Toyota Quarterly Profit Rises on Growing Sales, Cost Cuts
Toyota profit surges 28 percent in last quarter on growing sales, cost cuts. TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 28 percent surge in its net profit in the last quarter, helped by growing sales in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and raised its earnings forecast for the full year. The top Japanese automaker said […]
Lowe’s closing 31 stores
Lowe’s Companies Inc. says it plans to close 31 Canadian stores and other locations as part of a plan to focus on its most profitable operations. The closures include 27 mostly Rona stores in Canada including nine in Ontario, nine in Quebec, six in Newfoundland and Labrador, two in Alberta and one in British Columbia. […]
Get Ready For Tax Season!
Fall is here. It’s time for thinking about cooler weather, Thanksgiving, falling leaves – and taxes? With a new tax code in place, a few hours spent on your taxes now can produce benefits in April with the savings of both time and money. The following tips may be able to help you achieve those […]
How to Prepare for the Surprising Costs of Motherhood
EVEN AS WOMEN HAVE BEEN increasingly preparing themselves for life in the workforce, their levels of participation in it has plateaued over the past couple of decades. A recent study – a working paper (meaning it has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal) from a group of economics professors – offers one possible […]
Here’s what happens when you save just $25 more each month
This one goes out to everyone who’s struggling to save. (That is, most Americans.) You can save really small amounts of money — like just $25 a month — and still end up with an impressive nest egg, according to financial analyst Ben Carlson on his blog A Wealth of Common Sense. Here’s how Carlson […]
3 Reasons to Close on Black Friday
Thanksgiving is meant to be a day of gratitude and reflection, yet year after year, those warm, fuzzy feelings quickly give way to consumerism and greed the minute Black Friday kicks off. From a shopper’s perspective, there are plenty of reasons to avoid hitting the stores on Black Friday. That day, however, is said to […]