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Nine baby products you should never skimp onHaving a baby can be (very) pricey, so it makes sense to mind your budget. But with these nine baby products, you get what you pay for.聽
Shake Shack for breakfast? Burger chain adds morning menu.Shake Shack is diving deeper into the breakfast game, adding a new breakfast menu and coffee to its location in Washington, D.C. Shake Shack breakfast menus are already available in airports and train stations in New York City and Dubai.聽
US economy grows just 0.2 percent in Q1The US economy skidded to a near halt in the first three months of the year, growing at a barely discernible 0.2 percent annual rate. Plummeting exports, a harsh winter, and sharp cutbacks in oil and gas drilling slowed GDP to its worst showing in a year.聽
Alaska cruises for $61 a night, plus the week's best travel dealsAlaska cruises for two run as low as $61 per person per night from Princess 鈥� one of the best travel deals this week. Other great travel bargains include a Maui vacation, flights for $39, and a tricked out camper van for rent.聽
Twitter stock keeps falling. Can it bounce back?Twitter stock tanked Tuesday after lackluster earnings for the social media company leaked on Twitter, and the slide continued into Wednesday. The drop shows that early enthusiasm for the stock may have been misplaced, analysts say.聽
Seven ways to actually use all of your vacation days this yearForty-one percent of US workers did not plan to use their vacation days 2014, even though time off makes workers happier and more productive. But with a little planning and effort, you can take all the vacation days you're entitled to without affecting your work.聽
NFL voluntarily gives up tax-exempt status: What's the difference?On Tuesday, the National Football League announced it will voluntarily give up its nonprofit status. How does this change the operation of the multibillion dollar sports league?
Audi on Demand offers a major upgrade from the frumpy rental carAudi on Demand is a rental program featuring nothing but Audis, ranging from the family-friendly Q5 to the flashy R8 Spyder.聽Audi says that cars can be brought to homes, to parking lots, or even dropped off curbside.
This small retirement savings rule change could be a big help for seniorsA small and almost unnoticed change in retirement savings rules requiring taxable distributions from 401(k)s could be a big help to middle-income seniors who want to preserve assets to pay for medical and long-term care costs in very old age.
Consumer confidence drops to 4-month low as job prospects dimConsumer聽confidence聽fell this month to the lowest level in four months, knocked down by a slowdown in hiring, according to the Conference Board. Its聽consumer聽confidence聽index fell to 95.2 in April from 101. 4 in March, the lowest reading since December's 93.1.
How to fix these three common credit card reporting errorsNearly one聽in four聽people have some sort of error on their credit report, according to the FTC. So, what are the most common errors? And if you find one, how do聽you go about fixing it?
Why Uber is experimenting with food delivery in NYC and ChicagoUber is moving into the food delivery business. But is there too much competition for the venture to succeed?
Why Tyson antibiotic-free chicken is a bigger deal than GMO-free ChipotleTyson Foods announced Tuesday that it would phase out the use of human antibiotics from its chicken supply by 2017, as the poultry industry at large shifts away from the practice.聽
Home prices growth 'slow and steady.' Will it continue?Standard & Poor鈥檚 20-city聽home聽price聽index聽reported year-over-year聽price聽gains in February, up 5 percent from a 4.5 percent pace in January.
Take advantage of the low euro and enjoy summer 2015 abroadWith the euro at a 12-year low,聽this year is an optimal time for Americans to travel across the pond to visit members of the eurozone.聽
Top 5 most expensive states for car insuranceA new study from consumer information site InsuranceQuotes.com has ranked the states according to auto insurance rates, giving a glimpse into what drives rates across the country.
What's driving Burger King's sales surge?Burger King just logged its best quarterly sales performance in seven years. according to the burger chain's CEO. Burger King did especially well during breakfast and in introducing new products. 聽
What if a carbon tax paid for corporate tax cuts?Putting carbon taxes and corporate rate cuts together, supporters say, could mean that聽Democrats would back the bill as a way to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change. Republicans would support the plan to cut corporate tax rates while retaining at least some popular business tax subsidies.
Chipotle menu now GMO-free. Is GM food opposition growing?On Monday, Chipotle became the first major restaurant chain to serve only GMO-free food. What does that mean for the debate around genetically altered food?
How corporate mergers make consumers and workers powerlessThanks to the consolidation of the airline, Internet, and other industries into a few large companies, American workers and consumers聽have fewer choices than we used to have. In almost every area of our lives, it鈥檚 now聽take it or leave it.
