Personal Economics
  • Amazon's overseas weakness overshadows strength at home

    Amazon's overseas weakness overshadows strength at home

    By Alistair Barr, Reuters

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc forecast disappointing income and revenue as it grapples with a weaker international market, overshadowing improving profitability and economic conditions in...

  • 9 Steps to Getting a Raise in 2014

    By Laura Shin, The Fiscal Times

    Over the next few months, managers will be determining how to dole out next year’s salary budget. Here’s how to get yourself a bigger piece of the pie.

  • How My Mom Killed Facebook

    Facebook has always been a cause for handwringing. In its early days, it was seen as a haven of debauchery--exhibit A in the indictment of misguided youth–as college students mindlessly posted...

  • The Best Answers to 4 Inappropriate Job Interview Qs

    By Staff Learnvest, LearnVest

    A few prickly questions tend to come up a lot in interviews. Here are four you should know how to deflect when an interviewer starts getting nosey, and you want to point the conversation back to your...

  • Housing Market Gains Even More Muscle

    By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

    New U.S. home sales vaulted to a five-year high in June, showing no signs of slowing in the face of higher mortgage rates. Other data on Wednesday showed an acceleration in U.S. factory activity this...