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Gloria Vanderbilt fortune not going to son Anderson CooperGloria Vanderbilt is worth a reported $200 million, but her son, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, won't be inheriting her fortune. In addition to being an heiress, Gloria Vanderbilt is a well-known artist and designer.- California Powerball winner: Why he's keeping a low profileCalifornia Powerball winner B. Raymond Buxton waited more than a month to claim the $425 million prize. But the California Powerball winner continues to keep a low profile. Why that might be a smart move.
Electric heater recall affects nearly 4,000 Dyson heatersElectric heater recall:聽Dyson is aware of 82 incidents worldwide of the聽recalled聽heaters聽short-circuiting and overheating, including four reports of聽heaters聽with burned or melted internal parts.
Free coffee at McDonald's as breakfast competition heats upFree coffee offer at McDonald's begins March 31 and lasts until April 13. The move comes a week after Taco Bell announced a new breakfast menu in an ad featuring 25 men named Ronald McDonald.聽
LED light bulbs, dolls, solar panels recalledLED light bulbs from SATCO, Ace Clamp-On LED Work Lights, My Sweet Love electronic dolls, and Open Energy solar panels were recalled this week. Some 119,000 of the LED light bulbs were sold in the US.
Peanut butter dumped in landfill. Costco blamed.Peanut butter dumped in New Mexico landfill after Costco refuses to sell it or let it be donated. The dumped peanut butter was deemed safe even though it came from the Sunland plant linked to a 2012 salmonella outbreak.
Lachlan Murdoch accepts mantle of successor at News CorpLachlan聽will become non-executive co-chairman of both entertainment company 21st Century Fox and publishing operation News Corp, sharing both roles with his father.
NYC grocery bag fee proposed: 10 cents per bagNYC grocery bag fee:聽The City Council introduced a bill Wednesday that would impose the fee in an effort to spur customers to bring their own reusable聽bags.- Roth IRA: Tax season is the time to saveRoth IRA is a good way to save money for your retirement, according to financial advisors. Some advice on Roth IRAs and other savings accounts follows.
BofA: Settlement of $9.33 billion reached in FHFA lawsuitBofA settlement: Bank of America will settle with the Federal Housing Finance Agency for $9.33 billion in a lawsuit over its sales of mortgage securities to Fannie and Freddie in 2011.聽
Candy Crush maker's IPO off to a not-so-sweet startCandy Crush maker King Digital is seeing its stock fall in the company's public trading debut.聽Some analysts have questioned whether King would be able to repeat the success of Candy Crush, which has been far more successful than any of its other games.
Monopoly rules could change via Facebook campaignMonopoly rules have been around a long time. But if Facebook fans of the game have their way, Monopoly rules might be different in future versions.
Bitcoin is not currency, IRS saysBitcoin is not currency, and payments received in Bitcoin will be taxed as property, according to a comprehensive briefing released Tuesday by the IRS.聽
Affordable Care Act needs young adults. eHealth has them.Affordable Care Act enrollment deadline is just days away, and public health exchanges are still behind in signing up young adults. But eHealth, a private broker, has excelled at signing up 18 to 34-year-olds to Affordable Care Act-compliant plans.
New Girl Scout cookie record: One girl sells 18,107 boxesGirl Scout cookie record broken by sixth-grader Katie Francis of Oklahoma City. Previous Girl Scout cookie record of approximately 18,000 boxes was set back in the 1980s.
Billion-dollar bracket? Not this year.Billion-dollar bracket: A tournament full of upsets has already knocked out each one of the millions of contenders for the $1 billion prize for a perfectly predicted March Madness bracket.
E-Trade talking baby quits during ad. Will retire.E-Trade talking baby campaign comes to an end after highly visible six-year run. In new ad, E-Trade baby says he's 'done' after getting upstaged by a singing cat.聽
Pontiac Silverdome: Want to buy a piece of Detroit Lions history?Pontiac Silverdome seats, signs, and more are up for auction. The big sale will be held in early May, but the pre-auction sale of聽Silverdome聽seats began this week.
KitchenAid mixer: How a wedding registry staple is creating new US jobsKitchenAid mixers are in demand 鈥� enough demand that the famous mixers are headlining the expansion of a factory in Ohio, announces parent company Whirlpool Corp.
Faberge egg worth up to $20M found by scrap metal dealerFaberge聽egg was bought at a Midwestern flea market for $14,000, but it turned out to be worth millions. The jewel-encrusted Faberge egg is one of 50 made for the Russian royal family in the 19th Century.聽
