You might think that a costly sunblock would be better at blocking UVA and UVB rays than a store brand at, say, Walgreens. However, according to Consumer Reports’ annual sun survey, that’s wrong. In tests of 12 sunscreen lotions and sprays to gauge their effectiveness...
Sales of new homes rose in April rose nearly 30 percent compared with a year ago, according a to a report by the Commerce Department. This is the latest evidence of a recovering housing market, six years after the housing bubble burst leading to a...
New Jersey investigators are investigating 29 establishments for serving customers cheaper booze as a substitute for top-shelf liquor, including one that allegedly offered rubbing alcohol and food coloring as scotch. “This alleged scheme is a dishonest ruse to increase profits, and it is a slap...
A judge ruled on Wednesday that customers who hold $210.5 million in gift cards from the defunct Borders chain aren’t eligible for refunds. About 17.7 million gift cards were outstanding when Borders began liquidating its stores in July 2011 after failing to attract offers for...
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have reportedly picked up another property -- this time in Montecito, Calif. The real-estate happy couple bought the home for $26.5 million, according to TMZ. On 13 acres with ocean views, the home has six bedrooms and nine fireplaces. With a horse ranch still in tow, the couple sold their home in Malibu last year that previously belonged to actor Brad Pitt.
Morning Business Memo… Wall Street may be in for a wild ride today after a sharp retreat for stocks in Japan. US stock futures dropped after the Nikkei index in Tokyo plunged 7.3 percent overnight, its worst one-day loss in more than two years. Global...
Accustomed to their gas-guzzling companions, many Americans are hesitant to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle. But dealers and government incentives are luring drivers into the fold. John O’Dell, senior green car editor for Edmunds.com, has leased a Nissan Leaf with his wife for the...
A pizza mission to U.S. military service members in Afghanistan has made the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest pizza delivery. The non-profit, Pizza 4 Patriots, a 501(c)3 registered non-profit based in Illinois, has been sending pizzas to military service members abroad for...
If Maryjane Hart considered herself the luckiest woman in Doniphan, Mo., for having her health, three grown kids and two steady jobs before last Saturday, she’s really lucky now. The 57-year-old divorced convenience store clerk and pharmacy technician won $1 million in last Saturday’s $590...
Airline miles are some of the most coveted credit-card rewards out there, but they're also among the least understood. And that's simply because they're hard to pin down: the value of your traditional mile is fickle, changing from one booking to the next, even if you swiped your card just as much as your normally would.
Customers of the SuperAmerica gas station in Waconia, Minn., about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis, were in for a treat to see discounted gas prices and tobacco products sold at half off over the weekend, not realizing that the new station owner was an...
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