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Buying a Car Online Is About to Get Way Easier
Though online shopping has become ubiquitous in recent years, buying a new car remains a distinctly retro experience. However, a new initiative by General Motors may eventually make a visit to the local car dealership obsolete.
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151 Passengers + 0 Working Toilets = 1 More Grounding for Boeing’s Dreamliner
The toilets on a Japan Airlines flight en route to Tokyo ceased to flush mid-flight, forcing the plane to return to Moscow
Why So Many Gamblers Are Betting on the NFL’s Worst Team This Weekend
The Jacksonville Jaguars are almost universally considered the NFL’s worst team. This weekend, they’re playing the Denver Broncos, widely deemed the league’s best. So why are the Jags a hot bet?
Inside Starbucks’ Risky Bet on Selling Food
Starbucks is betting that consumers and investors alike will have an appetite for its products beyond coffee. With the recent acquisitions of Teavana, Evolution Fresh and La Boulange CafĂ© and Bakery, the Seattle-based coffee …
Three Parts of the U.S. Being Hammered Economically by the Shutdown
Around the country, some local economies that are heavily reliant on the federal government are already hurting because of the ongoing government shutdown. Here are three spots being impacted in an outsized way:
Southern …
The Grocery Store May Be on Its Death Bed
So-called ‘click and collect’ may be the future of shopping for groceries
What Fruit of the Loom’s Strange New Ads Actually Get Right
In new campaign, Fruit of the Loom jokes that getting your panties in a bunch can ruin your day. Studies say that’s true
Shutdown Effect: Milk Prices Could Double
Battle in Congress could have a dramatic effect on food staple
Nielsen’s First-Ever Twitter TV Ratings Put Breaking Bad on Top
Shows being measured by number of related tweets seen
Markets Slump as Washington Standoff Deepens
Stocks fall in U.S., Europe, Asia
6 Outrageous Fees the Airlines Haven’t Thought of (Yet)
You are sitting in the window seat in, say, row 12 of an airliner, waiting as the rest of the passengers pile in, dragging most of their belongings as they try to avoid baggage fees. You are hoping, praying, that the empty middle …