Chocolate bunnies are getting more expensive this year. How could this be so? Blame it on bad weather and the rising demand in Asia that are pushing up prices of cocoa, a vital ingredient in chocolate making. The milk chocolate index (yes this is a real thing), which tracks prices of…
Many major wireless carriers are offering free calls and texts in and out of Brussels and parts of Belgium after the attacks there that killed 30 and injured over 100 on Tuesday. These are the companies participating: AT&T Verizon T-Mobile Sprint Virgin Mobile USA Boost Mobile It should be noted that…
Starting this year there is a new incentive for kids to graduate from high school: any graduating high school senior who is accepted to one of Detroit’s five community colleges won’t have to pay a dime for tuition. It’s a huge move to better educate the youth of Detroit. The…
The Michigan city that sits roughly 60 miles north of Detroit is currently under a state of emergency after it was discovered that residents were exposed to unsafe levels of lead from the city’s water system. But the led issues are having vast ramification on the whole area. The 2008…
Hoverboard makers could get hit with recalls if they don’t get their acts together really soon. This is the message that the Consumer Product Safety Commission convey’s in a letter to manufacturers, importers and retailers released Friday. The letter warns that if safety standards aren’t met, the agency will issue recalls…
Just days after launching with a huge amount of fan fare, a cutting-edge device with a rock-bottom price is being blasted by industry officials and analysts. Ringing Bells unveiled its Freedom 251 smartphone on Wednesday. The phone touts features that included a 4-inch display, 1.3-GHz quad-core processor and 8 GB…
Uncle Sam is raking in millions of dollars from something people might not imagine- the record numbers of Americans giving up their citizenship each year. The U.S. government has collected nearly $12.6 million in fees since fall 2014, after quintupling the amount it charges for renunciations, according to a recent statement…
The world once again is getting a bit nervous about the health of big banks based in Europe. Not only are bank stocks currently plummeting at what many feel is an alarming pace, investors are now making bets that some banks might even default on their debt should the global economy sink into a…
Did you know that your Uber account is about 17 times more valuable to a hacker than your credit card information, according to a report the security company Trend Micro compiled for CNBC. They found that on average stolen Uber credentials sell for an average of at least $3.78 per account…
There is a lot of news about the struggling social network Twitter (TWTR) today. New CEO Jack Dorsey shakes up the executive ranks three months into his tenure and it has people wondering if the social media network can survive. But there is only one key change that will make…