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The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories: July 14-18

In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of July 14-18:

Personal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories: Sept. 1-5

In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Sept. 1-5:

INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC EPS Estimated At 15.85: Current Recommendation is Underperform

Company: INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC Report Headline: "International Personal Finance: Give the people what they want" Report Date: July 03, 2008 Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2008]: 15.85 Previous EPS Estimate for Current FY [FY2008]: 15.85 Current Quarter EPS Estimate [Q3]: N/A Next FY EPS Estimate [FY2009]: 18.06 Previous EPS Estimate for Next FY [FY2009]: 18.06 Current Recommendation: UNDERPERFORM Research Firm: Fox-Pitt Kelton Analyst: NEIL WELCH Industry: FINANCE/FINSVCS Estimates reported in BPN

Terry Savage Named Personal Finance Editor for MoneyShow.com

SARASOTA, Fla., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- MoneyShow.com, the largest multimedia investment education destination for investors and traders, has named Terry Savage, award-winning personal finance columnist and author, as the personal finance editor of MoneyShow.com. Ms. Savage will author the new SavageMoney Blog where she will provide her perspective on the markets and personal finance advice. One article will be posted each Monday and she will reply to readers' comments throughout the week.

AOL Launches WalletPop.com; Upgrades AOL Money & Finance Features

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2008--AOL announced the launch of WalletPop, http://walletpop.com, a new personal finance site and a spin-off of AOL Money & Finance, http://money.aol.com. The new site will help consumers survive and thrive in today’s economy by focusing on all aspects of consumer and personal finance, while AOL Money & Finance will continue to focus on business and investing news, tools and analysis. AOL Money & Finance is one of the most visited finance sites, with more than 15.2 million unique visitors each month and more page views than any other financial site.

Best Buy celebrates first Vancouver Island store with free Jully Black performance

Weekend events include character appearances, $500 gift card giveaways & Wii gaming tournament BURNABY, BC, July 4 /CNW/ - Best Buy, Canada's fastest growing retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, computers and entertainment products, will celebrate the grand opening of its first Vancouver Island store, located at North Town Centre, starting July 18th with a weekend of festivities and celebrity appearances, including a free musical performance by JUNO Award-winning artist, Jully Black. Free Jully Black Performance - Saturday, July 19th at 3:30pm Jully Black will take the stage outside the new Best Buy store at North Town Centre on Saturday, July 19th at 3:30 pm. While the performance is open and free to the public, wristbands for VIP access to the performance will be handed out one week prior, on Saturday July 12th, to the first 1

Personal Finance III Feature Package

The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with holidays and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Finance." This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carry as part of its regular Feature News Service. Coming up in 2008 are features on: Slug Date Food & Beverage VI (Food) Aug. 7 Seniors II, Grandparents Day (Seniors) Aug. 11 Education IV, Back to School II (Education) Aug. 12 Health & Wellness V (Health) Aug. 13 Hispanic, Heritage Month, Hispanic Buss. (Hispanic) Aug. 14 Personal Finance III Feature Package 1. The Stahler Inflation Pain Index Helps Consumers Understand the Inequality of Inflation If you would like a copy of the complete schedule, or if you w

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Best Buy to be first chain to sell coveted iPhone

Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores. The announcement, expected today expands the availability of Apple's vaunted phone to 970 full-size stores and 16 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores. It's also a coup for the Minneapolis-based chain, which has been upgrading its cellphone departments. "We had a lot of work to do, obviously, to get in a position where Apple and AT&T would feel good about Best Buy Mobile carrying it, and that's what we've done in the last 18 months," said Shawn Score, president of Best Buy Mobile. Best Buy also resells Apple's Mac computers and iPod media players. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the long-standing relationship between the companies was the reason Best Buy would now be able to sell the iPhone.

Best Buy Launches Best Buy ExpressBest Buy is testing an automated kiosk for travelers in need of purchasing consumer electronics for their trip. Best Buy Express can be found in 12 major U.S. airports and features products and prices similar to thos

MINNEAPOLIS, BUSINESS WIRE -- Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), the nation's leading consumer electronics retailer, today announced that it will begin rolling out twelve Best Buy Express(TM) automated kiosks in major airports across the U.S. as part of a pilot program. Best Buy Express kiosks will offer a variety of products and accessories at familiar store prices that will appeal to business and leisure travelers alike. Best Buy has teamed with third party ZoomSystems to launch the test.

Drop personal finance lessons from maths class, says ifs

The ifs School of Finance has called on the government to drop any reference to personal finance from the maths curriculum, saying that a new functional maths GCSE will not help students to master basic personal finance.

Best Buy News Media Policy Eases Store Access for Vermont Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday

Best Buy is pleased to participate in Vermont's upcoming sales tax holiday. During July 12-13, any product purchased for personal use that is priced less than $2,000 is tax exempt. During the length of the event July 12-18, ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances, including dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, dehumidifiers, air cleaners and air conditioners that are purchased for personal use and are priced less than $2,000 are also tax-free.

