How Chase Allegedly Gouged Its Credit Card Customers
JPMorgan Chase Bank will pay $100 million to settle claims that it jacked up interest rates on loan balances that were transferred to consumers’ credit cards after it promised them a fixed rate,...
View ArticleClimate Change Skeptic U-Turns And Says Warming Is Real And Humans Caused It
A prominent scientist who was skeptical of the evidence that climate change was real, let alone that it was caused by humans, now says he has made a "total turnaround." Richard Muller, a professor of...
View ArticleThe Air Force Is Living Dangerously And Sent 12 F-22s To Japan
Air Force officials breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as at least eight of the first 12 F-22s scheduled to deploy to Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, arrived safely with no reports of pilots suffering...
View ArticleA Man Allegedly Tried To Smuggle These Meth-Filled Snickers Bars To Japan
A California man is arrested after authorities say he tried to smuggle more than 4 pounds of meth from Los Angeles to Japan in what looked like Snickers candy bars. Rogelio Mauricio Harris, 34, was...
View ArticleHere's How You Can Get Windows 8 For Just $14.99
Whether I’m working, wasting time on Facebook, or watching a movie on Netflix, it seems like I’m always on my laptop. So when mine finally kicked the bucket a few weeks ago, I panicked a bit. (OK, I...
View ArticleHere's What The Olympic Committee Did With The $1.2 Billion NBC Paid To...
NBC paid the International Olympic Committee a record $1.18 billion for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2012 London Games and $4.38 billion for the four Olympics from 2014-2020. What does the IOC do...
View ArticleThere's A Huge Black Market For Art And Collectibles Stolen From The Rich
As a growing number of the world’s wealthiest are looking for safe places to store their millions, many are turning to “investments of passion,” including famous works of art, rare collectibles and...
View ArticleMost Twentysomethings Don't Feel Like Adults
Young adults have it made: lots of fun and plenty of time to make their mark — right? That's not what a new nationally representative survey of 1,029 people ages 18-29 suggests. Almost 60 percent say...
View ArticleWhy Some People Can Remember Tiny Details Of Their Past With Astonishing...
Can you remember what you ate for lunch on March 8, 1999? What about what you were wearing on Oct. 29, 1985? A handful of people — only 33 confirmed to date — can remember such minutiae, recalling...
View Article8 Easy Ways To Slash A Ridiculously Expensive Cell Phone Bill
Your cell phone can be one of the more expensive bills you have to pay each month, especially if you carry a smartphone. But if you put in some effort to research before buying a phone and choosing a...
View ArticleA Judge Gave The Green Light For Arizona's Late-Term Abortion Ban
A federal judge refused on Monday to block an Arizona law banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying it does not impose a "substantial obstacle" to the procedure, and cleared the way...
View ArticleAmericans' Top Issues? Everything Romney Is Talking About
Gallup's latest survey reveals a GOP message geared to exactly what people are most concerned about. While it sometimes seems as though President Obama is winning the day-to-day messaging war of late...
View Article20 Tips On How To Eat Like A Real Foodie On Vacation
“You can’t eat yet.” My tablemates were ready to dig into their meal when my best friend and travel partner Rachel alerted everyone that they had to wait for a few. “Just one second,” I said, while...
View ArticleDAVID SEAMAN: How To Be Insanely Successful
A reader suggested I do an article on how, exactly, I created a successful Internet business from scratch. (Since its inception in 2009, Credit Card Outlaw — which I founded — has helped more than 2.3...
View ArticleThis Is Why Batman Will Still Make A Killing At The Box Office
Batman never has it easy in the comics, but conquering the theater was supposed to be a cinch. Not this time. A shooting at an Aurora, Colo., multiplex on July 20 that left 12 dead and 58 injured...
View ArticleThe Only Real Way To Fix Campaign-Finance Regulation Is to Destroy It
Insanity is doing something over and over, but expecting a different result. That pretty well describes campaign finance reform in America. The worse the system gets, the more we regulate it. The more...
View ArticleWhat Millions Of Young People In Spain Really Think
This post originally appeared at Gloobbi With unemployment rates surpassing well over 50 percent, Spain’s youth are at the forefront of the economic meltdown currently spanning Europe, particularly...
View ArticleHere's How To Sell Your Platform To Media Buyers Who Have No Idea How It Works
Every day digital ad sales folks are asked to call on agencies and marketers in an effort to evangelize, educate, promote and ultimately sell media. On the outside, the sales process seems pretty...
View ArticleSTEPHEN ROACH: America Can't Keep Replying On Spending To Drive The Economy
The American consumer is but a shadow of its former almighty self. Personal consumption in the United States expanded at only a 1.5% annual rate in real (inflation-adjusted) terms in the second...
View ArticleWhy 'Zero Gravity Thinkers' Are The Key To Innovation
As corporate leaders around the world seek to build sustainable businesses, there is no doubt that innovation lies at the heart of the solution. But there is a nagging question that’s been cropping up...
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