Tag: business
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I’m a single parent with 2 kids, and owe $27,000 after being scammed. What now?
[ad_1] I’m a single parent with two kids, and fell victim to an online dating scam. I have no legal recourse as I did this on my own, thinking I was helping someone. My credit has now tanked. I owe $17,000 on one credit card, and I have two loans of $5,000 each. I have my…
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Consumer confidence climbs to 2-year high as worry over inflation and recession ease
[ad_1] The numbers: A survey of U.S. consumer confidence climbed to a two-year high of 117.0 in July, a sign that Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy. The closely followed index rose 6.9 points from a revised WAS 110.1 in June, the Conference Board said Tuesday. Consumer confidence tends to signal whether the…
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How Barbie conquered America – MarketWatch
[ad_1] Barbie built her dream marketing campaign. On Friday evening, as Barbie fever took over movie theaters across America — and the world — one scene struck me as romantic, poignant and sort of beautiful. But it wasn’t a scene from the feel-good movie, which was designed to lift spirits while taking some swipes at…