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BURLINGAME, Calif.–Taking garbage and turning it into something useful is certainly an appealing concept as the whole world becomes more conservation minded. Lehigh Technologies sees opportunity in millions of old tires. The 5-year-old company, which is based in Naples, Fla., and has a factory outside Atlanta, has a proprietary technology that freezes and grinds tire [...]

By Josh Constine Facebook (FB) has just filed a fourth amendment to its S-1 to IPO that notes that it now has 500 million mobile users, 901 million monthly active users, and that it paid 23 million shares at $30.89 a share plus $300 million cash for Instagram for a total of $1,010,470,000. Facebook also [...]

Today marked the launch of Discover America, the “the first ever global tourism campaign for the United States.” And for the voice of the campaign—the voice of America—Brand USA chose singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash. As chance would have it, I was lucky enough to hear Cash sing last night in Portsmouth, NH, where she was [...]

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) markets and distributes fuel oil, kerosene, diesel fuel and gasoline to approximately 48,000 residential and commercial customers in the northeast region of the United States. It is one of the largest retail marketers of propane in the United States, measured by retail gallons sold. SPH typically sells ~2/3 of its retail [...]

It seems our society is hooked on information. We’re information junkies, and the Internet feeds our cravings night and day with the click of a few keys. We no longer have to plan trips to the local library or community bookstore to gather information, learn a new skill, or entertain our brains with a well-crafted [...]

1. Rewards Cards If the stores you frequent have rewards cards, get one! Always have it with you and make sure your other half has a copy too. Once you spend a certain dollar amount, you’ll be rewarded. Perhaps you’ll get a $10 reward to use on future merchandise, or perhaps you’ll get a certain [...]

The Indian government has been incensed lately by its inability to prevent counterfeit rupees from crossing the border from Pakistan. The Finance Ministry reported that exchanges using faux money have increased by a whopping four hundred percent during the past year. Also shocking is the enormous amount of phony currency totaling nearly five hundred thousand [...]

Apr232012 Posted in: Finance // Recent time-use studies estimate that the average American user spends about 151 hours a month watching TV and 6 hours and 33 minutes a month on Facebook. Is this true for you? Now imagine if you spent just a portion of that leisure time earning money for taking online surveys. [...]

I gotta great question for y’all today!  One of our fellow readers is about to propose to his girlfriend (woohoo!) but he needs our help first in determining the best strategy to pay off the engagement ring.  Should he use cash or credit, or some combination of both?  How did YOU guys pick up the [...]

While sales are the muscles of a business, cash flow is its life blood. Cash flowing regularly into a company is necessary to pay salaries, buy materials, and literally keep the lights on and the doors open. Many companies are forced to slow their growth simply because they lack the cash inflows necessary to support the [...]

70 per cent of Driven to Quit Challenge winners are young adults TORONTO, April 23, 2012 /CNW/ – Amy Ladouceur of Hamilton, Ontario, was awarded a new vehicle this morning for successfully quitting smoking in the Canadian Cancer Society Driven to Quit Challenge. Ladouceur was recognized by Martin Kabat, CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society, [...]

For Bernie Halloran, owner of Always in Vogue furriers, the problem isn’t finding people who want to buy seal fur, it’s finding countries who want to let him sell it. “The seal industry for years has been bullied,” Halloran told reporters Wednesday. Halloran will take his sealskin wares to Montreal at the end of this [...]

By NIGEL DUARA The Associated Press Documents released by the FBI show that a source told investigators that an Alaska congressman and his late wife spent campaign money on hunting trips and flights and wrote checks to themselves over years of allegedly profligate spending on his contributors’ dime. Election 2012: Across the nation The allegations [...]

Every Wildrose Party news release ends with the following words: “Wildrose stands for free enterprise, less government, increased personal freedom, and democracy.” (Emphasis added.) Of course, that bit about increased personal freedom may not apply if you’ve sought a nomination to run for the far-right party any time lately. Turns out that in return for [...]

