Verizon and Sprint customers have a week to claim their refunds for unauthorized charges on their bills. The two wireless carriers settled with the FTC after allowing third-party companies to charge customers for “premium” text messages without their prior consent — and allegedly burying them in bills. The activity has…
There’s a new trend in business. Businesses outside of the food and hospitality industries are presenting customers the option of leaving a tip, according to mobile payment company Square. This means everyone from your dentist to your urologist could present you with the option to tip. The company’s Square Register…
An alarming number of big U.S. stocks lost half their value in 2015. The declines come despite the fact that a broader U.S. market ended the year not far from where it started. What is sad is the worst stocks of 2015 include big-name companies like Macy’s, Michael Kors and gambling empire…
When it comes to the Fed, voting to hike interest rates is the easy part. Once rates have been raised the rate, the tough work begins. U.S. central bank official must then implement the right maneuvers to ensure rates go where they want. If things go as Wall Street expects, then…
Iconic gun maker Smith & Wesson posted quarterly sales of nearly $143 million, which is up 32% from last year. Over the last few years, gun sales have been gaining ground. Although there is no official tally of how many guns are sold in the United States, but the FBI…
There won’t be any more charges for safety features that are now optional but required in order to earn a top rating. The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed on Tuesday that U.S. automakers seeking the industry-standard, which is a 5-star rating and includes crash-avoidance and advanced technologies, including automatic emergency…
Yahoo has announced they will not move forward with a spinoff of its stake in Alibaba. They have said that instead they will examine a deal involving its core business. This was reported by CNBC on Tuesday. This move comes at an uncertain time over whether the spinoff of its 384…
Everyone has worked with colleagues who criticize others behind their backs. They make rude remarks about a variety of things that they shouldn’t be discussing, demand extra work from everyone but themselves and generally make the work place not so happy. Besides being toxic, annoying and unpleasant, these behaviors are also extremely costly to…
This week, LinkedIn launched a new version of its flagship mobile app. The move came as LinkedIn moves to make professional networking more seamless and intuitive for it’s users. The app will replaced an older version that closely resembled its desktop functionality but got poor feedback from users. This newly…
Job growth more than likely slowed in November. However most estimate that it was not likely to have been so sluggish to stop the Fed from raising interest rates this December. This Friday’s jobs report is one of the most anticipated employment reports of the whole year. In fact it is…