Amy Mitchum loves the way her daughter’s kindergarten classmates’ eyes light up when she tells them she works with robots. The 38-year-old Volkswagen factory worker is a graduate of the…
The United States on Friday approved the commercial planting of genetically engineered apples that are resistant to turning brown when sliced or bruised. – Okanagan is still engaged in a…
Technology isn’t what it used to be, at least in terms of increasing American workers’ productivity. And that’s bad news for the U.S. economy. A new paper from the Federal…
The hottest drink in America is water with bubbles. Long a kitchen table staple in European households, sparkling water is making inroads in the U.S. thanks largely to Americans’ waning…
“Customer Service is the best and there is always a quick and painless resolution to the issue at hand. Amex customer service professionals are a pleasure to work with. As…
He noted that 1-800-Flowers “was proud of its efforts to help customers deliver smiles during the Valentine holiday, despite the challenging weather” and added that the company did plan for…
Mattel is on a mission to keep its product line relevant to today’s technological world, so expect brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Thomas to get digital treatment too someday….
“I know she’s looking down at me and happy that I finally made it, we finally made it, and I can actually do this for my kids,” she said. She…
“You have to know what the item is before you know if it’s real,” said Graham Wetzbarger, the director of authentication and brand compliance at The RealReal, a luxury consignment…
PARIS — The European economy grew slightly more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2014, official data showed on Friday, as Germany’s growth accelerated more than enough to offset…
Yes, he wanted to protect the boots-on-the-ground reporting, which heretofore relied on print advertising, but he celebrated the “self-cleaning oven” ethos of the web, and he believed in the destiny…
Tsipras has promised voters he would not ask for an extension to the current loan package. The 240 billion euros bailout kept Greece in the euro but forced it to…
For a while, a few years ago, there was a weekly video on the New York Times website called The Sweet Spot, taped during off hours in the cafeteria on…
A dating site for the unconventionally attractive, Ugly Schmucks lets you search other unfortunate-looking people for freebut to send and receive messages, you need a subscription (as low as $8.33…
Orbitz (OWW), which is being purchased for $1.6 billion by Expedia (EXPE), said that as part of its settlement “Skiplagged will not redirect traffic to Orbitz.com and Orbitz Worldwide websites”…
Also, just because someone qualified for a certain subsidy at the beginning of the year doesn’t mean they are ultimately entitled to it. It’s the total annual income that matters,…
“People are looking to get something extravagant and gorgeous, but as a whole, people are still trying to be conservative. When buying tulips versus roses you can find that bargain,”…
Forget about a 20% drop that would note a bear market. We haven’t had a 10% correction since 2011. The big concerns that spooked investors last month are starting to…
“We have to be there,” he said. Related: Pollution is driving foreign execs out of China Oil pain hits Big Cat: Caterpillar is also grappling with the dramatic decline in…
All of Ukraine’s import requirements could be met if supply flows were reversed and more gas was piped from west to east. The technical means to do this exist. Pipelines…
PALO ALTO, Calif. — President Obama will meet here on Friday with the nation’s top technologists on a host of cybersecurity issues and the threats posed by increasingly sophisticated hackers….
Related: Tim Cook to address hacking at White House summit Related: An Apple Watch may help keep the doctor away
David Carr in 2008, the year he published his memoir, “The Night of the Gun,” a story of his battles with drugs in the 1980s.” David Carr, a writer who…
Despite the strategy’s success in Chicago, nationally there are few programs today that focus on helping African American families move from racially segregated, high-poverty neighborhoods to areas where their children…
The French economy lost momentum in the fourth quarter, while Italy just about managed to avoid a third consecutive quarter of contraction. Still, both countries performed slightly better than expected…
Related: Gun silencer sales are booming The federal government categorizes silencers as firearms, even though they are accessories that cannot fire bullets themselves. – The civilian market for silencers soared…
So the FBI can still demand a password to the documents with a warrant. But it can’t secretly grab a key from Apple. The company doesn’t have one. Since then,…
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Investors like what they see. King pulled in $545 million in revenue compared to analyst’s expectation for $515 million. – Perhaps Zynga needs to start playing numbers with friends. Most…
Hail said the Puerto Rican tax code specifies that prizes from lottery winnings are exempt from income tax. Instead, prizes are subject to a special tax, which ranges from 5%…