Huffington Post What's The Deal With The Guy Accused Of A Crime Straight From 'Seinfeld'?Huffington PostA judge has ruled that a man in Columbiaville, Michigan, will stand trial for a crime that seems inspired by a Seinfeld episode. No court date has been scheduled. Brian Edward Everidge is accused of bringing 10,000 bottles and aluminum […]
Nation’s Restaurant News McDonald's 2Q same-store sales slow amid economic uncertaintyNation’s Restaurant NewsMcDonald's Corp. same-store sales slowed in the second quarter, the company said Tuesday, amid a broader slowdown in the restaurant industry and mounting economic uncertainty. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based burger giant said same-store sales rose 1.8 …Slowing McDonald's Sales Prompt WorryValley NewsOprah's old Chicago […]
Los Angeles Times EHarmony's new CEO vows to make the app simpler as founder retires for second timeLos Angeles TimesEHarmony founder Neil Clark Warren left retirement four years ago to bring the struggling dating website back to relevance. Mission accomplished. The Los Angeles company announced Tuesday that Warren, 81, will step down as chief executive […]
New York Times Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some StatesNew York TimesElroy Holtmann in his garage in Lafayette, Calif., where the power from his solar panels is used to charge his electric Chevy Volt. Credit Jim Wilson/The New York Times. LAFAYETTE, Calif. — It was only two years ago that Elroy Holtmann […]
Business Insider McDonald's customers are 'exploiting' the company with a troubling new habitBusiness InsiderThe popularity of the McDonald's all-day breakfast menu and McPick 2 promotions is having an unintended consequence that is bad for business. McDonald's introduced all-day breakfast and McPick 2, which allows customers to choose two items for $5, …At McDonald's, All-Day Breakfast CoolsWall […]
Reuters Oil prices dip on ongoing oversupply, economic headwindsReutersSINGAPORE/TOKYO Oil prices held near two-month lows on Monday amid worries that a global crude and refined product glut would weigh on markets for some time to come. International Brent crude oil futures were trading at $45.51 per barrel at 0623 GMT, …Oil Prices Lower as Bearish Outlook […]
Reuters Asian shares near nine-month peak, dollar shinesReutersTOKYO Asian shares held near nine-month highs on Monday as worries over the impact of Britain's Brexit vote eased, while the dollar was buoyed by a run of solid U.S. economic data. Policymakers from the Group of 20 countries agreed at the weekend to …Japanese Stocks Swing Ahead of […]
The Straits Times China Bank to Transform $1.6 Billion of Bad Debt Into SecuritiesBloombergAgricultural Bank of China Ltd. is planning China's largest sale so far under a trial program for lenders to offload bad loans by packaging them up as asset-backed securities. The lender plans to sell securities backed by 10.7 billion yuan ($1.6 …Chinese […]
Calgary Herald Schlumberger and Halliburton both say the worst of the oil market crash is overCalgary HeraldThe world's two largest providers of oilfield drilling and fracking services have now declared that the worst may be over in the two-year-old oil market crash. Schlumberger Ltd. said Thursday that the oil industry appears to have reached the […]
MarketWatch How to get the biggest Social Security check you canMarketWatchSocial Security represents a significant amount of income for retirees. In fact, it represents a little more than one-third (35.3%) of total income for the average retiree. For many people in America, Social Security may be their only income in retirement.Is the Social Security Trust […]