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Looking for a bike? Where to find best bike deals.Enjoy the summer weather by taking a ride on a bike that you saved money on. Bikers can save $750 on a NordicTrack bike, or save more than 50 percent on a mountain bike.
US consumer confidence ticks up with steady job growthUS consumer confidence slightly rose in June to an index of 82.5, but it remains the year's highest reading of 84.1 in April. Consumer spending barely changed, increasing by 0.2 percent in May.
What to know about IRS tax form 5498What is IRS form 5498? Financial adviser Brian explains the IRS form, and what to tax payers should do with the form.
General Motors recalls 33,000 Chevrolet Cruze sedans with defective airbagsGeneral Motors is recalling 33,000 of its top-selling Chevrolet Cruze cars because of defective airbags from auto supplier Takata Corp. In a crash, the airbags can rupture, sending metal fragments flying toward drivers.
Think you know fiscal policy? Online budget game lets players try.The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has created an updated online budget simulator. The public plays the online game with the objective to stabilize the debt at 60 percent of Gross Domestic Product by 2024.
Obamacare's 95 percent solution: automatic reenrollmentObamacare has a big head start in improving enrollment in 2015. An estimated 95 percent of people signed up for Obamacare through the federal health exchange will be automatically reenrolled with the same tax subsidies.
Store has to pay woman after suing her for writing a negative reviewA woman wrote a negative review about online store KlearGear.com, and faced a lawsuit from KlearGear.com. Now, a Utah court has ordered KlearGear.com to pay the woman more than $300,000 in damages.聽
NHL draft 2014: How former top draft picks manage moneyThe 2014 NHL draft will kick off on June 27 and wrap up on June 28. In honor of the NHL draft, NerdWallet spoke with Ryan Nugent-Hokpins, Gabriel Landeskog, and Jonathan Huberdeau, plus their financial adviser about how these hockey players manage money.
Do-good investing gets White House boost 鈥� and $1.5 billion in private pledgesA new White House report calls 'social impact investing' a 'fast-growing movement' that blends measurable gains on problems like hunger or crime with positive financial return for the investors.
French supermarket displays 'ugly produce' to reduce food wasteIn order to reduce food waste, French supermarket chain聽Intermarch茅 promoted sale of 'ugly produce' for two days. The campaign included recipes with ugly produce, in an effort to show consumers that there isn't a difference in quality.
Will Georgia get rid of $5,000 tax credit for purchasing an electric car?A bill to eliminate Georgia's $5,000 tax credit for purchasing a battery-electric vehicle didn't pass this year. Could the bill resurface 鈥� and succeed 鈥� in 2015?
Are you a gamer? A guide for buying laptops for gaming.Gamers purchasing laptops sometimes face the decision between buying an affordable laptop and a high-performing laptop. Understand what are the most important features for a gaming laptop to find one that fits both your needs and your budget.
10 companies that pay higher than minimum wageIKEA, Gap, and these eight companies pay entry-level employees more than the federal minimum wage. Can you guess which company pays the best?
IKEA gets flexible with minimum worker payIKEA will raise its average minimum wage to $10.76, but rates will vary based on the cost of living in each of IKEA鈥檚 38 store locations.- Could you be an NFL or NBA general manager? Take our 'money and pro sports' quiz!
- Forget Google: Startup builds its own self-driving carA startup called Cruise joins Google and other car companies in the autonomous car craze. Cruise calls its self-driving car 'a highway autopilot' that controls steering and braking to ensure the drivers' safety.
Why agriculture needs more young people in the industryAgriculture experts are trying to recruit young people into the industry. Without youth in agriculture, experts say the profile of farming could dramatically change.
GoPro stock hits Wall Street, company valued at $3 billionGoPro stock聽will begin trading on the Nasdaq聽stock聽market Thursday under ticker symbol 'GPRO.'
Child tax credit gets extended, while higher education tax breaks receive approvalThe House Ways and Means Committee approved expanding the child tax credit and higher education tax breaks. In other tax news, H&R Block offers a map outlining state income tax requirement to help same-sex couples' IRS filings.
New York sues Barclays for deceiving investors over high-frequency tradingNew York state sued聽British banking firm聽Barclays聽PLC Wednesday, alleging it聽misled clients by falsely telling them it was taking measures to protect them from predatory high-frequency traders. The complaint called Barclays' actions, 'a flagrant pattern of fraud.'
