June 3, 2011

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has formally launched his second bid for the White House, saying President Obama has failed America. Romney said that as president he would make America number-one in job creation. Romney is considered the Republican front-runner, although his poll numbers are the same as former Alaska governor Sarah Palin who has yet to say if she’ll enter the presidential race. Source Link

Dad may be the traditional breadwinner, but these days more young people say Mom is the parent who had the most influence over what they know about handling finances. Experts say that’s because kids still spend more time with mothers and often get their first taste of spending and budgeting on those shopping trips to the grocery store with Mom. Source Link

A Pew research survey says about one-in-seven people who are online are getting their Tweet on. New figures show that 13% of Americans who go online use Twitter. That’s more than double the percentage that used the micro-blogging service just six months ago. And the survey shows that African-American and Latino Internet users are each significantly more likely than whites to be Twitter adopters. Source Link