Cheesy Garlic Bread Wins Lay’s ‘Do Us A Flavor Contest’
Lays(NEW YORK) — The people have spoken, and Cheesy Garlic Bread it is.
Lay’s Cheesy Garlic Bread potato chips will be coming soon to a grocery store near you after the unlikely flavor combination was chosen by voters as their favorite in the potato c…
McDonald’s Will ‘Reach Out’ to Cleveland’s Charles Ramsey
ABC News(NEW YORK) — An outpouring of tweets to McDonald’s has prompted the fast food chain to “reach out” to the man who helped save the three women who were allegedly held captive in a home in Cleveland.Charles Ramsey, the neighbor…
Will Time Limits, Work Requirements Ease Affordable Housing Crisis?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Affordable housing advocates are skeptical about the move in some areas of the country to impose work requirements and time limits for residents in public housing.The affordable housing crisis for lower income househ…
Dow Surges Past 15,000 as Stock Ownership Remains Low
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The stock market continued a remarkable four-year run on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leaping over 15,000 for the first time.
But the recovery has come at a time when millions of households pulled …
Survey: Employees Prefer More Work over Sitting Next to Boss
Ciaran Griffin/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Bosses run the workplace and control hiring and firing, but that doesn’t mean employees have to enjoy working side-by-side with them.
According to a new office workplace productivity survey commissione…
Stocks: Dow Industrials Smash 15,000 Barrier
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Another day, another major milestone for your money: Tuesday the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time ever.The Dow closed at 15,056.20, up 87.31 points, and here’s an odd but…
Airport Sleep By the Hour Concept Expands
GoSleep(NEW YORK) — No more trying to get comfortable on a chair outside your airport gate when you’re traveling through Abu Dhabi. The airport announced this week the arrival of GoSleep pods, claiming to be the world’s first airport to debut the chai…
Airport Sleep By the Hour Concept Expands
GoSleep(NEW YORK) — No more trying to get comfortable on a chair outside your airport gate when you’re traveling through Abu Dhabi. The airport announced this week the arrival of GoSleep pods, claiming to be the world’s first airport to debut the chai…
Job Outlook Modestly Brighter for New Grads
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The employment outlook for new grads is sunny — without being what you’d call exactly blinding. So say companies that responded to a spring survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), who reported th…
Jack Lew’s Loopy Signature Gets a Makeover
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s infamous signature appears to be undergoing a makeover.Lew’s signature, which will one day grace every U.S. dollar, came under intense scrutiny when President Obama nominat…
Microsoft Promises Windows 8 User Improvements, Support for Smaller Tablets
Microsoft(REDMOND, Wash.) — Microsoft has been listening to the complaints about Windows 8 and plans to do something about them. The company has announced Windows Blue, an update to Windows 8 that will improve and add a host of features to the operati…
Biggest US Hospice Company Defrauded Medicare, Feds Charge
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Department of Justice is accusing the country’s biggest provider of for-profit hospice services of fraud. Vitas Hospice Services and its parent company, Chemed Corp. of Cincinnati, are accused of having “misspent t…
Americans Worry More About Gifts for Mother’s Day than Father’s Day
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Sorry, Dads. A new survey reveals that more than two-thirds of Americans worry more about what to buy mom on Mother’s Day than what to get dad on Father’s Day.The survey, which was commissioned by R…
Gas Prices Inch Higher
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Americans are seeing a reversal in gas prices after a week of declining figures. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is up two cents in the past week to $3.54, according to the U.S. De…
Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax Bill, Now Faces House Vote
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Online shoppers, your shopping cart just took one more step toward potentially becoming a bit more expensive. After a Senate vote Monday, tax-free online shopping might be over soon. The Senate Monday evening …
Demand for American-Made Products Growing in Mexico
(NEW YORK) — There is surprising cargo showing up on trains in Mexico.Straight from Dearborn, Mich., Ford vehicles are heading into Mexico City, where demand is high among Mexico’s growing middle class. It’s the quality, locals say, that t…
US Stocks Mixed; Dow Misses Record Close
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The major indices on Wall Street saw little movement Monday. The Dow closed down 5.07 points at 14,968.89, just shy of 15,000 after breaking through that benchmark last week.The S&P 500 closed at a new record hi…
Girl Scout-Inspired Beers a Success for Calif. Brewery
ABC News(SAN FRANCISCO) — The owners of the San Francisco craft brewery Cevercería de MateVeza took everyone’s favorite treat that only comes around once a year – the Girl Scout cookie – and extended its lifetime by recreating…
Wal-Mart Reclaims Top Spot on “Fortune” 500 List
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Wal-Mart is back on top of the Fortune 500 list.The big-box retailer reclaimed the number one spot in 2012 with a growth of nearly $23 billion after coming in second on the list the year before.Three oil compan…
Online Sales Tax: Senate Expected to Pass Bill
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The free ride is almost over for millions of online shoppers who’ve been buying things without paying sales tax. The senate is expected to pass a bill Monday establishing an online sales tax. It means most retailer…