Oscar winner Ben Affleck’s next project is a challenge aimed at raising money and awareness for global poverty.
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Tale of Two Supermarkets: Why Fresh & Easy Flopped and Fairway Flies High
This week, the death of one high-profile grocery chain, and the ascendancy of another, tells us a lot about what Americans want in a supermarket—and what we’re just not buying.
A New Idea to Fix the Retirement-Savings Crisis
Guaranteed lifetime income is hard to find in the retirement-savings plans of most workers. Now, a prominent pension thinker is pushing for a new tier of savings accounts that could fix that
Attention JC Penney Shoppers, Look Out for the Return of ‘Sales Galore’
After months of abysmal sales tallies, the Ron Johnson era is over at JC Penney. Now that Johnson’s “fair and square” no-coupons pricing policies have proved to be a failure, the department store will have to try something else …
Caribbean Cruises for Less Than $50 a Day? Fire Sales (Quite Literally) from Carnival
In the weeks after the Carnival Triumph debacle, cruise analysts and agents were quick to report that cruise sales remained strong, and that cruise lines felt no need to resort to “panic pricing” to fill ship cabins. Lately, however, it looks like Carnival is panicking.
Tax Day Freebies 2013: April 15 Is for Filing Taxes and Snagging Handouts
A new Pew survey has it that one-third of Americans actually like doing their taxes. Perhaps more surprisingly, the prospect of free cinnabons and free curly fries on Tax Day has nothing to do with it.
Big Brother: How the Obama Budget Helps Ordinary Savers (at Some Risk)
Obama’s budget would give workers without a tax-favored savings plan at the office automatic access to an IRA. That is among other details in the budget that affect your pocketbook.
The Real Significance of the Bitcoin Boom (and Bust)
Online currencies like the Bitcoin are one day likely to alter government policy, just as the bond market did in the 1990s
10 Biggest 401(k) Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
As traditional defined-benefit pensions become increasingly rare, more Americans instead are offered employer-sponsored 401(k)s, defined-contribution plans that require participants to be more proactive and educate themselves. …
Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day Is Today, April 9 – And More Freebies Coming
Everybody loves ice cream. And everybody loves freebies. And free ice cream? That’s almost too good to be true.
Why the Drugstore May Be the Last Place You Should Buy Prescription Drugs
When consumers need to get a drug prescription filled, they tend to turn to the neighborhood drugstore. Understandably so. But if drugstores were honest, some prescriptions would come with a special warning label: You May Be …
Boob Tube Saturation: After TV Sales Decline Worldwide, Will Price Drops Follow?
Consumers aren’t falling out of love with their TVs. More likely, they can’t justify replacing the big new TV they purchased not long ago, or they’ve run out of places to put yet another screen.
