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Are people with facial blemishes discriminated against in the job market? A new study says yes. In mock job interview settings, interviewers were distracted and recalled less information when speaking to candidates with prominent scars or birthmarks—and these candidates were more likely to receive lower evaluations as a result. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons have got [...]
Earlier this month, President Obama announced tweaks to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (or HARP), which was designed to help homeowners refinance underwater homes but so far had helped only 838,000 of the 5 million homeowners at whom it was aimed.
There’s a sizable portion of consumers who are put off by the constant expansion of the holiday shopping season.
A week after disclosing that he had dived headlong into stocks dependent on a strong economy, Warren Buffett reveals he also bought 5.5% of the technology giant IBM. Cyclical and tech stocks are not usually high on Buffett’s wish list. What’s going on here?
While the price at the pump has fluctuated in recent months—falling sharply one week, creeping back up the next—drivers are paying less for gas than they did in the spring and summer of 2011. They’re also paying much less than in the summer of 2008, when fillups cost record highs. Perhaps this is why it’s [...]
When Michael Vick declared bankruptcy, it raised our eyebrows. Sure, we knew his legal defense against dogfighting charges would have cost a lot of money, but not THAT much money. He, like a host of other visible athletes, made bad investments and hired a fraudulent money manager. His new $100 million contract from the Eagles [...]
In a new survey, Coldwell Banker identifies the most and least affordable college town real estate markets. If you’re a retiree looking to downsize and stretch your nest egg, this is worth a look.
A new study disputes the idea that people with low credit scores are more likely to steal, cheat, falsify or otherwise engage in what researchers call harmful workplace behaviors.
We’ll come right out and say it: Some consumers need a big bank. Maybe you travel a lot for work and need to bank at a place that has branches around the country. Or maybe you have a kid in college and want to be able to put money into an on-campus account or monitor spending. The question is, which big bank is right for you? For many people these days, the answer to that question comes down to fees.
You know all those people who bought spacious deluxe new homes in sprawling exurb developments, then lost the properties in foreclosure when the real estate market collapsed? Well, their younger siblings in college may now be living in these houses, which boast features you won’t find in a typical dorm or frat house—great rooms, chandeliers, [...]
Membership in Amazon Prime—the online retail giant’s packaged service that includes free two-day shipping on all orders, free streaming of online movies and TV shows, and one free Kindle book to borrow monthly—costs $79 a year. It’s estimated, however, that Amazon spends an average of more than $90 annually per customer to supply all of [...]
