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Kraft recalls 242K cases of Mac & Cheese for metal pieces. Are you affected?Kraft said it will recall 242,000 boxes of its popular Macaroni & Cheese dinners that may contain pieces of metal. Consumers affected by the Kraft Macaroni & Cheese recall should return the items to the store for an exchange or a full refund.
San Francisco landlord quadruples tenant's rent. Is the middle class being priced out of cities?Though unusual in scale, the incident nonetheless illustrates the fact that rent prices in many metro areas are rising out of the reach of middle-class Americans.
Textbook on the American food system is first of its kind'Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Public Health, Environment, and Equity' is the first comprehensive textbook to聽integrate the biological, ecological, social, and public health implications of our intricate food system.
Can Rube Goldberg save our highway funding?Our tax-based highway funding is a mess. Saving it may mean making 聽its funding path even more complicated.聽
Why your Starbucks barista wants to talk about race relationsStarbucks baristas nationwide will write 'Race Together' on 聽customers' cups and then engage those customers in dialogues about race relations in America. Is this good marketing or effective social change from Starbucks?聽
Apple announces streaming service. A death knell for cable?Apple will offer its own streaming Web TV service this fall, according to reports.聽An Apple streaming service would join an increasingly a growing field of products targeting 'cord cutters' who have been abandoning 聽cable subscriptions in favor of Amazon, Netflix and Hulu.
US housing starts plunge 17 percent on weather, builder worriesHousing starts in the US plummeted to a 897,000 annual rate in February, as fierce winter weather froze construction in the Northeast and Mideast. Analysts expect housing starts to rebound for the spring buying season.聽
Dodge SRT Hellcat orders restricted due to 'unprecedented' demandDodge has had to restrict new orders of the Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat muscle cars聽until it can fill existing orders, because too many people want to buy them. A spokesperson called demand for the Dodge SRT Hellcat vehicles 'unprecedented.'
Fed rate hike will come in August, survey saysThe first, long-anticipated rate hike from the Federal Reserve will come in August, according to a survey of economists, analysts, and money managers. The Fed is expected to drop the word 'patient' from its language on rate guidance in March.聽
Apple bribes Android users to iPhone with gift cardsApple stores soon will begin offering gift cards to customers in exchange for used smartphones, including those running Google鈥檚 popular Android operating system.聽After losing some ground, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have helped Apple reassert its dominance in the smartphone market.聽
Will $15 flights be available to American fliers anytime soon?Airline Ryanair has announced plans to expand its services to fly to a handful of American cities by the year 2020. How long before Americans can expect these low airfares?
What happens when robots replace all of our jobs?The combination of advanced sensors, voice recognition, artificial intelligence, big data, text-mining, and pattern-recognition algorithms, is generating smart robots capable of quickly learning human actions. That's bad news for the skilled labor market.聽
What is #BoycottDolceGabbana? Why anti-gay comments may be bad for businessItalian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are experiencing backlash with #BoycottDolceGabbana after making comments against same-sex families. Does freedom of expression extend to businesses?
McDonald鈥檚 workers complain of frequent burns, dangerous conditionsMcDonald's workers have filed safety complaints with a regulatory board alleging聽frequent on-the-job injuries, lacking safety equipment, improper training, and pressure to work at unsafe speeds.The new complaints are part of a larger effort to hold McDonald鈥檚 legally culpable for the actions of its franchisees.
Senate bill would waive student loans in bankruptcyStudent loans have long been exempt from the protections offered by bankruptcy, but a new Senate bill would change that. The move come as the White House and lawmakers are working on multiple fronts to attack what is being called a student-debt crisis.聽
Why your next iPhone should be a refurbRefurbished electronics, once met with caution by savvy consumers, are becoming an increasingly popular option in the smartphone market. A聽refurbished smartphone can save you a ton of cash over a brand-new model and be a good way to sidestep a binding service contract.聽
Dairy Queen #ConeWithMe: Get a free ice cream cone and help your communityDairy Queen is celebrating Free Cone Day Monday, the first of a cluster of free ice cream days popping up in celebration of spring. In addition to giving away free cones, Dairy Queen's Free Cone Day is raising money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
2015 NCAA tournament: how to watch online, without cableThe 2015 NCAA tournament has been set, and it's easier than ever to catch the games away from your television. Even without a cable subscription, you can use Sling TV, plus a few free methods, to enjoy nearly all of March Madness.聽
Best audio deals: Save on headphones and speaker system upgradesThis week's best audio deals include great prices on headphones, speakers, and more.
Show them you love them 鈥� create a survivorship planHere are five tips for ensuring that your partner can be financially prepared to manage things alone.
