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A chance to save a little more this school year
August 22, 2010 6:21 PM
Julian McNally just got in to Colorado Springs from Minnesota, and hasn't even had a chance to unpack; he's enrolling in school. "A thousand miles, you know, a decent drive," McNally says. "I still have all my stuff in my car here." A bit of a rite of passage... more » -
Survey: Gas prices up about 4 cents
August 16, 2010 9:10 AM
A new survey finds the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has gone up 3.86 cents in the last three weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular rose to $2.77. Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average... more » -
Cadillac Escalade most likely to catch thief's eye
August 3, 2010 8:23 AM
An SUV with a minimum price tag of more than $62,000 is once again the most popular vehicle among thieves. The Highway Loss Data Institute says the blinged-out 2007-2009 Cadillac Escalade has been stolen more than any other vehicle - and car thieves go the extra mile to get... more » -
US cancer costs nearly doubled in 20 years
May 10, 2010 8:44 AM
A surprising new study finds that the cost of treating cancer in the United States nearly doubled over the past two decades. But expensive cancer drugs may not be the main reason why. The study found that rising costs may have been driven more by the growing number of... more » -
Dogs have become a status symbol in China
March 24, 2010 1:01 PM
BEIJING - China's latest must-have luxury for the ultra-rich, to go with mansions and sports cars, is a large dog with massive amounts of hair best known for herding sheep in Tibet. Once banned by the Communist Party as bourgeois, pet ownership is booming in China, and the Tibetan mastiff... more » -
Storm was worst-ever for some Northeast utilities
March 16, 2010 11:55 AM
A three-day rainstorm that caused flooding and downed trees was among the most devastating ever to the electrical grid in some parts of the Northeast. New Jersey's Public Service Electric & Gas says the storm was the worst in its history. Consolidated Edison, which powers New York City and some... more » -
Iceland says goodbye to the Big Mac
October 26, 2009 2:55 PM
The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis. Iceland's three McDonald's restaurants - all in the capital Reykjavik - will close next weekend, as the franchise owner gives in to falling profits caused... more »
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