Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 10, 2012 As excitement surrounding mobile payments develops, most of the focus has been placed on the wallet apps such as Google Wallet and Isis jockeying for position. However, the success of a mobile payments system will depend on far more than which piece of software will be used on the most devices. A fully functional system will require the integration of a number of different fa ...

Filed under: InvestingA new study by J.D. Power and Associates released Thursday shows some surprising trends in customer satisfaction with full-service brokers. Overall satisfaction is up. But satisfaction in key areas is down. Sound confusing? David Lo, director of financial services for J.D. Power, and director of the study, explains: "We looked at customer satisfaction compared to before the recession, ...

Filed under: InvestingBOSTON (AP) - Ask people what they think about Facebook, and you're likely to hear everything from "It's a terrific way to connect with friends and family," to "It's a colossal drain on time and productivity." Soon, you could start getting a third response: It's a big investment opportunity. Facebook stock is expected to begin trading publicly on May 18. Market pros and average investo ...

Filed under: Technology, Media, Apple, Amazon.comAmazon.com (AMZN) turned heads last year with its economically priced tablet, but necks are apparently stiffening up these days. Tech tracker IDC is reporting that Amazon sold just 750,000 of its $199 Kindle Fire tablets during the first three months of the year, well off the 4.8 million units that it sold during last year's fourth quarter. There are plenty o ...

It is the end of another week; time just seems to fly nowadays. One thing I am particularly happy about is the weather. It is a beautiful day outside today; not like the Wednesday where I think I saw hail hit my car. Either way, as usual, as we are at the end of another ...

Filed under: Technology, Savings Experiment View PollView Poll Related Savings Experiments Ink the Best Deal on Printer Toner -- Savings Experiment Computers don't last forever, but upgrading your PC can put a major dent in your byte-size budget. So, when it comes to getting a new desktop, here are a few things to keep in mind in order to keep costs low. First, keep the clutter. Disconnect your monitor, mou ...

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 07, 2012 Sunpeaks Ventures Inc.s shares were down another 20% to $ 0.2010 today continuing a down trend. Despite news of the companys expanded product distribution agreements, shares have continued to be sold massively further driving the price down to the now all time low of $ 0.20. SunPeaks Ventures was recently one of the hottest stocks when it moved from $ 0.37 to $ 2.40 in less ...

The time a lot of RBC Direct Investing clients have been waiting for has finally come. RBC Direct Investing is now offering investors the convenience of trading through the newly enhanced RBC Mobile App! The new functionality of RBC’s mobile app will offer RBC Direct Investing Clients to have access to a full range of ...

Filed under: InvestingAnother one bites the dust. For weeks, Chesapeake Energy (CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon has hogged the spotlight of investor ire and newspaper criticism, thanks to his self-interested and shady purchases of ownership stakes in his own company's oil wells. Considering that this is the same man who, in 2008, made leveraged bets on the stock, and was forced to liquidate most of his Chesapeake ...

Filed under: Technology, Autos, eBay, ShoppingEBay (EBAY) should just pull the trigger and rename itself PayPal. Last quarter, a major e-commerce pioneer posted revenue growth of just 11% in its core "Marketplaces" unit. Meanwhile, revenue in the "Payments" business (aka PayPal) raced ahead 32%. At this rate, eBay proper will soon be producing less money than the PayPal "subsidiary" -- and eBay's latest mov ...