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Learning gardens teach kids to love the outdoorsWhat happens when you outfit over 100 schools with 500-3,000 square foot outdoor gardening classrooms? Spontaneous gardening and a lifelong love of growing, hopes one nonprofit.
Existing home sales report: Weak home sales in FebruaryFebruary wasn't a good month for those looking to sell their house: total home sales fell .4 percent since January.
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
Pandora price hike is coming in MayPandora will be raising its subscription fees for the first time ever in May after a federal judge ruled that the Internet music streaming service would be subject to a higher royalty rate than traditional radio stations. Pandora One will cost subscribers up to $60 per year.聽
Obamacare ads race for Millennials as deadline loomsObamacare ads portraying everything from singing cats to Richard Simmons are specifically targeted at getting the 18 million uninsured Americans aged 18 to 23 to sign up before the March 31 deadline.聽But digital-first, politically ambivalent Millennials are hesitant about Obamacare.
Restaurant traffic thins in the US, but customers are spending moreThe foodservice industry in the US saw a 1 percent drop in customer traffic but an 1.8 percent rise in spending in the last quarter of 2013, according to a recent survey. Most of the spending increase is likely due to restaurant price hikes.聽
Tibetan mastiff twins sell for record-breaking $3 million in ChinaTibetan mastiff dogs have been sold for 18 million yuan ($3 million) to a property developer, according to the dog's breeder. The Tibetan mastiff has become a status symbol for the rich in China.聽
Unemployment benefits for long-term jobless unworkable: BoehnerUnemployment benefits renewal would create difficulties, according to states administering the unemployment benefits. House Speaker Boehner leaves open a possible future compromise over the renewal outlined in a bipartisan Senate bill.聽
Janet Yellen ponders when to raise rates, but Fed guidance vagueJanet Yellen and the Fed suggest no rate hike until 2015. And even once the Fed starts moving to raise short-term interest rates, it expects the upward path of rate hikes to be slow, Janet Yellen said.
General Motors recall: How badly might it hurt GM's nascent turnaround?General Motors recall, linked to a dozen deaths going back more than a decade, is fueling more lawsuits as well as questions about whether GM misrepresented the issue in its 2008 bankruptcy.
What's your approach to personal finance?NerdWallet profiles a 29-year-old financial services representative who is working to pay down credit card debt incurred while being out of work for a year.
As Viper sales slow, Chrysler temporarily closes production plantChrysler will suspend production of its SRT Viper sports car for about two months due to dwindling sales. While the Viper's Detroit production line is halted, 91 staff members will also be temporarily laid off, as well, according to the company.
Discounts from Dell, Bath & Body WorksDealnews.com has its latest roundup of discounts from retailers. Check out some bargains from Dell, Bath & Body Works and Staples.
A terrible response to the Internet sales tax messThe US House proposes to base an internet sales tax on the tax rate of a seller's home state. But would that create an unfair advantage to online retailers operating in states without a sales tax?聽
Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $1.2B to settle acceleration probeToyota (TM) has agreed to a $1.2 billion settlement over its handling of acceleration issues in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, the US Justice Department announced Wednesday.聽Toyota also admitted that it misled US consumers about safety issues affecting its vehicles.
GM recall, again: nearly 64,000 Cadillac XTS sedans for fire riskGeneral Motors is recalling 63,900 Cadillac XTS sedans in the US聽because of a problem that could lead to a fire. The GM recall affects 2013 and 2014 model XTS sedans manufactured between聽February 14, 2012 and March 7, 2014.
Jack Daniel's distillery faces threat from Tennessee lawmakersJack Daniel's distillery unfairly benefits from a 2013 law outlining a legal definition of Tennessee whiskey, according to some state lawmakers. But Jack Daniel's distillery representatives argue the law is needed to聽establish minimum quality standards for whiskey.聽
Walmart starts video game buybacks. Game over for GameStop?Walmart announced it will be offering store credit for used video games in hopes of snagging a larger piece of the gaming industry. The Walmart news doesn't bode well for brick-and-mortar video game retailers like GameStop.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra apologizes, appoints new safety czar. Is it enough?General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra appointed Jeff Boyer as the automaker's new head of safety Tuesday in an effort to reverse course following recent safety issues affecting millions of GM vehicles.聽
Tesla battery factory courted by Tucson, Ariz.Tesla recently announced plans for a lithium battery "gigafactory" and is considering four southwestern US states for its location. The city of Tucson has made a formal proposal to become the site of the Tesla giga plant. 聽