/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR RELEASE TO US NEWS WIRE SERVICES/ PERTH, Western Australia, April 16, 2012 /CNW/ – MARCH QUARTERLY REPORT ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE AND AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS Production from the plant increased 77% to 49,199 ounces (December Qtr 27,820 ounces) Mill throughput increased 83% to [...]

What are we looking for? Cash machines. We’re hunting for companies that can spew gushers of loonies even after covering all expenses. By virtue of their ability to generate cash, these companies are in great position to take advantage of investment opportunities, which should bode well for their shareholders. More related to this story More [...]

Si and Cynara have been an effective team, building a portfolio of rental properties in rural New Brunswick worth $1.2-million. As a medical professional, Cynara earns the money (through a holding company) while Si manages the apartment properties. He is 57, she is 52. They have two children, 15 and 17, to put through university. [...]

One of the more common financial moves is to save up as much money as possible, hoping to have a huge nest egg later so that it’s possible to retire from work, and maybe even travel the world. Others hope that, not only can they have a little fun with the money they amass, but [...]

The Carl Gustav church in Karlshamn, Sweden, gives parishioners payment options when it comes to making an offering. Church officials still pass the plate as in other houses of worship, but to show they’re open to paperless transactions, they’ve also installed a card reader. “People came up to me several times and said they didn’t [...]

By John Shinal SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — If you’re thinking Groupon Inc. might be closer to being a buying opportunity, now that its market capitalization is below $9 billion, first take a look at a couple of items in the cash-flow statement [...]

By AMIR EFRATI Google Inc. unveiled a 2-for-1 stock split designed to assuage investors while also allowing its founders to maintain their control over the company.The Internet giant said Thursday it would create a third class of stock, nonvoting shares that would be separately listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Current investors would receive one [...]

For those looking to maximize on opening a Chase Checking account, you can now get $200 Cash Gift Card Bonus by buying the coupon from eBay. Typically, you can do the “Buy It Now” option for around $20 or less. Once you have the unique coupon code, you can redeem at any Chase branch or [...]

A testimony from Scott who blogs at In Due Sea$on As followers of Dave Ramsey, my wife and I live, eat, and breathe avoiding debt. We have been following the Total Money Makeover plan for over four years, and always pay with money we have, versus money we plan to have. Early in the program, with the [...]

One of the ways that you can maximize your finances is to make use of cash back credit cards. These are credit cards that provide you with the ability to earn cash back on your purchases. Hundreds of these cash back cards exist, and many of them stop at providing you with 1% cash back [...]

Chuckwagons: Dash an added highlight to Guy Weadick Week Bruce Campbell/OWWHigh River chuckwagon driver Jason Glass listens while his tarp is auctioned off at the WPCA tarp auction on April 3. view all photos (-count-) The High River Agricultural Society has approximately $8,000 more this year for its chuckwagon races, but that money will be [...]

Instagram photo via @ShannonWollack, ShannonWollack.com Instagram photo via @PeriwinklePap A friend of me just shot me a note and asked what was going on with Instagram and Facebook. Why the high valuation?  Here’s the email I wrote her….. “The short of it is Instagram has about 30 million users, Facebook has about 850 million users. But [...]

Successful Tender of 70.5% of Debentures Reduces The Brick’s Cost of Borrowing EDMONTON, April 10, 2012 /CNW/ – The Brick Ltd. (TSX: BRK) (“The Brick”) announced today the results of its previously announced offer to purchase, for cash, any and all of the $110,138,000 principal amount outstanding of its 12% Senior Secured Debentures due May [...]

By Av Utukuri Although an idea may be truly innovative and marketable, it likely won’t come to life unless investors see the light, too. First, though, you’ll need to invest some money of your own. It’s not necessary to take a step as drastic as mortgaging your house, but potential investors need to see that [...]

By SARA SCHAEFER MUÑOZ And DANA CIMILLUCA European companies are swarming to the corporate-bond market for financing and vastly reducing their reliance on banks, a move that could mark a significant change in the region’s financial landscape. During the first quarter, European companies borrowed more from the bond market than they did from banks, according [...]

