Got $3,000? With that sum in India, drivers will have a choice of not one but two brand-new cars.
The 5 Items That Will Get Cheaper in 2012
Here are five consumer items that will get cheaper and five that will get more expensive as the new year wears on
U.S. Carmakers Accelerating Out of the Recession
The U.S. auto industry is revving its engine heading into the new year. The three largest domestic carmakers posted strong gains to close out 2011 in another sign that the U.S. economy is coming back to life following the Great …
When Is Your Twitter Account Not Your Twitter Account?
A man in California is being sued for $340,000 by his former employer. What did he do? This isn’t a case of bringing home the stapler from his cubicle. After resigning from the company, he took his Twitter followers with him—all 17,000 of them.
Obama Expected to Appoint Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief
President Obama is reportedly planning to name Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a recess appointment today, which means the drawn-out Congressional standoff over Cordray’s nomination to head the watchdog agency may be drawing to a close.
Groupon Remorse? Most Merchants Won’t Run Daily Deals Over Next Six Months
In a new survey, roughly 400 hundred businesses that have offered special discounts through Groupon, LivingSocial, and other daily deal sites in the past were asked if they had plans to run daily deals in the future. More than …
Cough Up More for Coffee: Price Hikes Coming to Starbucks
Hey coffee lovers, here’s a little jolt that may help wake you up. The asking prices for a half-dozen different Starbucks beverages are getting more expensive at a broad swath of the coffee chain’s locations around the country.
We’re in the Middle of a Record-Setting Week for Returning Online Purchases
Especially around the holidays, retailers love to coin names for gimmicky sales events—Green Monday and Cyber Week, to name a couple examples. Funny: So far, no one has come up with an official name for this week, which is …
What Last Year’s Stock Market Says about 2012
Day to day, the stock market may feel like a roller-coaster, but in fact the U.S. is experiencing stagnation with a very, very faint upward trend.
U.S. Stocks Rise on Strong Economic Data; Oil Jumps on Iran Threat
U.S. stock prices jumped higher on the first trading day of 2012 after new economic data showed gains in construction and manufacturing activity. Meanwhile, oil prices surged amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, …
2012: The Year Of The Entrepreneur?
While the year of the protester has just passed, 2012 looks to be the year of the entrepreneur.
Will the Global Economy Finally Recover in 2012?
More than three years have passed since the onset of the 2008 financial crisis, and the economic downturn feels like it may never end. Optimism had run high that 2011 would see a sustainable economic upswing. But those hopes were …