The power of Google to determine what information we see, and when, is enormous. Apparently, the U.S. government is worried Google has abused that power.
The Federal Trade Commission is on the verge of opening a formal civil investigation to see if Google has stifled competition on the Web. The FTC has been unofficially watching …
Forget customer service rankings. Think how satisfied you'd be if you picked online stores that simply worked right in the first place.
A new study on high-yield checking accounts shows that banks can do more than charge fees and serve as holding pens for your money as it slowly loses its value. Many of these accounts earn 3%, 4%, even over 6% guaranteed, though …
It’s a Tankathon Weekend at Old Navy, where solid-rib tank tops for women, girls, and toddlers start at just $2 on Saturday and Sunday. Print out this coupon and you can snag deals a day before the masses, starting on Friday, June 24.
Travel group AAA reported that the cost of gas will force more people than last year to forgo road travel this Fourth of July weekend.
When the Student Loan Marketing Association was founded in 1972, it was a government-sponsored enterprise — like Fannie and Freddie.
In true Pavlovian form, humans are accustomed to getting excited at the sweet sound of an ATM dispensing cash. But is that sound artificially generated? If so, why?
A new study by a group of International Monetary Fund economists and an economist from the San Francisco Federal Reserve suggests that the unemployment rate is not coming down anytime soon, at least not to where it was before the recession.
The study, which is called New Evidence on Cyclical and Structural Sources of Unemployment, has …
The economy has obviously slowed down over the past few years. Despite how frantically busy life may seem, so has the average American, who is watching a little more TV, engaging in more leisure activities and hobbies, and …
If you can’t beat ’em, starve ’em. It’s become a go-to tactic of the GOP-dominated House of Representatives, and it’s not just for Planned Parenthood anymore. Today, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to advance bank-friendly legislation created and approved by its financial services subcommittee that effectively hamstrings …
How the surprising effects of violent movies can help us to make smarter money decisions.
