Archive of: Money Talks

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June Issue 1 2013

6 tips on managing your 401(k) plan

The run-up in stock prices this year could tempt even the most hands-off investor to wade into their 401(k) and make some changes.

ALEX VEIGA, AP BUSINESS WRITER

May Issue 1 2013

China trims holdings as debt-ceiling fight looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite what you may have heard, China isn’t the country’s biggest creditor. America is.

Tom Raum, Associated Press

April Issue 1 2013

When will the register ring its last sale?

Ka-ching! The cash register may be on its final sale.

Anne D’Innocenzio AP Retail Writer

April Issue 1 2013

How to redecorate without overspending

With the housing recovery gaining steam, Americans have more incentives to paint up, touch up and otherwise redecorate their homes. But there’s no need to spend willy-nilly.

Anne D’Innocenzio AP Retail Writer

March Issue 1 2013

Play your (credit) cards right for a free vacation

NEW YORK (AP) — A free vacation could be in the cards.

SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP AIRLINES WRITER

February Issue 2 2013

US growth in Q4 likely stronger on export gains

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December because exports rose while oil imports plummeted. The smaller trade gap means the economy almost surely grew in the October-December quarter — an improvement from the government's estimate last week that it shrank in the final months of 2012.

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

February Issue 2 2013

Retailers report strong January sales

Sometimes, the devil is in the deals. Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in strong sales during the month for retailers. But spending is expected to slow as the deals dry up heading into the spring, and Americans digest rising gas prices and a 2 percent payroll tax hike that started in January.

ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer

February Issue 1 2013

Small retailers say 'No thank you' on plastic fees

Gretel-Ann Fischer already told customers that she won't accept credit cards for purchases under $5 at her Vermont bakery. The last thing she wants to do is anger them by passing along the transaction fee she has to pay each time they use plastic.

JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer

February Issue 1 2013

Economists forecast fair outlook for Alaska, US economies

Economists predicted slow and steady growth for the Alaskan and the national economies at World Trade Center Alaska’s annual economic forecast presentation on Jan. 22.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

January Issue 4 2013

Stocks gain, boosted by P&G, Starbucks earnings

Stocks rose on Wall Street in midday trading Friday after Procter & Gamble and Starbucks posted strong earnings reports.

STEVE ROTHWELL, AP Business Writer

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