As you get started shopping at Cash Wise Foods, be sure to check out the Cash Wise Foods coupon policy to see what coupons they do and do not accept. If you are new to Pocket Your Dollars, then learn to read this shopping list. If you are having issues, troubleshoot problems printing coupons here. Remember that this is [...]

By Derek, on April 9th, 2012 If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe by email and receive my free eBook, “101 Ways to Make More Money”! Thanks for visiting! My wife and I have recently been in the market for a different set of wheels. Her new job is about 35 miles from [...]

March was good overall. Our income is down from February, but our expenses were lower than usual, so our cash flow still worked out.  We are planning to save 100% of my paycheck in 2012 and will only live on Mrs. RB40′s paycheck and our side income. Income March February Mrs. RB40′s paycheck 2,693 2,694 [...]

Question: Seven years ago, thanks to my parents, I graduated from college with no debt and a healthy love of saving money and living below my means. Over the past year, I saved for a new-to-me car and did a lot of research to get a great deal. When I went to buy, I could [...]

VANCOUVER — When Robert Stuart Smith’s left knee gave out, the resident of the Vancouver bedroom community of White Rock was a busy realtor, avid golfer and occasional Scottish singer who had no time to wait a year or two for surgery to replace his 72-year-old joint. Rather than putting his active life on hold [...]

CALGARY, April 5, 2012 /CNW/ – Perpetual Energy Inc. (“Perpetual” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to: Announce the signing of definitive agreements totaling $84.3 million to further advance the previously-announced asset disposition program; Announce attainment of the 4,000 bbl/d of oil and NGL production capability milestone; Provide an update with respect to its semi-annual bank [...]

Top stories in today’s VentureWire: Waste Management, the country’s largest processor of trash, wants to reuse everything, and it’s looking to start-ups for help, VentureWire reports. The company is investing in technology start-ups as it pursues a goal of converting all of the waste it collects into usable products such as fuels and chemicals. It [...]

HomeStreet Bank’s latest checking account promotion makes it incredibly easy for just about anyone to earn $300. Here’s how you can get a piece of that cake – and eat it too.About the Promotion When you open any personal checking account form HomeStreet Bank, you will be asked to choose among a variety of special [...]

Last month PerkStreet Financial announced on their blog and Facebook page that they would be making some changes to their industry leading debit rewards program. I didn’t comment on it at the time, but decided to today since the changed perks went into effect this morning. Previously PerkStreet had a pretty simple perks program where [...]

SACKVILLE, NB – April MacKinnon wants to help the local economy thrive. So when she heard about a recent cash mob that was organized in Halifax, she decided to run with the concept in an effort to get things moving here. “I thought what a great idea, Sackville could really use something like that,” said [...]

This story appears in the April 23, 2012 edition of Forbes magazine. It’s easy to perk up when ­coming across a company that’s loaded to the gills with cash. Just look at the recent frenzy surrounding Apple’s nearly $100 billion cash hoard. For most investors a nice wad of cash in company coffers provides [...]

Whew! Was a bit scared to run the numbers this month with so much cash exchanging hands, but looks like we’re still good and on track I’ve already blogged about a lot of this stuff, but here are a few of the major things that went down for your perusal… It’s funny how you can [...]

So Joey Votto zeroes in on a contract extension just hours after Matt Cain signs one of his own with the San Francisco Giants, both just days after the news that the Los Angeles Dodgers have new owners. Now that Magic Johnson has brought Showtime to Los Angeles, baseball owners are getting the message, loud [...]

Q. Every time there’s a “special event,” my friends like to have a pub night. We each spend at least $100 every time, often more when you include taxi fares. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and they consider this another “special event” worth celebrating, but I can’t justify blowing this much cash nearly every [...]

Call them Prince Edward Island’s pedaling philanthropists. Cyclists willing to commit to raise more than $1,000 for the inaugural Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart on June 3 can go a long way to helping the event achieve an ambitious fundraising goal of $50,000, says Charlotte Comrie, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, [...]

