Category Archives: Money
How low must the Nasdaq fall?
The Nasdaq is inching closer to bear market territory. Just how close is it?
Feb 09, 2016
U.S. stocks set to drop as oil sinks to $30
By Matt Egan Call it a Super Bowl hangover. The stock market’s terrible start to 2016 just got worse with the Dow dropping 250 points on Monday morning. Things are even bleaker for the technolog...
Feb 08, 2016
As Barbie Gets Real, Expert Says Kids Prefer Pretty
A social observer says Mattel’s recent introduction of a new line of Barbie dolls that reflect more realistic body types may score political correctness points but is ultimately a waste of time....
Feb 01, 2016
Mortgage rates keep falling
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates. So why haven’t mortgage rates gone up? Christine Romans explains.
Jan 29, 2016
Russians are getting angry about the economy
Jan 26, 2016
Super Bowl tickets heading for a record
By Chris Isidore Super Bowl tickets are being sold for a super price. The average resale price of a ticket to the Feb. 7 game between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos is $5,178, according to t...
Jan 25, 2016
McDonald’s sales soar thanks to all day breakfast
By Paul R. La Monica It’s official. McDonald’s is back. Consumers and investors are ba da ba ba ba lovin’ it. McDonald’s reported fourth-quarter revenues and earnings that easi...
Jan 25, 2016
Is it 2008 all over again?
Crashing oil prices. Plunging markets. The comparisons to 2008 — the preludes to one of the worst bear markets — are piling up.
Jan 20, 2016
Oil’s rise and fall: A view from Davos
Oil prices have taken a plunge and the implications are set to dominate the discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. CNN’s John Defterios explains.
Jan 20, 2016
Your cell may not give you cancer, but may be made by child labor
Is your cell phone powered by child labor?By Hope KingThe abundance of electronics and gadgets makes it easy to forget what it takes to bring them to market. The manufacturing process begins with mini...
Jan 18, 2016