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A $19,000 coffee maker? Seven of the most expensive household items.Would you pay $19,000 for a coffee maker, or $11,999 for an 80-inch, custom-made television? Here is a roundup of seven of the most expensive household items, plus their much cheaper competitors.聽
Zillow to buy Trulia in $3.5 billion stock dealZillow, a real estate website operator, is buying competitor Trulia in a $3.5 billion all-stock deal. The deal will combine Zillow and Trulia, two of the most visited property sites in the US, and position them to have a bigger share of digital real estate ads.
Virgin America files for IPO. A good time to go public?Virgin America, Richard Branson's US airline, is headed to Wall Street during 聽a busy year for US IPOs. Virgin America聽was founded in 2004 and licenses the聽Virgin聽brand name from the聽Virgin聽Group, founded by businessman Sir Richard Branson.聽
Hyundai cars with possible airbag glitch face federal probeHyundai聽cars, specifically older-model Sonatas, are under investigation from US safety regulators. About 394,000 midsize Hyundai cars from the 2006 through 2008 model years are covered by the probe, announced Friday.聽
Dollar Tree, Family Dollar join forces in $8.5 billion dealDollar聽Tree is buying rival discount store聽Family聽Dollar聽in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion.聽Dollar聽Tree, which said on Monday its offer had been approved by聽Family聽Dollar's board, will have about 13,000 stores across the聽United States聽and聽Canada聽once the deal closes.
Gas price equivalent for electricity? 75 cents.Electric car owners today pay for electricity at equivalent of about 75 cents per gallon.聽25 utilities in 14 states currently offer electricity rates tailored towards聽electric vehicle聽owners, according to a study by the Northeast Group.
Eating in season could help food securityIn his book 'The Third Plate,' Dan Barber notes how the world's food system is disconnected. How can people fix that? Eating more foods that are in season.
Retirement with mortgage loans? Why some keep debt for tax deductions.Adults carrying mortgage loans may plan to keep the mortgage loans to use it for tax deductions. Financial adviser Matt McCoy explains why people do it, and if it is beneficial to keep debt with retirement.- Why Tyson Foods is closing three plants, employing 950 workersTyson Foods plans to close three factories, one in Iowa, one in New York, and one in New Mexico. Tyson Foods employs some 115,000 people worldwide.
Obama to 'unlock' cellphone rights: How free will you be?Congress passed a bipartisan bill to allow customers to unlock their cellphones and use them with any carrier. President Obama says he'll sign the bill. But the battle isn't over.
Rules for quiet electric cars have to be delayed, automakers sayRules for quiet hybrid and electric cars to have alert noises aren't ready yet. Thus, automakers are urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to delay the rules for quiet electric cars.
How to address gender inequalities in agricultureGender inequality in agriculture has been analyzed by experts to find ways to help women farmers. Researchers have developed five ways that can help address gender inequalities in agriculture.
British Sky Broadcasting deal may revive Fox's attempt to buy Timer WarnerBritish Sky Broadcasting has agreed to take control of its Italian and German sister companies from Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. The British Sky Broadcasting deal gives Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century Fox enough cash to possibly buy Time Warner.聽
Americans owe $902.2 billion in car loansAmericans now owe $902.2 billion in car loans, up 10 percent from last year. However, most Americans also repaying their car loans on time.
'Dumb Starbucks' returns on TV's 'Nathan for You'The 'Dumb Starbucks' episode of Comedy Central's 'Nathan for You' will air on July 29. Dumb Starbucks, which made headlines in February as a real-life parody of Starbucks, was a project by comedian聽Nathan Fielder, known for testing the boundaries of 'terms of use' rules.
Bon Jovi could buy the Buffalo Bills. Will he move them to Toronto?A group that includes rocker Jon Bon Jovi reportedly conducted a feasibility study into buying the Buffalo Bills and building a stadium in Toronto. If Jon Bon Jovi were to buy the Buffalo Bills, how much would the NFL team fetch?
Mutual funds face new SEC regulations, falling assetsMutual funds in the US fell $2.18 billion to $2.56 trillion for the week.聽Meanwhile, regulators have voted by a narrow margin to end a longtime staple of the investment industry 鈥� the fixed $1 share price for money-market聽mutual聽funds聽鈥� at least for some money聽funds聽used by big investors.
How one person paid off his credit card billsCredit cards can leave people with a lot of debt and bills to pay off. Chris de Lormier describes how he paid off all of his credit car bills while still having fun.
Feds announce maximum penalties for not buying health insuranceThe penalty for not buying health insurance by March 31, 2014 was $95 per adult or 1 percent of your income. The tax penalty for 2014 increases to $325 or 2 percent, whichever is higher. On Thursday, officials announced an addendum: 2 percent of your income up to聽$2,448 per person and $12,240 for a family of five.
'Weird Al' Yankovic scores his first No. 1 album. How he did it.'Weird Al' Yankovic, master of pop music song parodies, celebrated his first Billboard number one album this week with 'Mandatory Fun.' The success of what could be Weird Al's last studio album comes on the strength of a savvy social media campaign and the comedian's shrewd adaptation to a changing music industry.聽
