Lastest Stories by Mike Sauter

ThinkstockFor the average American heading to the supermarket to buy Thanksgiving dinner, bringing a $50 bill should do the trick. The average cost of a 10-serving Thanksgiving dinner will cost...
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the most successful retail stores by a wide margin. According to RetailSails, a retail and consumer goods consulting firm, the tech giant’s 372...
ThinkstockThe 2010 Toyota Corolla is the most reliable car sold in the United States, according to a report released today. The car requires fewer repairs than any other car — 2002 model year or...
It took several years for the U.S. to start recovering from the housing bust, but it finally is. Prices across the U.S. increased by 7.6% between the third quarter of 2011 and the third quarter of...
ThinkstockFor the fourth year in a row, business students from around the world rated Google as the company they would most like to work for. The World’s Most Attractive Employers 2012 report,...
Flickr - Marshall AstorFor the fifth year in a row, the estimated number of violent crimes in the United States fell in 2011, according to the FBI’s latest statistics. The rate of violent crimes...
ThinkstockCar buyers often value safety above all the other features of their new cars, SUVs, or light trucks. It’s true that manufacturers often stress other features such as gas mileage or bells...
Since the late 1970s, income inequality in the U.S. has grown by nearly 20%. The Great Recession has brought the disparity between the rich and the poor to the forefront of the news. The Occupy Wall...
The average senior graduating college in 2011 owed $26,600 in student debt, up 5% from the year before. According to a new report, published by higher education nonprofit The Institute for College...
The U.S. is currently facing a severe shortage of doctors. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that by 2020, the shortage will amount to more than 90,000 doctors, including 45,000...
24/7 Wall St. looked at the latest report from the World Gold Council and it is now more obvious than ever that gold is becoming the new global reserve currency. Continuous and aggressive central...
Several years after from the financial crisis of 2008, state pension funds continue to languish. According to data released this week by Milliman, Inc. and by the Pew Center on the States, there was...
According to a new study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, the average college graduate will earn $2.4 million over his or her lifetime. Engineering majors, the highest-earning major, will earn...
House flipping’s status as an aspirational American pastime took some hits during the recession but, like disco or SUVs, it has never gone extinct. On the contrary, it is back with a vengeance....
In among the September car and light truck sales successes of Chrysler, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), and the disappointing results of General Motors Co. (NYSE:...