Authors: Joshua Cohan
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Discover Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Discover will make a $200 million consumer refund for "deceptive marketing" to more than 3.5 million credit card customers.
The agencies conducted a year-long investigation into...
Authors: Joshua Cohan
State Dept(DENVER) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared to subtly weigh in on the current tax debate in American politics, something she normally refrains from doing in her job as America’s top diplomat.
Clinton made her comments in a keynote address at her husband’s Global Initiative conference. She spoke...
Authors: Joshua Cohan
Apple(LOS ANGELES) -- Apple announced this morning that 5 million of its iPhone 5s were sold in the first weekend, setting a record for opening-weekend iPhone sales.
The phone, which has a larger 4-inch screen, faster processor and LTE data transmission, went on sale online Sept. 12 and in stores at 8 a.m. local time Friday. In...
Authors: Jeanette Torres
Karson Yiu/ABC News(BEIJING) -- Foxconn Technology Group, owned by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., suspended production at one of its largest factories in northern China on Monday following a violent incident involving 2,000 workers.
Foxconn, a major supplier of electronic components to large U.S. companies including Apple...
Authors: Jeanette Torres
JupiterImages/Comstock Images(NEW YORK) -- The cost of college can be extremely expensive, but there are many scholarships and grants that can lower the price by thousands of dollars.
So what's the quickest way to start your search for them? Go online.
"If you want to get scholarships the key is to cast a very, very...
Authors: Kelly Knaub
Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It may not be a happy holiday holiday season for thousands of Bank of America employees. The bank could be cutting 16,000 jobs by the end of December, accelerating the 30,000 layoffs it had previously said would take a "few years."
The Wall Street Journal reported a document...
Authors: Kelly Knaub
Janie Airey/Lifesize/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Humans have the new FitBit Zip to track their fitness activity. Dogs now have the Tagg. Okay, well maybe humans now have the Tagg to track their dog’s fitness activity.
Last year Snaptracs released the $99.95 Tagg, a GPS-tracking enabled clip-on for a collar that would alert...
Authors: Christine Hsu
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Chick fil-A has “made no … concessions” regarding its support of groups that oppose gay marriage, company CEO Dan Cathy said in a statement that was posted online by Mike Huckabee, denying a statement by a Chicago alderman that the company said it would reevaluate its policies...
Authors: Christine Hsu
iStockphotos/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The online marketplace eBay has said it will begin removing listings for beer and liquor from its site after a teen working with 20/20 successfully ordered vodka from two eBay vendors. The vendors advertised their products as "collectible."
While eBay prohibits the sale of all alcohol with...
Authors: Christine Hsu
Lawyer.com(NEW YORK) -- Richard J. Breibart, an attorney in Lexington, S.C., for 33 years, specialized in litigating high-profile criminal and civil cases. A once prominent member of the community, he was known for throwing lavish Christmas parties for hundreds of people, according to The State newspaper.
But now, Breibart...
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