Coming soon: A change in who gets overtime pay
Advocates for an increase, like EPI and the National Employment Law Project, would like to see the threshold raised to at least $51,168or $984 a week. That threshold would provide…
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Europe is a mess. Should American investors buy now?
Experts forecast European markets will outperform America this year. Many large European companies are still doing well, and Germany reported better-than-expected economic growth Friday, a fresh reminder that there’s still…
Obamacare open enrollment ends Sunday
Though open enrollment officially ends Sunday, consumer advocates are pushing the administration to extend the deadline so people hit with penalties for being uninsured in 2014 can enroll for this…
Unemployed mom of 4 wins Powerball in North Carolina
“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…
The easier path to getting rich
Related: 7 Insights for Investors From Peter Thiel’s “Zero to One” These are truly exceptional people who have done truly exceptional things. We should only hope that they get rich…
BlackBerry fans rejoice. This gadget is for you
Related: Geolocate your keysor your cat With the help of one of the lead keyboard designers for BlackBerry (BBRY, Tech30), as well as former Nokia (NOK) and Amazon (AMZN, Tech30)…
The car of the future
“The future of the car is electric, and autonomous,” said Levi Tillemann, a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of “The Great Race: The Global Quest for the…
Facebook now lets you post when you’re dead
From there, you can enter the name of a Facebook friend to take control of your page after you die. It will auto-generate a message to that friend: “Hi ___,…
New York’s Rotterdam shopping mall’s cut after owner fails to pay bill
That’s small comfort to employees at the mall. A salon at the mall had to shut down because there was no power for its hair dryers. An employee, who did…
Expedia to buy Orbitz in $1.6 billion deal
Expedia said it expects the purchase to boost its full-year earnings by roughly 75 cents per share, though it stressed that the estimate depends on a variety of factors. –…
I lived without a cell phone for 135 days
If I was in a real pinch, sometimes I had to ask people for their phones. Late to a meeting with my boss, and stuck in traffic, I prayed for…
Chinese phone maker enters U.S. market with … bunnies
“A lot of their success in China is because they have very tightly integrated and localized features in their operating system,” said Ben Bajarian, an analyst at Creative Strategies. In…
Think we’re a love match? Spit into this tube!
“It’s kind of like science fiction almost,” said Jonathan Kirshenbaum, 33, who took the test with his then-girlfriend, now-fiance, Danielle Tennenhouse, 30. “People can cheat on personality tests. You can’t…
Newark to sell discounted land to couples on Valentine’s Day
Related story: I bought a house for $1,000 – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed…
Why is Rand Paul campaigning to ‘audit the Fed’?
It could have a real impact on Main Street since interest rates effect everything from mortgage and car loan rates to how much interest people earn on money they put…
With Jon Stewart’s exit, late-night wars shift online
The importance of the digital audience has made networks realize just how important it is to own their late night programming, rather than renting it from a production company. –…
Powerball’s $500 million? An exaggeration
Terry Rich, president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, says it would confuse people if they were to advertise both the amounts. He also disputes that…
Coke CEO calls 2015 a ‘transition year’
Most notably, Coke said that sales in North America rose largely due to what it called a “rational approach to pricing.” Coke has been raising prices of its products in…
My week at RadioShack Computer Camp in 1983
“Camp” was located in a small classroom in the very back of the store, so we’d have to salivate over the cutting-edge hardware on the way in, and again on…
Your 3 biggest Social Security questions answered
For people who are more than a decade or so away from retirement, however, some sort of downsizing is more likely. The Boston College Center for Retirement Research’s Social Security…
The lottery game that’s bigger than Powerball
According to a study by Spry, about three out of four instant game tickets are purchased by people with below-average incomes. Wealthier players tend to enter the big multi-million drawings….
Hackers are stealing your tax refund
Pulling off the crime Fraudsters prefer to use commonly available tax preparation software. Forms are quickly put together, so they can file dozens or hundreds in a single day. And…
How to win the lottery … and lose it all
He burned through a lot of cash. Though he won’t say how much. Whittaker is now married to a real estate agent and owns two businesses that “haven’t been doing…
Will You Be Disappointed On Valentine’s Day? Let This Flowchart Find Out For You
Are you human? It’s totally normal to feel like Valentine’s Day has to be an unforgettably romantic experience. After all, jewelers, florists, restaurants and greeting card companies depend on it!…
Jon Stewart on Williams: “Bri… why?’
“Finally,” he said sarcastically, “somebody is being held to account for misleading America about the Iraq War.” A “Daily Show” alum, Larry Wilmore, also took the time to comment on…
Disney’s earnings should scare every cable subscriber
Simply put, Disney needs its Cable Networks revenue to outpace its costs of content to continue to reward shareholders, and it needs cable subscribers to (mostly) pay for it. College…
Your Samsung TV is listening to your private conversations
“Samsung does not retain voice data or sell it to third parties,” the company said in a statement. “If a consumer consents and uses the voice recognition feature … the…
Grammy celebs demand fair pay for musicians
Related: The world’s 10 richest recording artists – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by…
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…
S.&P. Downgrades Greek Credit Rating Amid Concerns Over Cash
ATHENS, Greece — Standard & Poor’s has cut its credit rating on Greece further into junk status amid concerns over the country’s cash position, as the country’s new government signaled…