An iPod in every pot? The Statue of Liberty holding an iPad in her left hand? Steve Jobs’ on Mount Rushmore? Don’t laugh, considering Apple (Stock Quote: AAPL) now has more cash on hand than the U.S. government.
Kristen Ruby founded Ruby Media Group with the goal of opening the vast potential of Social Media on the web to companies wishing to build relationships, grow and profit from Web 2.0. Here Kris talks about how she quit her corporate job and started her own business.
The financial markets paid little attention to remarks by President Obama on the debt ceiling debate this morning. Stocks and bonds basically treaded water even after a bombshell report from the U.S. Commerce Department that first quarter GDP was revised downward to a paltry 0.4% and that Q2 growth clocked in at 1.3% — down from [...]
As gay couples in New York gear up for the first full weekend during which they’re eligible to tie the knot, someone they hope they’ll never run into has a few words of caution: be careful. That someone is the divorce lawyer.
What’s the asterisk for? To qualify for this generous free-maintenance promotion, you must buy a specific car—a Ferrari starting at around $200K.
Friday, July 29, is National Chicken Wing Day at Hooters, when traditional and boneless wings are being sold on a “buy 10, get 10 free” basis. The offer’s valid for dine-in customers only, and only for today.
The national average payoff for a child’s tooth placed under a pillow is somewhere between $2.50 and $2.60. Does that mean the market value for pint-size incisors and canines is on the rise? Or that the Tooth Fairy is becoming Grinch-like?
Early on in the financial crisis there was talk of this finally being the Wall Street recession. Investment bankers, CEOs and other high-paid types would be thrown out of their jobs or see their paychecks cut. Manufacturing and other sectors that employ middle-class workers would see a comeback. But, according to a new study from [...]
The old adage of “Sell high! Buy low!” is fine except for two points: it’s a fool’s game and there’s a huge cost to trying.
What’s getting consumers up in arms lately? Check out the list that follows. Working with various state, local, and federal consumer agencies, the Consumer Federation of America has gathered and sifted through more than 252,000 complaints logged by consumers in 2010. The result is a freshly published list of the nation’s top 10 consumer gripes.
Even when you factor in the likelihood of getting caught and being hit with fines, it makes economic sense to jump the subway turnstile rather than pay the fare like a good law-abiding citizen.