The Arizona Court of Appeals (Division 1 in Maricopa County) just issued an opinion entitled Helvetica v. Pasquan, which addresses the scope of Arizona’s anti-deficiency protections in the judicial foreclosure (non-trustee’s sale) context.  The first issue the Court addressed is whether refinancing a purchase money loan forfeits a borrowers’ anti-deficiency protection, to the extent that [...]

EDMONTON, March 30, 2012 /CNW/ – The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. (“Cash Store Australia” or the “Company”) (TSXV:AUC) today provides notice of a temporary interruption to its brokerage activity. “At the direction of the Board of Directors, we have been undergoing an intensive review of our customer-related policies and procedures.  As a result of [...]

CALGARY, March 29, 2012 /CNW/ – Enerplus Corporation (“Enerplus”) (TSX: ERF) (NYSE: ERF) is pleased to announce that a cash dividend in the amount of CDN$0.18 per share will be payable on April 20, 2012 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2012. The ex-dividend date for this payment [...]

By Deborah Gage Social media management company HootSuite Media has ballooned since it started a little over three years ago, winning business from global brands and growing to nearly four million users, with $75 million in revenue expected this year. Now HootSuite’s founder, Ryan Holmes, and some of his fellow shareholders are taking money off [...]

Getting a little bit of cash back on all of your spending is nice, but getting a lot of cash back is better, right? We showed you how great the American Express Blue Cash credit card (read our full review) can be: 3% back on groceries, 2% back on gas and department stores, and 1% [...]

A testimony from Carrie from Natural Moms Talk Radio Today we drove our “new to us” Ford Expedition (with room for eight passengers) off the lot. We’ve been waiting for this day for over two years and we’re so excited that we paid cash for it! You see, we have six children and ever since [...]

[3 min 20 sec]Download Summer Jo Shepherd/Courtesy of Cleveland Cash Mob Members of Cleveland Cash Mob shop at the Nature’s Bin grocery store in Lakewood, Ohio, during a cash mob event Saturday. March 29, 2012 from WBFO You may have heard of “flash mobs,” where a mass of people invade a public space to make [...]

Remember last summer when I maximized credit card cash back for $885 using the Chase AARP card in one month? Well, I outdid myself! Just last month, we finished another run using a second Chase AARP card, and I beat my old record! Here is a run down on what I paid last month to [...]

Spring time! A new quarter means it is time to clean out your wallet and reassign the cards you are carrying to take advantage of 2nd quarter 2012 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. Since many credit cards now offer cash back on a rotating quarterly schedule, we have to reorganize each quarter to make sure [...]

By DAN FITZPATRICK Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Brian Moynihan is paying a price for the bank’s difficulties in 2011.Mr. Moynihan was the only top executive at the Charlotte, N.C., company who didn’t get a cash bonus for last year, according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The bank’s board [...]

On March 28, 2012, Zalicus, Inc. (ZLCS) announced via an 8k filing that the company’s equity distribution agreement with Wedbush Securities Inc. has been completed at the proposed $15 million in aggregate gross proceeds. The equity distribution agreement, put into place on January 10, 2012 (see 8k filing), allowed for the sale of Zalicus common [...]

VICTORIA, BC, March 27, 2012 /CNW/ – Consumer Protection BC has ordered Cash Store Financial Inc., a Canadian payday lender, more commonly known as The Cash Store or Instaloans, to comply with the law and refund unlawful fees charged to their customers since late 2009. Our 2010 investigation concluded that Cash Store Financial was charging [...]

EDMONTON, March 27, 2012 /CNW/ – On March 23, 2012, Consumer Protection BC issued a decision and Compliance Order. A press release regarding this decision was issued March 26, 2012. This release noted: “Cash Store has satisfied Consumer Protection BC that it does not make payday loans contingent on the supply of cash cards by [...]

