Newt Gingrich Wants to Rename the Cellphone
Scott Eells-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Newt Gingrich is “really puzzled.” No, not about whether he will run for office again — he’s got fairly clear answers to that — but about cellphones. Well, not about the devices themselves,…
United Airlines to Reintroduce Dreamliner Flights Next Week
Duncan Chard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HOUSTON) – Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner planes will be taking off again soon. Following extensive reviews by the FAA and Boeing, which ultimately led to battery system repairs and improvement, United Airl…
Major Retailers Sign Worker Safety Agreement After Bangladesh Horror
MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two of the largest global clothing retailers have signed onto an agreement to make major safety improvements to garment factories in Bangladesh, decisions that come on the heels of a deadly building collapse…
Major Retailers Sign Worker Safety Agreement After Bangladesh Horror
MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two of the largest global clothing retailers have signed onto an agreement to make major safety improvements to garment factories in Bangladesh, decisions that come on the heels of a deadly building collapse…
Dow Dips Lower; Retail Spending Up
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Stocks were narrowly mixed at the start of a week loaded with data about the retail sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 26.81 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 15,091.68. The Nasdaq Composite closed the sessio…
“Bloomberg” Admits Its Reporters Snooped on Clients
Keyur Khamar/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — News and information company Bloomberg LP is apologizing after admitting its reporters used their access to client account information from its trading terminals to collect information for stories. B…
Amazon Introduces ‘Coins’ Virtual Currency
Amazon(SEATTLE) — If you’re a Kindle Fire owner, you now have 500 free Amazon Coins in your pocket. Of course, that probably means nothing to you at the moment, but those 500 Coins can buy you $5 worth of apps and games in Amazon’s App Store. On Monda…
“Consumer Reports’” Secret Ways to Save Money
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The May issue of Consumer Reports features 101 savvy secrets gleaned from the magazine’s testers and writers.
Elisabeth Leamy, consumer correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America, gave her top picks for saving mon…
When It Comes to Debt, Age May Be a Factor
George Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — How much debt do you have? The answer could depend on your age.While most American households have reduced their debt load since it peaked in 2007, recent college graduates face a mountain of student…
Penn State Leads List of Highest-Paying Public Universities for Presidents
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While former president of Penn State University, Graham Spanier, left the university during the worst scandal it has seen during his 16-year tenure, he was well compensated as the highest-paid public university…
Penn State Leads List of Highest-Paying Public Universities for Presidents
Justin K. Aller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While former president of Penn State University, Graham Spanier, left the university during the worst scandal it has seen during his 16-year tenure, he was well compensated as the highest-paid public university…
Many Confused by Homeowner’s Insurance, Report Finds
Creatas/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Most people buy homeowner’s insurance to give them piece of mind, but as a new report out Monday finds, many Americans are confused by what it actually covers.”We know that many people simply have no idea what’s in their…
Many Confused by Homeowner’s Insurance, Report Finds
Creatas/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Most people buy homeowner’s insurance to give them piece of mind, but as a new report out Monday finds, many Americans are confused by what it actually covers.”We know that many people simply have no idea what’s in their…
British Tourists Charged $84 for Four Ice Cream Cones in Rome
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ROME) — We all scream for ice cream, but one would hope that’s not because of the price.
An ice cream parlor near the Spanish Steps in Rome ignited the wrath of the world this week after it charged four British tourists a …
Richard Branson Loses Bet, Serves as an AirAsia Stewardess
Mark Wieland/Getty Images(KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) — Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, made good on a bet he lost when he dressed up as a stewardess for a competitor airline on Sunday.
Branson made a bet two years ago with AirAsia chief To…
Huge Donation Goes to Wrong Animal Shelter
Tiffany Hagler-Geard/ABC News(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — One morning in early March, Susan Babbitt received a phone call from the Dana Law Firm in Scottsdale, Ariz. It was the kind of call people dream about: A woman had recently passed away, she was told, …
Workers Sue Russell Stover Sue For Overtime Pay
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — Employees for Russell Stover Candies Inc. filed a federal wage-and-hour lawsuit against the company, saying they were intentionally mislabeled as sales representatives and none of them “has ever been paid overtime.”Ru…
Stocks End Week in Record Territory
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The markets teetered between small gains and losses Friday, ticking up just before the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average called it a week up 35.87 points, still above the 15,000 mark at 15,118.49. The Na…
Newfoundland Pitches Tourism With a Goat on a Horse
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada) — If nothing says spend your vacation at the most easterly edge of North America more than a goat on top of a horse, then Newfoundland and Labrador should prepare for an influx of tourists.
The province,…
Bernanke: Regulators May Require More Capital for Big Banks
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Big banks are still very vulnerable and may soon face higher capital requirements, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Fed chief spoke Friday at a conference held by the Federal Reserve Bank…