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National Cheeseburger Day is here: 20 ways to celebrateNational Cheeseburger Day is Thursday, and burger joints across the country have special plans to celebrate the occasion. From a 10-lb. burger in Ohio to a secret special recipe, here are 20 ways to honor National Burger Day.
Housing starts plunge in August. Weak wages to blame?US 聽housing starts plunged in August, led by steep decline in the pace of building apartments. Housing starts is a volatile measure; the August decline follows a surge of housing starts in July.聽
Walmart faked 'sugar tax' on NY soda sales; fined $66KWalmart will pay $66,000 to settle a false advertising case in New York after consumers were falsely told the state had a 'sugar tax' on Coca-Cola. Investigators say Walmart sold 66,000 12-packs of Coca-Cola at an inflated price. 聽
Fed sees no interest rate hike until 2015, but it's getting closerFed policymakers indicated Wednesday they're no longer taking a 鈥榝ull stimulus ahead鈥� approach. Some economists predict the central bank will start boosting rates as early as next March, while others say June or a bit later.
Who pays? With money matters, traditional gender roles stick.Women continue to grow stronger and stronger financially, but men are generally still expected to pay for everything from first dates to monthly bills, according to a new study. The findings coincide with聽studies that show a strong gender gap in financial literacy in the US.
Fed holds off, but consumers should still prepare for interest rate hikesThe Federal Reserve held steady on interest rates Wednesday, but consumers can go ahead and take steps to prepared for the eventual, inevitable rate hike. As expected, the Fed tapered its monthly bond buying another $15 billion, staying on track to end the program in October.
GM ignition switch death toll reaches 19, could go higherGeneral Motors' 'switchgate' scandal has slipped out of the headlines recently, but it continues to unfold. Ken Feinberg, an attorney appointed to review claims for the automaker, has now linked 19 deaths to the flawed ignition switches -- up from the 13 that GM admitted for months -- and that number could creep higher.
US consumer prices drop 0.2 percent in August, as gasoline prices fallConsumer prices edged down 0.2 percent last month following a tiny 0.1 percent gain in July, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.聽With the recent decline in gasoline prices will consumer spending improve?
iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 plus: Which are people choosing?The iPhone 6 Plus, or 'iPhapblet,' might cost $100 more than the iPhone 6, but a Dealnews survey shows that it's more popular with shoppers.聽- Alibaba IPO is in high demand, but who are its customers?Alibaba's IPO could break records in US markets, even if most Americans have never heard of it. But whether you know it or not, there's a good chance you have purchased goods procured through Alibaba.聽
Radisson drops Vikings over Adrian Peterson. Why Roger Goodell should worry.The Radisson hotel chain suspended its sponsorship of the Minnesota Vikings over the team's decision to let running back Adrian Peterson continue playing despite felony child abuse charges. Sponsors have largely stuck by the NFL in recent weeks, even as public outcry over Peterson, Ray Rice, and others have overtaken the league.聽
Trump Plaza closes: 'I may buy back in,' The Donald tweetsDonald Trump hasn't been involved in Atlantic City operations for more than five years. 'A聽lot of people say when I left, that's when it went bad,' he says.聽
Boston casino license awarded to $1.6B Wynn resortThe Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted 3-to-1 Tuesday to award the license to the Las Vegas聽casino聽giant, which wants to turn a heavily polluted, former chemical plant site on the Mystic River waterfront in Everett into a gleaming resort聽casino.
How Michigan blocked a $1 billion tax windfall for corporationsMichigan lawmakers were fired up聽following an unfavorable state Supreme Court decision in a lawsuit brought by IBM. With聽astounding speed and overwhelming bipartisan support the legislature swooped in and passed a law blocking an unexpected $1 billion in corporate tax refunds.聽
What is Harvard Business School's responsibility in addressing income inequality?For years, some of the nation鈥檚 most talented young people have flocked to Harvard Business School and other elite business schools 聽in order to take up positions at the top rungs of American corporations. But are they learning the right lessons about helping society thrive?聽
After new sanctions, Russian ruble drops to historic low against US dollarThe United States and the European Union last week imposed a new round of sanctions against聽Russia聽for its actions in Ukraine that consisted in, among other things, blocking off Western financial markets to key Russian companies.
Shut out of Alibaba IPO? 4 tech stocks to consider instead.Alibaba fever has investors trimming their tech stock portfolios just to get in on the Chinese tech giant's hotly anticipated US IPO.聽And as the frenzy to buy Alibaba聽drives other companies lower, CNBC analyst Jim Cramer suggests taking advantage of the bargains.
Amazon will shut down WebPay in OctoberAmazon's free WebPay peer-to-peer payment system will shut down Oct. 13.聽Amazon has offered the fee-free service, widely viewed as part of a campaign to challenge eBay鈥檚 PayPal unit in online financial services, for at least four years.
Don't ignore the 'check engine' light: 8 simple car repairs that will save big long-term bucksCar repairs don't have to get expensive, unless you ignore small warning signs until they become big problems.聽Here are eight minor car repairs that warrant your immediate attention, because the alternative is to pay big bucks in the near future.- Trump Plaza shuttered: Why another (that's four now) Atlantic City casino closedTrump Plaza Hotel & Casino closed Tuesday 鈥� the fourth Atlantic City casino to be shuttered this year. About 8,000 casino workers have lost their jobs in Atlantic City. Could another Trump casino close in November?