TSX:SPM VANCOUVER, March 27, 2012 /CNW/ – Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX: SPM) (“Scorpio Mining” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the year and fourth quarter (“Q4″) ended December 31, 2011. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s audited Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and [...]

TSX:SPM VANCOUVER, March 27, 2012 /CNW/ – Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX: SPM) (“Scorpio Mining” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the year and fourth quarter (“Q4″) ended December 31, 2011. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s audited Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and [...]

If you’ve been on the Air Miles website recently you may have noticed a few changes to how you earn and redeem your Air Miles rewards. First, there’s a new feature called Air Miles Cash.  Starting in March, 2012 Air Miles collectors can instantly redeem the reward miles in their Air Miles Cash balance towards [...]

I’m old-fashioned. After I purge my house of what I no longer wear or need each spring, I itemize it and give it away to Goodwill in exchange for a tax write-off. But these days, cash in the bank now can be more attractive than a tax break later. Fortunately, the Internet has made it [...]

Eric Rosenbaum 03/26/12 – 03:33 PM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) — At under $2, a big move in shares of lithium ion battery maker A123 Systems(AONE) isn’t a big deal, but it is one more sign of a company facing risks rightly defined as existential. On Monday, A123 Systems’ stock slumped to a new 52-week [...]

Aside from the shedding of reporters, other signs of a Newt Gingrich death spiral include this from the National Journal: HOCKESSIN, Del. — In a sign that his campaign is in need of fresh funds, Newt Gingrich on Monday began charging $50 to have a photograph taken with him following a campaign speech to Republican [...]

TORONTO, March 27, 2012 /CNW/ – Kim Sommers, a 4th year Finance student at the University of Ottawa has found herself $1,000 wealthier today as she was announced the grand prize winner of Leave The Pack Behind’s wouldurather… contest. “After 5 years of smoking, I was sick of wasting my money ($2,000 per year) and [...]

Bloomberg News  Mar 26, 2012 – 12:05 PM ET | Last Updated: Mar 26, 2012 12:24 PM ET By John Hechinger The debt collector on the other end of the phone gave Oswaldo Campos an ultimatum: Pay US$219 a month toward his more than US$20,000 in defaulted student loans, or Pioneer Credit Recovery, a contractor [...]

Ten Commandments monument at the Mower County Courthouse in Austin, Minnesota. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I suppose it is probably my fault that my quirky little tax blog has temporarily transformed into a First Amendment Forum.  I’m still inclined to blame Phil Driscoll.  The guy had a “ministry” that looks more like a [...]

Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of online activists is harnessing social media like Twitter and Facebook to get consumers to spend at locally owned stores in cities around the world in so-called Cash Mobs. At the first International Cash Mob day on Saturday, [...]

flickr – jeroen_bennink Exit Strategy I haven’t updated my Exit Strategy for a while and I thought it best to go back and review them. I will be 40 in 2013 and time is running short. Overall, my exit strategy hasn’t changed much. up to age 40 – Work and build up net worth as much [...]

By Drew Mason While gold bulls may be an endangered species among traders today, five developments have occurred since the start of the year that may pressure gold and silver prices higher. These are: 1) the Federal Reserve’s commitment to maintain negative real interest rates through 2014, 2) the Fed’s admission that [...]

Getty Images via @daylife Well, it’s a start.  I anticipated ten bucks as the right number by year end so we get a $2.65 quarterly declaration from Apple, but is this enough?  Probably not.  On estimated current earning power, $50 a share calendarized, this is a meager 20 percent payout ratio. Considering Apple’s light [...]

The Power of Advice Comments (253800http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moneysense.ca%2F2012%2F03%2F26%2Fmoney-duties%2FCash+duty2012-03-26+14%3A20%3A04Bruce+Selleryhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.moneysense.ca%2F%3Fp%3D25380) Text Size: Down Up Print –> moneysense.ca, 26/03/12 Cash duty Bruce Sellery has some helpful tips on how couples can determine who does what when it comes to money. By Bruce Sellery | Online only, 26/03/12 Tags: Budgeting, money habits, Power of Advice, relationships Current issue: We Recommend Article: [...]

