US Indices Rally to Positive Territory
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An encouraging weekly jobs report jumpstarted the markets Thursday. U.S. stocks rallied to a positive finish, boosted mainly by the favorable jobs data and strong corporate earnings in the technology sector. The Dow …
Woman Sues Make Up Company for False Advertising
Lancome(MONSEY, N.Y.) — Rorie Weisberg, an Orthodox Jewish woman in Monsey, N.Y., takes advertising claims seriously. So when she read copy for Lancôme’s Teint Idole Ultra 24H foundation, which is supposed to stay on for an entire day and …
Google Glass: What You Can and Can’t Do with Google’s Wearable Computer
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Some people whisper, “I think that’s Google Glass.” Others stop and ask, “How do you like it? How does it even work?” And then some just pull out their phones and snap a picture.
They all have something in common, though. They wan…
Study: One-Third of Facebook Users Deactivate Their Account
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ITHACA, N.Y.) — Over a third of Facebook users take breaks from the site by deactivating their account for reasons ranging from avoiding a boss’s friend request to addiction, according to a new study from …
Frontier Airlines Will Charge Some Customers for Carry-Ons, Soft Drinks
Frontier Airlines(DENVER) — Another domestic airline will charge passengers for carry-on bags.
Denver-based Frontier Airlines announced Wednesday it would begin charging passengers who book tickets on third-party web sites — such as Expedia and Orbit…
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 324,000, Lowest Level Since Jan. 2008
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Weekly unemployment claims fell last week by 18,000 to 324,000 claims, bringing the four-week average to the lowest level since January 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.The drop, said Deutsc…
USDA: Possible to Feed Family of Four for Less Than $300 a Week
iStockphoto(NEW YORK) — How much does it cost to feed a family of four — and make sure that everyone is eating healthy food? Less than you might think, according to a new report from the US Department of Agriculture.
The USDA’s new program, My …
JC Penney Pleads with Customers to Return
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — J.C. Penney’s new TV commercial can be summed up in three words: please come back.The department store chain, which has fallen on hard times in recent years, is airing a 30-second spot this week that suggests attem…
Ice Cream Truck Wars: Competition Heats Up in New York
Stephen Mallon/Taxi(ALBANY, N.Y.) — The sweet and melodious sounds of an ice cream truck jingle have turned into a battle cry in the turf war between dueling ice cream truck companies. The gloves are off between rival upstate New York ice cream trucks…
April Was a Good Month for US Automakers
Steve Gorton/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Figures released Wednesday by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler showed sales were up substantially from April 2012 and in fact, it was the strongest April recorded since 2007.Jessica Caldwell, an analyst with Edmun…
Mountain Dew Pulls Ad Deemed ‘Racist’ by Critics
Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An ad for Mountain Dew created by the founder of hip-hop group Odd Future has been pulled after critics lambasted its violent undertones, with one calling it “arguably the most racist commercial in histor…
Sale of ‘Wounded Knee’ Massacre Site Extended
MPI/Getty Images(RAPID CITY, S.D.) — Native American tribes declare themselves outraged by the pending sale of lands hallowed by the blood of murdered ancestors: Two 40-acre tracts of Wounded Knee are on the block for $4.9 million. They’re for sale to…
Wall Street Stocks Close Lower
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Some dismal jobs and factory output data caused stocks to plummet Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 138.85 points at 14,700.95. It was the worst start to a month since June of last year. The Nas…
Infidelity Dating Site Ashley Madison Uses Mark Sanford in Ad
Davis Turner/Getty Images(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Residents of Columbia, S.C., were greeted Tuesday with a new billboard advertising a dating website for married people, which featured an image of former South Carolina governor and admitted philanderer Mark…
Realty Firm Offers Raise for Company Tattoo
Gabriel Chapman(NEW YORK) — Anthony Lolli, founder and owner of Rapid Realty, is giving his employees a chance to show their team spirit and earn some extra cash by getting a tattoo of the company logo on their bodies.Rapid Realty, based in Brooklyn, …
Yahoo Offers Competitive Maternity Perks
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Parents and parents-to-be who work at Yahoo will be thrilled to hear news of its new, more generous maternity and paternity leave policy.The company, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., will give mot…
Jobs Report: Summer Chill for Economy?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Is a spring and summer chill ahead for the U.S. economy?After this week’s upbeat reports on surging home prices and reasonably solid consumer spending, ADP, the payroll firm, released gloomy numbers on job crea…
Apple’s Upcoming iOS 7 May Have New Look
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Speculation is rampant about what visual changes Apple may work into the latest version of its mobile device software, iOS 7, set to be announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, June 10-14.S…
Apple to Declare First iPhone Virtually ‘Obsolete’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Starting next month, Apple will reportedly declare the original iPhone virtually “obsolete” six years after it was first released.According to an internal document obtained by the blog site 9to5 Mac, the first-…
Can Drivers Expect Cheaper Gas this Summer?
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Typically, it seems like gas prices go up every time Americans are expected to hit the road for a holiday or vacation. But AAA says that won’t be the case this summer.By mid-summer, the travel group is predic…