Rising banking fees are frustrating consumers, and many are committed to avoiding these fees by switching payment methods. Recent surveys compiled by Mintel Comperemedia shows that 56% of shoppers would stop using their debit card if their bank or other financial institution began charging $2 a month for it. Only 19% of respondents would pay [...]
No one would have believed in the last years of the twentieth century that Jeff Wayne would still be watched keenly and listened to closely. Yet across the gulf of time, fans regarded his work with ravenous ears and desirous eyes, and he slowly and surely drew his plans against us. When Jeff Wayne first [...]
As Thanksgiving draws year, thousands of shoppers are getting excited for Black Friday, the day after the holiday celebrations. This has become America’s biggest shopping day due to the beginning of the winter holiday shopping season. PriceGrabber, an Experian branch, has surveyed consumers about their feelings towards Black Friday deals for the second winter season [...]
Many small business owners use social media tools for personal enjoyment, but despite their understanding that it has an effect on their business, they don’t know how to properly use these networks to grow their business. Most of these people are also putting off the investment in social media marketing until they fully grasp how [...]
The homicide rate in America dropped to a rate of 4.8 homicides for each 100,000 residents during 2010. This is the lowest level recorded in 40 years according to the research released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics recently. Most of the decline occurred around and in the biggest cities in the country. Cities with [...]
Barnes & Noble has released their new NOOK Tablet a day early due to the high pre-order demand for the product. The tablet is the newest device in the Barnes & Noble family for delivering multi media content in a high quality format. This tablet combines the full color e-reader system that helped the previous [...]
NASA’s newest mobile robotic technology will be included on a rover that is preparing to launch for Mars. The laboratory included on the rover will help scientists learn more about an area of Mars that may contain proof of water or unusual mineral deposits. The rover, known as Curiosity, is the size of a small [...]
The Consumer Report Index for November shows that the overall financial health of consumers is slowly improving, but some setbacks will make the holiday shopping season challenging. Employment is slowly but steadily growing again. New jobs outpaced the loss of employment slightly this month. Unfortunately, consumers sentiment and trusts is falling again, hitting 45.0 after [...]
As banks raise their fees, over 500,000 consumers have been moving their monetary accounts to credit unions in the last month. Billions of dollars of savings and checking account balances have been transferred according to the Credit Union National Association. This is the country’s biggest advocacy group for the credit union industry. CUNA surveyed over [...]
Walmart is rewarding early shoppers with big savings on the hottest toys and electronic gifts of the season. Their first Super Saturday begins on November 5th, at 11 a.m. All stores will be participating in the event. The company already has nearly all of their locations fully stocked for the day. Customers can also save [...]