Best Buy Hosts Electronics Recycling Event This Weekend Residents in Littleton

What: Best Buy and Samsung partner to host a free consumer electronics recycling event Saturday, August 23 and on Denver's proclaimed Green Sunday, August 24 at the Southwest/Littleton Best Buy. The first 100 cars each day will receive a $5.00 Best Buy gift card. Best Buy is committed to fueling its growth worldwide as a responsible, values-driven global corporation. This means Best Buy aspires to make business decisions that are considerate of economic value to shareholders, the ethical responsibility of the enterprise and impact on people, communities and the environment. As a result, Best Buy has taken the lead on a number of environmental initiatives. We are pleased to bring our recycling initiative to Denver in conjunction with Green Sunday and the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories: Sept. 1-5

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Why Bad Credit Personal Loans help you

Bad credit personal loans are getting progressively competitive because of the fact that we are living in turbulent times and individuals have gone into credit problems. While this industry is quite competitive and you will find safer deals than a few years ago, you will nonetheless pay a higher interest rate than someone with good credit because bad credit personal loans are still regarded as high risk to financial companies. Bad credit personal loans lenders will give careful attention to your repayment ability, collateral, your character. Many A times credit score is not the single criteria when realizing personal loans determination. Bad credit personal loans are entirely accessible these days. These are personal loans commercialized to individuals with a poor credit score or poor credit history.

Best Buy Centro Sales Continue This Week

For anyone who may have missed last week's Best Buy sales circular chock full of Palm goodness, this week's flyer brings about a handful of new offers. While there are no Palm handheld deals this time around, the Best Buy flyer from August 11th-17th contains a fresh round of Palm Centro sales along with a few accessory offers. As always, these deals may vary in availability or price from region to region.

AOL launches personal finance site

The company said the new site, which is a spinoff of AOL Money & Finance, will help consumers to focus on all aspects of consumer and personal finance, while AOL Money & Finance will continue to focus on business and investing news, tools and analysis.

Yahoo! Leader of Personal Finance Pack

Ken Li over at Reuters has what appears to be the first report out today about the new personal finance channel from AOL called WalletPop. The launch comes as the portals are gearing up personal finance sites which have become increasingly popular.

Tesco buys RBS stake in personal finance push

Tesco has confirmed that it is taking full ownership of its personal finance venture, buying Royal Bank of Scotland’s 50% share holding, in a push to double its profits from personal finance, telecoms and internet shopping.

UK: Tesco Close To Buying Out Personal Finance Partner

Tesco is reportedly close to reaching a £1bn deal to buy out Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) stake in their personal finance joint venture. The UK’s second biggest bank put its insurance operations and other assets on the block in April to bolster its balance sheet and Tesco has agreed to buy out its partner for Tesco Personal Finance. A deal is expected to be announced within days. Benny Higgins, a former high profile retail banking executive at HBOS and RBS, has been lined up to run the business, one industry source said.

Best Buy to Sell iPhones: The Symbiosis Grows

Best Buy (BBY) will start selling Apple’s iPhone in its stores and the relationship between the two parties has become quite symbiotic. For Apple (AAPL), Best Buy is a great distribution channel–Apple Stores are typically located in metropolitan areas and consumers may not stumble on an AT&T (T) store. Meanwhile, Apple is just solidifying an existing Mac distribution partnership with Best Buy by adding the iPhone. - The iPhone will be sold at Best Buy Mobile, which has been rolled out to its 970 stores. Best Buy sells Macs at 600 stores.

Best Buy Sells the iPhone; Sales Projections Raised

Apple (AAPL) and retailer Best Buy (BBY) got cozy with a “store within a store� pilot project a couple years ago. After a successful test, the pilot became a full-fledged roll out. Last week, Best Buy finished another project: a long effort to upgrade its cell phone sales department. (Best Buy Mobile shops are a a joint venture with Britain’s Carphone Warehouse). Putting the Apple and Phone upgrades together, Best Buy selling the iPhone would seem a natural fit. That’s exactly what was announced Wednesday.

Ready, set...reconnect, with Best Buy's BIG Reunion!

Best Buy continues its support of Big Brothers Big Sisters with a new initiative reconnecting long lost "Bigs" and "Littles" MONTREAL, July 3 /CNW/ - The chance for past Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors to reconnect with long lost "Littles" is just a click away! Would you like to know what your Big or Little is doing today? Have you ever thought of reuniting with your former Big or Little, but were not sure how to go about it? Throughout the month of July, former Bigs and Littles are encouraged to visit Best Buy's BIG Reunion website at www.BestBuy.ca/BigReunion and register with Big Brothers Big Sisters ALUMNI. Once registered, alumni members will have the opportunity to complete an online Reconnection Request and participate in Best Buy's BIG Reunion.

Best Buy to open first Vancouver Island store

Canada's fastest growing consumer electronics retailer and e-tailer will open its first Vancouver Island location in Nanaimo NANAIMO, BC, July 4 /CNW/ - Best Buy, Canada's fastest growing consumer electronics retailer and e-tailer announced today that it will grand open its first Vancouver Island store in Nanaimo on Friday, July 18th. The new 25,000 square foot store will extend its official grand opening celebrations through the weekend with celebrity appearances and customer activities, the highlight of which will be a free outdoor performance by JUNO Award-winning artist Jully Black on Saturday, July 19, 2008 starting at 3:30 pm. The Nanaimo location, which will be the 52nd store Best Buy has opened in less than six years, will serve as the consumer electronic giant's most western location and will solidify its coast-to-coast national

Personal Financial Software To use it or not?

If you are reading this, then you obviously have access to the Internet. And, more than likely, a PC at your home or work. These two requirements are the basis for using personal financial software. Chances are high that you have seen ads for personal finance software. But, should you use this software to help perform the most basic of personal finance tasks?

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