Tag: money matters
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Oil prices plunge and stocks hit lowest level since 2014
NEW YORK — Another plunge in the price of crude oil sent stocks sharply lower on Wednesday, bringing the market to its lowest level in nearly two years. Energy companies were pummeled as the price of crude oil sank almost 7 percent, threatening more damage to an industry that has already been stricken with bankruptcies,…
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Ten money-making tips for 2016
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money always says: “There’s always a bull market somewhere.” In the spirit of that bullish way of viewing markets in both good and not-so-good times, here are 10 investment ideas that panelists from USA TODAY’s 2016 Investment Roundtable say can…
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Ten money-making tips for 2016
As Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money always says: “There’s always a bull market somewhere.” In the spirit of that bullish way of viewing markets in both good and not-so-good times, here are 10 investment ideas that panelists from USA TODAY’s 2016 Investment Roundtable say can help you build a winning portfolio in 2016. 1. FOCUS…
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Dining critic chosen from adept applicants
If you need children’s clothes and missed the recent Just Between Friends and Mini Mania sales, you’re in luck — Colorado Spring’s peace. love. swap. children’s clothing exchange is set for Sunday, April 15. Run by local Air Force wife and mother of four Sheri Devan, peace. love. swap. gives local parents the chance to…
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Siblings rivals for the first time
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The U.S. military mission is changing, and Operation Homefront is changing to prepare itself to best serve military service members and their families in Colorado – now and beyond the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. As part of its planning for the future, the organization is opening the Colorado Field Office…
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Cheyenne Mountain 2nd, Pine Creek 3rd in state girls’ tennis
Children of military servicemen and servicewomen who have been injured or who have fallen in combat can sign up for Camp Corral, a free weeklong, nationwide outdoor summer camp. The camp, sponsored by the Golden Corral restaurant chain, is for children ages 8 to 15, and offers a traditional summer camp experience with swimming, boating,…
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Colorado’s Konowalchuk back on ice
If endorsed by the White House and enacted by Congress, a new blueprint for modernizing military compensation after 11 years of war would reshape many traditional service pays to strive for more efficiency. The 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, after two years of study, has produced some wide-ranging recommendations, from replacing combat zone tax…
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Postseason reputation follows Dallas’ Turco
WASHINGTON — America’s citizen soldiers, who train in their hometowns for a weekend a month and two weeks a year, receive more money for one day of training at home than their fellow National Guard and Reserve members earn for a day serving in the war zone. Pentagon officials defended the pay discrepancy as incentive…
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Harrison’s title run falls short in final
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2012 – Financial planners often talk about “being smart” when it comes to your finances Â- where, when and how to save, spend, and invest your money and how to manage your credit. The ins and outs of getting and staying in good financial shape can feel like a full-time job. From…
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Broncos’ Putzier signs offer
The General Services Administration announced it will freeze per diem rates at current levels for 2013. Freezing the federal reimbursement rates for lodging, meals and incidentals will save an estimated $20 million in avoided costs in 2013 and help agencies meet the Obama administration’s directives to reduce travel costs governmentwide, GSA said in a news…