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Shoe deals to kick off your weekEvery Sunday is the first day of the rest of your life--or, if you're not ready to think that far ahead, at least your week. Why not change things up this week with a new pair of kicks? Check out these shoe deals that will jump start your closet and your week.
Bacon Clubhouse headlines McDonald's premium menuThick-cut Applewood smoked bacon, caramelized grilled onions, fresh veggies-- all ingredients on McDonald's new premium-price Bacon Clubhouse burger.
Long-lost 'Purple People Eater' Corvette race car heads to Amelia IslandFamous in auto racing circles for its successes, the Chevrolet Corvette nicknamed "The Purple People Eater" will be on display this weekend in Florida.
Newsweek marks comeback with controversial bitcoin storyNewsweek's first print cover story since 2012, which outed the creator of bitcoin as 64-year-old Dorian Nakamoto, has sparked questions about the piece. Nakamoto has denied he created bitcoin, but the magazine stands by its reporting.
Forgotten but not gone: The long-term fiscal ImbalanceAs the economy slowly improves, it's easy to forget the fiscal calamities that almost befell the nation. But ignoring our long-term financial issues will only create new problems down the road.
Honoring the work of women on International Women's DayInternational Women's Day celebrates the lives and achievements of women. Today, Food Tank is honoring a group of women who are working to end poverty and hunger around the world.
A toothbrush that shares how well you brushOral-B is set to release a toothbrush that can record how well you brush your teeth 鈥� and even post the results on Facebook.聽The idea is to encourage better brushing habits, and boost toothbrush sales, with the latest, trendiest, internet-enabled technology.
US jobs grow, but not for journalistsJob declines in print journalism have taken their toll, but the Internet offers some hope for future growth.
Reich: America should reverse 'great u-turn'Robert Reich writes that more Americans should be able to share in the nation's economic prosperity, as they did during the last century.
Jaguar hires Beckham to help sell cars in ChinaJaguar's advertising department apparently has high hopes for David Beckham in China, where the soccer star will represent the automaker in the company's ad campaign.
US economy adds 175,000 jobs despite hard winter: Is stronger growth ahead?Unemployment edged up slightly in February to 6.7 percent of the workforce, but the jobs number is a sizable step up from the pace of job creation in the previous two months.
Nissan Altima? So last year. In Geneva, Nissan shows off 2015 JukeThough the Nissan Altima was a staple of the car company's line up last year, at the Geneva Motor Show it looks like Nissan is all about the Juke for 2015.
Automaker Koenigsegg signs on American dealerSwedish car maker Koenigsegg announced that a Manhattan auto dealer will be the first US-based outlet to sell the company's high-powered vehicles.
Calculating healthcare penalties, more love for the EITCAmericans with existing healthcare plans will be able to keep those programs for another two years, the Obama administration says, while those without care face a penalty. And maybe a little good news: The average 2013 tax refund was 3 percent higher than the previous year.
Safeway sold for $9.4 billion, will merge with AlbertsonsWith Safeway sold, probably in the fourth quarter, shareholders will get $40 a share, most of it in cash. The company Safeway will be sold to 鈥� AB Acquisition 鈥� operates Albertsons, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw's, and Star Market.聽
Staples to close 225 stores and expand offerings on Staples.comStaples, the nation's largest office-supply company, announced Thursday that as nearly half of its sales are now generated online, it plans to close more than 10 percent of its stores.
Dewey & LeBoeuf executives lied as their law firm failed, say prosecutorsDewey & LeBoeuf executives conspired to hide the powerhouse law firm's snowballing financial problems from auditors and even their own partners, prosecutors said Thursday.
Bitcoin roiled by yet more bad news. Can it survive?Another Bitcoin exchange has folded, and a Bitcoin entrepreneur appears to have committed suicide. But experts continue to insist that it's too soon to write off the upstart crypto-currency.
Ukraine crisis: What can US sanctions against Russian elites achieve?Under the right conditions, sanctions against individual Russians can be effective over time, experts say. The question, as the US moved Thursday to impose such sanctions amid Russia's Ukraine gambit, is whether such conditions exist.
Autumn Radtke, bitcoin entrepreneur, found deadAutumn Radtke apparently committed suicide in Singapore.聽 Autumn Radtke, the CEO of a bitcoin currency exchange First Meta Pte Ltd, was wrestling with professional and personal pressures, say friends and colleagues.
