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Millennial Shoppers: Big on Browsing, Not Splurging
The millennial generation is easily the most studied demographic since their parents, the Baby Boomers. This is not only because Americans are always fascinated by youth culture, and that millennials are growing up during a …
Mass Layoffs? Overpaid CEOs? Blame McKinsey!
Inside McKinsey & Co., the management consulting firm everybody loves to hate.
Abercrombie Wrongly Fired Muslim Employee, Judge Says
Abercrombie & Fitch violated anti-discrimination laws when it fired a Muslim worker who insisted on wearing a head scarf, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday.
Your Car Won’t Get the Mileage Posted on the Window (and Maybe That’s OK)
It’s becoming more apparent that the fuel economy estimates on new-car windows are often very rough estimates. But the knowledge that these numbers are inflated may not necessarily hurt sales.
What Obamacare Means for Corporate Retiree Insurance Coverage
Price Check! Which Drugstore Chain Is Most Likely to Overcharge You?
Shoppers understand that prices for the same items can vary quite a bit among competing retailers. A new study shows that shoppers shouldn’t expect consistent pricing among stores with the same name — even if they’re located …
Cheap Flights to Europe Take Off: Flights Under $500 Round Trip, Fees Included
Travelers who recall the ’90s heyday of sub-$300 round trips to Europe (taxes included) haven’t been happy in recent years, when a $1,000 flight began looking like a decent price. Their moods may improve now that one of Europe’s largest low-cost carriers is expanding in a big way, with new routes and inexpensive prices that could upend …
Travel Agents Fight Back, Insisting They’re Not Useless Or Obsolete
In the Internet age, the travel agent has become a punch line, cruelly bashed as unnecessary, useless, a dying breed. But no one (including, ahem, journalists) wants to be called obsolete, and travel agents have been fighting back and countering the insults with data and anecdotes demonstrating how valuable their services truly are.
Why Gas Prices Aren’t Soaring
American drivers have come to expect that strife in the Middle East equates to a spike in gas prices at home. It looks like we’re about to bomb Syria. And yet gas prices haven’t jumped — and analysts say they probably won’t. In fact, all signs indicate that prices at the pump will plummet, perhaps by more than 20%, in the months ahead.
Toyota Recalls 200,000 Hybrid SUVs
No accidents or injuries reported, no comments on costs
Man Spends More Than $1,000 to Call Out British Airways on Twitter
Twitter has long been the kvetching board of the Internet, with users constantly complaining about everything from geopolitics to One Direction fans. These gripes typically enjoy a brief, raging moment at the top of followers’ timelines, then fade into obscurity. But one very frustrated consumer just used Twitter as his own personal
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