Duck tape, you see, is makeshift DIY projects anymore. Fold, twist, and stick the tape the right way, and it can mean a $5,000 college scholarship.
It’s a Deal: 40% Off All Hanes Merchandise
All Hanes merchandise purchased on Friday, April 22, is being discounted by 40%. The one-day offer is part of an “Oprah Winfrey Show” promotion celebrating best friends.
Report: THEY Know If You Are About to Strategically Default on Your Mortgage
A just-released study aims to get inside the minds of underwater homeowners and predict who is most likely to default on purpose. Certain owners, the study found, are 110 times more likely to strategically default—i.e., stop paying the mortgage even if they have the money to keep paying. This sort of data has got to be pretty …
‘Too Big to Fail’ Pays Off: Big Bank Salaries Rising Faster than Rivals
The pay bonus for working at a “Too Big to Fail” bank is only getting bigger.
Outsized paychecks are often cited as one of the reasons for the financial crisis. So what are the executives at the biggest banks doing? They are upping their pay. In fact, pay at the big banks is not rising just for CEOs and investment bankers but for …
What Ticketmaster’s New ‘Variable Pricing’ Scheme Means
“Ticketmaster is looking to cut out the scalpers by scalping its own tickets.”
TIME 100: What’s the Most Influential Business in America?
Larry Page of Google is on the TIME 100 list (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
Our annual TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world is out this week. Sadly, TIME is not just a business magazine. So the list encompasses all manner of influence that has been attained in various fields. There are actors and scientists and politicians
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It’s a Deal: $25 Off $50 Purchase at Coldwater Creek
Use the coupon code WZH5304 (thanks Buxr) to get $25 off a purchase of $50 or more at women’s apparel retailer Coldwater Creek. The code is valid for discounts on purchases made by April 23.
Survey: Consumers Less Disgusted with Banks Lately
After sliding steadily for years, bank customer satisfaction sentiment has improved slightly, according to the most recent survey. But while overall satisfaction is up, bank customers are as upset about fees as they’ve ever been.
13 Earth Day Freebies & Deals
Help the earth and get something in return at the same time: free trees, free coffee, free reusable shopping bags, free milkshakes, free skin cleanser, and more.
Mysterious Airline Fees: Why the Government is Cracking Down
One of the many things that ticks us off about airlines is the lack of transparency: about the total cost of a flight, about flight delays, about whatever fee is coming down the pike next. That’s about to change.
Under new rules being imposed by the Department of Transportation, airlines will have to disclose all those extra fees they …
35 Reasons Grandparents Are Better with Money than You
To save money, channel your inner crusty old codger.
What’s Behind the Fight Over the New York Stock Exchange
Ever since the New York Stock Exchange’s parent the NYSE Euronext agreed to be purchased by Germany’s largest exchange, the Deutsche Borse, there has been some wrangling over whether someone should stop the U.S.’s most important stock exchange from falling in the hands of foreigners. Right after the merger was announced New York …