Miami Marlins' Kim Ng became the first woman GM to lead an MLB team to the playoffs
When the Miami Marlins bested the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, Kim Ng became the first female general manager to lead a Major League Baseball team into the playoffs.
2023-10-06 02:28
The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a cult-favorite cookie
The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a popular cookie just a year after its debut sparked a frenzy.
2023-10-06 01:18
Gas prices could fall to $3.25 by Halloween as oil plunges
After spiking to alarming levels just last week, oil prices are suddenly in free-fall mode. The dramatic reversal should bring relief to drivers (and nervous central bankers) very soon.
2023-10-06 00:53
AT&T and Gallaudet University unveil a football helmet for deaf and hard of hearing quarterbacks
AT&T and Gallaudet University have developed a football helmet for quarterbacks who are deaf or hard of hearing
2023-10-05 22:52
Shares in this UK bank just plunged over 30%
Shares in UK lender Metro Bank sank as much as 31% Thursday following a report that it was urgently seeking to raise funds to shore up its finances.
2023-10-05 21:27
The largest health care strike in US history enters its second day
The largest health care strike in US history is now in its second day after more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers began walking off the job on Wednesday.
2023-10-05 20:53
Bond investors are getting stung again this year. Here's why
The bond market is back in the doldrums after a promising start to 2023.
2023-10-05 19:27
Record online discounts are coming this holiday season
Online shoppers will be offered record-setting discounts this holiday season as retailers attempt to entice inflation-weary consumers to buy, according to projections released Thursday by Adobe Analytics. And the company predicts the strategy will work, with online holiday sales climbing almost 5% above last year.
2023-10-05 17:20
Powerball jackpot soars to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday's drawing
The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday -- which would be the third largest jackpot in the game's history -- after Wednesday night's drawing turned up no grand prize winner.
2023-10-05 13:58
'Sushi terrorism' pranks prompt Japanese chain to turn to cartoon conveyor belts
A Japanese sushi chain targeted in a spate of pranks that has sparked concern over hygiene has devised a digital conveyor belt to serve food to customers.
2023-10-05 12:55
Powerball jackpot winning numbers announced for the estimated $1.2 billion prize. Here are your odds -- and what you could buy
Your dream of buying 400 private jets or some Lamborghini Veneno Roadsters for you and 143 of your closest friends could become reality after Wednesday night's Powerball drawing.
2023-10-05 11:29
Two jobs reports, two different views of the labor market
Almost any economist will tell you they don't have a crystal ball. But using all kinds of fancy (and sometimes not so fancy) models, they make predictions about forthcoming economic data. And oftentimes, economists' consensus forecasts are spot on.
2023-10-05 10:18