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…
NFL Player Who Signed Record Contract Sues over Engagement Ring
Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams has gone on the offensive. He wants the 10-carat $785,000 diamond engagement ring he gave to Erin Marzouki, his former fiancée, back.Williams met Marzouki i…
Apollo 11 Memorabilia Auction Set
RR Auction(AMHERST, N.H.) — A New Hampshire auction house will be auctioning off space and aviation artifacts, including some from Apollo 11, this month.RR Auction, based in Amherst, says the sale includes an electrocardiogram of Apollo 11 Commander N…
LEGO Apologizes for Cat-Calling Sticker
Vladimir Weiss/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Not long ago, Josh Stearns, a father of two young sons living in western Massachusetts, posted photos of a set of LEGO stickers on his Tumblr account. Stearns, who had just begun introducing …
Tennessee Tops 10 Best States for Retirees
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — While it may be no surprise that many retirees enjoy warmer climates, it may be a shock that the top honor in Bankrate.com’s 2013 list of best states to retire is Tennessee, lauded for its low cost of living.”When you thi…
Warren Buffett: ‘Tough to Watch’ Washington Gridlock
Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — During an interview on ABC’s This Week Sunday morning, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett bemoaned the political gridlock in Washington, telling chief business and economics co…
Google Glass Highlights Tech World’s Gender Disparity
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The marketing videos for Google’s Glass show a diverse group of people wearing the digital glasses. But a new website has popped up that points out that the first group of people wearing t…
Apple Offering $10K Prize for 50 Billionth App Download
Image Credit: Apple(NEW YORK) — Apple is celebrating its approach of the 50 billion App Store download milestone with a big contest.Be the lucky user to download the 50 billionth app and Apple will send you an App Store gift card worth $10,000. The ve…