India’s growth numbers are a total mystery
Analysts say it’s too early to draw major conclusions based on the new data. Many contend that the new growth numbers do not square with evidence of continued weakness. “But…
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Here’s the 1,784 RadioShacks set to close
The closings are part of RadioShack’s bankruptcy filing from this past Thursday. According to what staff from across the country told CNNMoney last week, many of the stores have already…
Matchmakers predict the future of love
“People already talk about loving their iPhones,” she said. “It seems like it could be part of the trajectory in 50 or 100 years.” Related: Money can buy you love…
We want your love: Apps compete for online daters
For now, most dating startups are laser focused on growing their user base. “I think 10 or 15 launch every week, and at the end of the year, about one…
Greek stocks tank as eurozone standoff intensifies
Both sides are standing firm on how to deal with the country’s massive debts. Greece is running out of money, and its combative stance has worried markets. That is threatening…
Money can buy you love — or at least make you datable
But as work picked up (“I was working 60+ hours a week,” he said), he had less time to date online. “I found a writer on Craigslist and paid him…
Oil at $55 per barrel is here to stay
The Paris-based IEA, which monitors energy market trends for the world’s richest nations, said the impact of lower prices would vary across producing countries. – Most stock quote data provided…
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough: ‘We all make bad mistakes’
She said she has been “kind of horrified by the pile-on that I’m seeing out there,” adding, “I guess it’s part of the game and Brian would know that, too….
With Brian Williams absent, Lester Holt looks to steady ‘NBC Nightly News’
Effron, who is now a media consultant and adjunct journalism professor at William Paterson University, said that Holt never begrudgingly took an assignment while at MSNBC. This week is, in…
Premarkets: Five things to know before the open
Related: What markets need now? American spending – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by…
Joan Rivers’ lavish penthouse listed for sale for $28 million
The palatial property also includes a more intimate wood-paneled library and dining room, four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, two kitchens and five fireplaces. Its two terraces look out on Central Park…
End of OPEC is closer to reality
That means not only has OPEC lost its biggest customer (America), but it no longer has the ability to manipulate prices to its own advantage. Morse is no obscure analyst….
Despite efforts, Latino enrollment in Obamacare lags
Nearly a third of the ACA’s media budget this year is focused on Hispanic media, tripling the 10% spent on reaching Latinos last year, according to Health Secretary Sylvia M….
Buying a home is easier if you’re white
The hurdles that black and Hispanic borrowers face in obtaining a mortgage means fewer people in those communities own their homes. More than 70% of white people own their home,…
Greek Finance Minister pledges deep reform after PM rattles markets
Related: Alan Greenspan: The euro is doomed Neither Tsipras nor Varoufakis has laid out specifically how their government would bridge the revenue gap. – “And the world economy — the…
‘Walking Dead’ helps ‘Better Call Saul’ set cable record
AMC is emphasizing that it expects the show’s ratings to grow markedly with the addition of delayed viewing datato that end, it says it won’t share any ratings for Monday’s…
Sling TV wants to shake up cable TV
Soon, it will be available on Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) Fire TV, Google’s (GOOG) Nexus Player, Xbox One and smart TVs from LG and Samsung. Related: Your Samsung TV is listening…
Madoff victims get another $355 million
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar:…
Odds of winning the Powerball jackpot: One in 175,000,000
It’s far more likely that you’ll crushed by an asteroid that falls out of the sky (one in 700,000) – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are…
Hiding money in a tax shelter can bite you, IRS warns
If you fall for this scheme and get caught, it could mean large penalties, interest and even criminal prosecution. Related: Beware promises of ‘outlandish’ tax refunds
In Boulder, fear of a bigger Google
With the expansion, Google (GOOG) will become one of Boulder’s top ten employers, along with the University of Colorado and IBM (IBM, Tech30). Councilman Sam Weaver told CNNMoney he welcomes…
Oil worker union strike grows larger
Shell (RDSA), which is taking a lead role for the companies in the labor talks, said it is “committed to providing competitive pay and benefits to our employees.” – Most…
HSBC helped conceal $100 billion in Swiss accounts
Related: Offshore corporate cash piles at risk from Obama tax plan – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA,…
BuzzFeed editor to interview President Obama
Related: BuzzFeed raises another $50 million – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two…
Why Chinese moms want American babies
Related: Chinese courts are selling seized assets on Alibaba’s Taobao For He, who gave birth last year, a U.S. passport for her baby means access to better education opportunities. Foreign…
Russia: How long until the economy cracks?
Russia needs reserves for imports, but also to service $600 billion worth of foreign debtmost of it held by Russian companies and banks. Depending on who you ask, the crunch…
What the stock market needs now: American spending
Yet consumers still aren’t buying as much as they once did, as if they are still nervous about the Great Recession. Cheap gas was supposed to help Americans feel better….
6 things you didn’t know about America’s most generous donors
You can also get really rich selling collectables and sports memorabilia. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA,…
You can buy Warren Buffett’s Cadillac
The Cadillac, with only 20,000 miles on it, has leather in the interior with heated and cooled power seats, automatically dimming side mirrors, a parking sensor system and it is…
Will Brian Williams keep his date with David Letterman?
Williams was on a second helicopter, which did not come under RPG fire. The possibility that Williams may return to the same late-night show where he exaggerated his Iraq story…