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Chinese Buyers Targeted by Car Dealers at Shanghai Auto Show

Chinese Buyers Targeted by Car Dealers at Shanghai Auto Show

International automakers displayed family-friendly sedans and SUVs, hoping to catch the attention of urban... Read »

Apr 20, 2013
USA Today Founder Al Neuharth Dies at 89

USA Today Founder Al Neuharth Dies at 89

Critics dubbed USA Today "McPaper" when it debuted in 1982, and they accused its founder, Al Neuharth, of... Read »

Apr 19, 2013
Flags Fly Off Shelves at Boston Shops

Flags Fly Off Shelves at Boston Shops

The owner of Charles Street Supply Co. in Boston had to make a difficult decision on whether to reopen the... Watch »

Apr 18, 2013
Black Boxes in Almost Every Vehicle

Black Boxes in Almost Every Vehicle

Over 90 percent of new cars are being made with a black box. Similar to a flight cockpit recorder, it is called... Watch »

Apr 15, 2013
Students Push for Integrated Prom

Students Push for Integrated Prom

For decades parents and students of Georgia's Wilcox County High School have held separate parties for white student... Watch »

Apr 10, 2013
Florist Refuses Service to Gay Couple

Florist Refuses Service to Gay Couple

Washington State's Attorney General has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused... Watch »

Apr 10, 2013
JC Penney Ousts CEO Ron Johnson

JC Penney Ousts CEO Ron Johnson

J.C. Penney has ousted CEO Ron Johnson after just 17 disastrous months on the job and is replacing him with... Read »

Apr 9, 2013
Broadcasters Struggle to Win Back

Broadcasters Struggle to Win Back "Zero TV" Crowd

A growing number of people have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to... Read »

Apr 8, 2013
Women Execs Talk Corporate Ladder

Women Execs Talk Corporate Ladder

Recent surveys show women hold about 15% of management roles in the top 500 U.S. Watch »

Apr 5, 2013
Pot Tourism Begins

Pot Tourism Begins

Colorado is about to get its first two Marijuana tourism companies. Their mission is to lure out-of-state tourists i... Watch »

Apr 4, 2013
Auto Sales Booming

Auto Sales Booming

Thanks in part to low interest rates and an improving economy, new car and truck sales recently hit their... Watch »

Apr 3, 2013
Raw Video: Spectacular World Trade Center View

Raw Video: Spectacular World Trade Center View

The observation deck at One World Trade Center will not open until 2015 but the tower's developers are offering the... Watch »

Apr 3, 2013
Corn Cob Pipes in Danger of Extinction

Corn Cob Pipes in Danger of Extinction

The Missouri Meerschaum Factory has been producing corn cob pipes since the late 19th Watch »

Apr 1, 2013
Privacy Backlash Faces Drone Industry

Privacy Backlash Faces Drone Industry

Drones are ready for peaceful, everyday use in the United States, but privacy backlash could ground the... Watch »

Mar 29, 2013
Indoor Mega Farms

Indoor Mega Farms

Indoor "vertical" farming is a hot trend in the upper Midwest and other parts of the world, though some farms... Watch »

Mar 28, 2013
American Airlines, US Airways Merger Gets Judge's Approval

American Airlines, US Airways Merger Gets Judge's Approval

A federal bankruptcy judge has signed off on American Airlines' proposed merger with US Airways on Wednesday,... Watch »

Mar 27, 2013
Buick Unveils New Cars

Buick Unveils New Cars

General Motors Co. is making another attempt to get Buick to appeal to younger Watch »

Mar 27, 2013
Scrutiny Over Payday Loans

Scrutiny Over Payday Loans

Americans will spend more than 7.4 billion dollars on payday loans this year. Payday loans are usually short-term an... Watch »

Mar 25, 2013
Apps Replacing Cash Registers

Apps Replacing Cash Registers

The cash register, a century-old iconic fixture in retailing, is starting to go the way of typewriters and... Watch »

Mar 22, 2013
Sugary Drinks, Sour Findings

Sugary Drinks, Sour Findings

A study from from the Harvard School of Public Health links over-consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks with 180,000... Watch »

Mar 20, 2013
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