A report on rising drug prices set off alarms among retirement planners. Pharmaceutical companies dispute the findings. But either way retirees must plan on an ever increasing outlay for health care.
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Why It’s O.K. to Disregard the Opinions of Wine Experts
Wine critics have special powers. Not superhero-type powers like the ability to fly or control the minds of strangers, but, according to a new study, top critics have the ability to taste subtle flavors and chemicals that the …
Why This Tuesday Is One of the Worst Days of the Year to Buy a Car
March 6 is not a good day to buy a new car. In fact, if you’re hoping to get a decent price at the dealership—and who isn’t?—this Tuesday is supposedly the worst day of the month, and one of the worst days of the entire year, …
American Airlines Offering More Legroom … For a Price
The airline will soon roll out Main Cabin Extra, which will give flyers the option of paying more money for a bit more legroom. But are you really going to pay upwards of $100 for mere inches on a plane?
You’re Probably Not Rich Enough For This Credit Card
Will that be credit, debit or 23-karat gold? For a small number of very wealthy consumers, that’s not a hypothetical question. The JPMorgan Chase Palladium card is made out of laser-etched palladium and gold. It makes even the …
Stores Confront Extreme Couponers’ Tactics With Policy Changes
For extreme couponers who pay only a few bucks for an entire shopping cart’s worth of goods, or even earn money on their shopping trips by reimbursing coupons with a higher value than the item’s price, couponing practically …
Get Ready For More Ads on Facebook
Facebook users may have one less thing to “like” about the social media powerhouse starting this week. A leaked copy of a presentation about a new marketing plan the company is said to be announcing this week offers a detailed …
At Panera’s Pay-What-You-Want Cafes, Customers Usually Pay Full Price
Who knew asking people to pay whatever they wanted for a sandwich or a cup or soup would prove to be a successful business model? Panera Bread’s nonprofit arm generated some buzz in 2010 when it announced an unusual concept: …
Lintinis? Spiced Chicken ‘Lings’? The Latest in Marketing Jeremy Lin & ‘Linsanity’
Don’t feel bad for Knicks’ sensation Jeremy Lin just because he played poorly in the team’s Thursday night loss to LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Lin will be the most discussed player during the NBA All-Star weekend in Orlando, …
Casino’s ‘Fat Tuesday’ Promotion Rewards Overweight Gamblers by the Pound
We hear a lot about the high costs of being overweight—that, for instance, obesity adds $150 billion to our annual health care costs. Yesterday, though, at a casino in Florida, there was a financial bonus for being heavy: …
The Redboxification of the American Shopping Experience
What will the vending machines of the future look like? What’ll they sell? Perhaps the question should be: What won’t they sell? Coinstar, the company that owns DVD kiosk giant Redbox, is testing out new machines that’ll sell …