Tag: FINANCIAL

TurboTax, and its parent company Intuit, had promised to modify its tax return software to include guidance for same-sex couples filing jointly in California, Washington and Nevada. On Friday, however, the company announced that it would not be providing those features, and that it may be necessary to seek the help of a tax professional. At issue is a new IRS rule that requires same-sex couples ...

We already know that debt collectors are turning to social networks to gather information about financial delinquents. Now lending institutions are trying to stop customers from even getting to the point of having to be trailed by a debt collector by turning to Facebook and Twitter for clues. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that officers at the Lending Club and other financial ...

What's the ideal tour guide through one of the largest banks in the world? A sleek and shiny red robot, of course. According to Engadget, Santander's Group City in Madrid enlisted YDreams to craft a fleet of robots to help visitors around the nine massive buildings that make up the bank's complex and that house about 5,500 employees. Upon entering the bank's visitor center, you walk up to a ...

The Internet has made it much easier for intrepid young folks to make a ton of money. All you need is a good idea, which is exactly what Joe Chedburn had when he was just 16-years-old. Chedburn decided to build a text-based online crime game that a "self-confessed geek" like him would enjoy. Not only did he accomplish that goal, but Chedburn built quite a nice bank account, too. According to ...

We have seen no greater example of exactly why we are in our current dire financial straights than the new MySpace-branded credit card. In what we can only assume is a conspiracy by News Corp (owner of MySpace, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal) to ensure that the younger generation will be subject to the same crippling debt that we are, the social networking service has lent its brand name ...

The financial crisis is actually proving to be a boon, for some. Finance-themed Web sites have seen huge increases in traffic, and even the little guys are noticing massive numbers of new visitors. Understandably, major online financial outlets like the Wall Street Journal, AOL Money and Finance, and Yahoo! Finance have seen record levels of daily traffic, but it's what has been happening at the ...

FreeCreditReport.com -- you know, that Web site with the obnoxious commercial jingles about the unfortunate consequences of identity theft -- is preparing to launch an even more annoying series of commercials featuring Ed McMahon rapping about his financial woes. The clips will be circulated as viral videos on sites such as YouTube, and will feature the former 'Tonight Show' sidekick in track ...