While credit cards can, indeed, lead to the bondage of debt, they can also be great financial tools. How you use your credit card matters, and with the right approach, credit cards can help you improve your finances and better manage your cash flow. As long as you pay your balance off each [...]

Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals are going to squeeze more money out of the government’s $14 billion in real estate holdings, the Star has learned. The cash-strapped Liberals, who face a $16 billion budget deficit this year, plan to make more profit from office buildings and other public assets by [...]

We keep hearing that corporate balance sheets are swimming in ocean-sized pools of cash, to the point where company executives are losing sleep trying to figure out how they can spend it all. Many of their best options, we’re told, will pump up shareholder value and provide ideal kindling for the market’s next leg up. [...]

The combination of two mid-sized Canadian energy companies comes as smaller players of the oil patch increasingly look for cash to fund expensive work in the oil sands. On Friday, Pengrowth Energy Corp. PGF-T announced a $1.3-billion all-share takeover of NAL Energy Corp., NAE-T a transaction that will transform Pengrowth into a large-sized producer of [...]

Customers line the aisles and hold up their money as they participate in a “cash mob” at a small locally owned organic store called Nature’s Bin, in Lakewood, Ohio March 24, 2012. (REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk) Report an error Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group [...]

For many, tax season is a relief because they know they will be getting a large tax refund.  However, a few people are hit with an unexpected tax bill.  If you have to pay a tax bill this year and don’t have the cash available to pay the full amount, pay what you can.  Beyond [...]

(Update 3/24: The word on the street is that this offer will soon be decreased to 40,000 points from 50,000. I recently got my 7% annual dividend perk (valid on bonus points) which was nearly another 4,000 points. This was a great offer that we both took advantage of, and it was nice that points [...]

By Kris Hudson Private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP and mall owner Glimcher Realty Trust are listing for sale two U.S. malls that they jointly own after Blackstone decided that rising mall values justified cashing out its investment in the properties. Blackstone and Glimcher have hired brokerage Eastdil Secured to market WestShore Plaza mall in Tampa, [...]

Toronto Stock Exchange (Venture) Symbol: “WND”OTCQX Symbol: “WNDEF”Issued and Outstanding: 62,582,641 VANCOUVER, March 23, 2012 /CNW/ – Western Wind Energy Corp. – (Toronto Venture Exchange – “WND”) (OTCQX – “WNDEF”), is pleased to announce that on March 22, 2012, Western Wind filed for its tax-free cash grant with the US Treasury under Section 1603. The [...]

We all know the feeling of having a money crunch. Perhaps you complete your 1040 tax form and discover instead of a refund you are going to owe $2,000. Maybe your car has an unexpected $600 repair. If you don’t have an ample emergency fund, gathering that extra money quickly can be difficult. If you need fast cash, [...]

Did that headline get your attention?  If not, let me repeat…… Today is your lucky day that you could potentially win $5,000 in cold hard cash…..Boo-yah!!! Have I got your attention now?   Thought so.  In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been on movement lately – a Roth IRA Movement to be exact. I’ve recruited over [...]

A testimony from Elizabeth My husband, Christian, was a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), and wanted to further his career by becoming a Registered Nurse (RN). We had paid off his student loans completely from his LPN program and had no credit cards or debt of any kind. We had worked hard to be debt-free and we [...]

Silver Wheaton Corp. (SLW.TO) announced its audited results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. It also announced that its Board of Directors has declared its first quarterly cash dividend payment for 2012 of US$0.09 per common share. The quarterly dividend will be paid to holders of record of its common shares [...]

Sometimes bigger is better – especially when it brings you access to savings and deals not found with many other banks, which is the case with Citibank checking and savings accounts. Citigroup is listed by the Federal Reserve as the third largest bank by deposits in the US. What does that mean for the average [...]

