step by Step Success Strategies Success Key Number One Accept that financial freedom is possible. Many cannot imagine going through debt repair, being debt free or possessing the freedom to design one’s own lifestyle by having access to a healthy cash flow. Therefore, the first step in achieving financial freedom involves believing that such a
Should homeowners brace for more financial pain? So America has recovered from the housing bubble and things are looking better for Real Estate… right? Not so fast. Marketwatch reports that the most recent Case-Shiller home price index indicates a “not-seasonally adjusted” .2 percent drop for 20 major American cities for December 2009. Prices did rise
In keeping with the national trend of recession, San Diego County’s job outlook isn’t exactly as shiny as a new catamaran. However, as University of San Diego economics professor Alan Gin recently told the La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club, San Diego is no longer shedding jobs at a record pace. As the La Mesa Patch reports,
