Retail sales rose unexpectedly in February, despite brutal weather throughout the country. Consumers continue to focus on price and value, although some analysts think frugal fatigue is beginning to set in. Continue reading Retail Sales Rise as Shoppers Brave the Storms Retail Sales Rise as Shoppers Brave the Storms originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00. Filed Under: Economy , Wal-Mart Stores , Retail Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

The airline industry, which has broken the hearts of investors for decades, has been on a bit of a roll lately. Earlier this week, the NYSE Arca Airline Index reached a full-year high, with shares of some of the biggest carriers up more than 200% over the past 12 months. Continue reading Airline Stocks Cruising Upward After Two Turbulent Years Airline Stocks Cruising Upward After Two Turbulent Years originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:07:00. Filed Under: Company News , Economy , Investing , Southwest Airlines Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

Tweet this: Social media’s effect on communication globally is huge, but its financial impact is modest. Even giddy estimates of Facebook’s future revenues — $2 billion from ads and $175 million from virtual gaming — don’t get close to Apple’s expected $50 billion in revenue. Continue reading Why Social Media Is Overhyped as an Engine of Growth Why Social Media Is Overhyped as an Engine of Growth originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00. Filed Under: Investing , Facebook , Twitter Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

The report detailing Lehman Brothers’s deliberate misstatements in public filings suggests securities watchdogs failed to effectively regulate the bank, which went bankrupt in 2008. Also nailed in the report is the Federal Reserve’s hands-off approach toward Lehman. Better regulation may have saved the bank. Continue reading Lehman Report: Were Securities Regulators Out to Lunch? Lehman Report: Were Securities Regulators Out to Lunch? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:45:00. Filed Under: Company News Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

(TrendHunter.com) Recycling for mortuaries isn’t exactly new. Many in the death care industry strive for eco-balance, but Frigid Fluid Co. is the first to provide a formal bottle recycling program for their customers. FFC…

Dividends are an often overlooked but crucial part of a successful retirement strategy. Here are nine examples of high-yielding dividend stocks with breakout potential. Continue reading Nine Little-Known Dividend Stocks with Big Yields Nine Little-Known Dividend Stocks with Big Yields originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:15:00. Filed Under: Investing Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

Capping two months of high-stakes brinksmanship, Google appears ready to make good on its threat to shut its Chinese-language search engine after the Chinese government’s unyielding resistance to ease Web censorship. But Google’s mobile business in China will continue. Continue reading Google ‘99.9% Certain’ to Close Chinese Search Engine: Report Google ‘99.9% Certain’ to Close Chinese Search Engine: Report originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:15:00. Filed Under: Google Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

With Uncle Sam in a financial bind, he’s going after wealthier tax cheats to pay the bills. IRS audits of people making between $1 million and $5 million rose by about a third in the last year. Continue reading The IRS Is Increasingly Targeting the Well-To-Do The IRS Is Increasingly Targeting the Well-To-Do originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:30:00. Filed Under: Taxes Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

Pop-rock band OK Go is still best known for its 2006 video “Here It Goes Again,” also known as “the treadmill video.” Last year, when it was looking for funding to produce its stunning new video, State Farm Insurance was looking for artists to support. Here’s how the unlikely marriage was born. Continue reading OK Go: How State Farm Insurance Got Behind a Viral Rock Video OK Go: How State Farm Insurance Got Behind a Viral Rock Video originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:00. Filed Under: People , Media Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

(TrendHunter.com) Medical marijuana universities aren’t plentiful in the field of higher education, but Greenway is serious about medicinal cannabis. The proper training in cultivation, harvest, dispensing and legal compliance…