By Howard Pousner The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Johnny Cash was known as the Man in Black and choreographer James Kudelka has borrowed that handle for his dance tribute set to the late country singer’s music that is being performed this weekend by Atlanta Ballet. MARK DUNCAN, AP Singer Johnny Cash performs during his segment of the [...]

By Dee Gill Apple’s (AAPL) new dividend plan and its track-record of huge share price gains generated the biggest love-fest Wall Street has bestowed on a company in a generation. It’s a nice party, but it also seemed like a challenge. So we used YCharts’ reams of data to look for a [...]

There are many tasks every small business owner must handle personally, but none is more CEO-specific than allocation of capital. Because the only thing more precious to a small business than capital is time.  Cash management is also a CEO-critical task, but operating cash is not capital. Cash is for expenses and is measured daily, [...]

Home » Credit Cards How to Score an Additional $75 Cash Back with Chase Freedom from April Through June by G.E. Miller on March 20, 20126 Comments Tweet Email I recently received my Chase Freedom $200 bonus check for charging $500 ($508 to be exact) in 3 months, and deposited it right into my checking [...]

Updated and a reminder that you can now activate your rewards for the second quarter of 2012. 5% back on grocery stores, restaurants, and all Home Depot purchases are the highlights. Who doesn’t like cash back? These credit cards offer a hefty 5% cash back on rewards on certain categories that rotate each quarter. Even [...]

Credit Card Cash Advance: An Idiotic Move? Posted by CreditCardGuru Let’s face it… there’s a lot of dumb things you can do with a credit card and a cash advance definitely ranks near the top of the list. Sure, they may not be as bad as paying the equivalent of up to a 391% APR [...]

Business Wire 03/20/12 – 07:05 PM EDT Dex One Corporation (NYSE:DEXO) today announced the commencement of a cash tender offer to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 12% / 14% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”) that it can purchase for $26.0 million, excluding cash in lieu of accrued interest on [...]

By BRODY MULLINS and DANNY YADRON WASHINGTON—The Republican Party’s extended primary campaign has allowed President Barack Obama to build a huge financial lead for the fall election. New fund-raising reports released Tuesday show that Mr. Obama is stockpiling cash as the GOP hopefuls are burning through their money while campaigning against one another in the [...]

Cash back bonuses are not only limited to personal credit card accounts. Whether you’re just starting up, or you have a thriving business, the American Express Simply Cash Business Card is your best business assistant. What’s To Like • Earning cash back bonuses is certainly the highlight of this card. For every office supply purchase [...]

By Larry Bell Many apparently agree that it’s terribly unfair that some companies seem to get all the breaks, while others that are competitively market-challenged go under. Where’s the social justice when greedy, profit-motivated fossil companies are allowed to produce lots of cheap energy, only to have it squandered by rich people…those [...]

So if you’ve got the guts misterYeah, if you got the ballsIf you think it’s your timeThen step to the lineAnd bring on your wrecking ball -Bruce Springsteen The best investors keep an eye on weak days during bull market runs. Days like Tuesday, when the major indices took a breather, nodding off fractionally. They [...]

TORONTO, March 20, 2012 /CNW/ – Invesco Canada today announced the March 2012 distributions for the PowerShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Unitholders of record on March 29, 2012 will receive cash distributions payable on April 9, 2012. Details of the “per unit” distribution amounts are as follows: PowerShares ETF name Ticker [...]

By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO Apple Inc.’s decision to pay shareholders a quarterly dividend marks more than a change in the company’s philosophy about its cash—it also underlines a subtler shift in how Chief Executive Tim Cook is communicating with shareholders.Under company co-founder Steve Jobs, Apple insisted on building up its cash and rarely solicited input [...]

The latest news and information for entrepreneurs from across the web universe, brought to you by the Report on Small Business team. Follow us on Twitter @GlobeSmallBiz. Download our app here. Being ‘mobbed’ like winning the jackpot for some small-business owners You know flash mobs – those groups of people who suddenly assemble in a [...]

Report an error Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, moving swiftly after taking over from the late Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion US over three years. The world’s most valuable technology company will start [...]