In early October, gas prices were dropping to the tune of about 1¢ per day, and prices at the pump were expected to continue getting steadily cheaper through the end of the calendar year. Over the past week or so, however, gas …
Is Your Partner Cheating On You? Blame the Economy!
Researchers at the University of Kansas just found one more piece of bad news about this so-called recovery: A crummy economy could prompt men, even those in monogamous relationships, to seek out more sex partners.
Discover Brings Back Single-Use Account Numbers
After discontinuing a security feature that let cardholders generate a one-time use number for transactions last month, Discover Financial Services did an about-face and reinstated its Secure Online Account Numbers program.
Hints of the Future In Today’s Topsy-Turvy Stock Market
The recent rally was a chance to see which shares would likely lead the next major market advance.
T-Mobile Sends Customer $201,000 Phone Bill
We’ve all gotten a utility bill that was larger than we were expecting. A $250 electricity bill here. A $100 gas bill there. This family got one, too. Except, it was a cell phone bill for more than $200,000.
How to Work at Home: 4 Ways to Convince Your Boss
There is no question that working from home makes sense in many cases. If you’d like to give it a try, but your employer has reservations, here are four ways to win over the boss:
How Marketers Would Brand Occupy Wall Street
To build a brand—or a movement—that is successful over the long haul, marketing experts say that it is essential to establish definable goals, spread a simple, clear message to the masses, and have leaders to oversee the …
Why Are Customers of This Health Insurer So Happy?
Kaiser Permanente’s stand-out performance in Consumer Reports’ national rankings of some 830 insurance plans raises an obvious question: What makes Kaiser so different? In a word: collaboration.
Gallup: Fewer Americans Have Access to Basic Necessities
Remember when your parents told you to finish the food on your plate because “people in China were starving?” Well, the Chinese might well be saying that about America these days.
Is Islamic law to blame for the Middle East’s economic failures?
One of the great mysteries of economic history concerns how the Islamic world lost its mojo. A thousand years ago, the Middle East was richer and more influential in the global economy than Europe. According to data compiled by the late economist and statistical wizard Angus Maddison, the Middle East accounted for about 9.5% of global …
Higher Prices: The Odd Reward for Being a Loyal Customer
New customers are routinely wooed with special discounts for services like pay TV and newspaper subscriptions. Existing customers, on the other hand, can expect regularly escalating bills unless they put up a fight or beg for a …
5 Things You Don’t Know About Your Credit Score
Maybe you think you know all there is to know about your credit score. Don’t pay late; don’t have a slew of maxed-out cards. It’s true that those things are important, but credit scoring is a complicated process. There are many …