Markets Close with Big Sell-Off

(NEW YORK) -- Stocks on Wall Street finished the Wednesday session at their lows for the day, with the major U.S. indices giving back nearly all of their gains from Monday & Tuesday’s ral... Read More

GM Passes Toyota in J.D. Power Quality Survey

(DETROIT) -- General Motors passed Toyota Motor Corp. to lead J.D. Power & Associates’ Initial Quality Study for the first time since the survey started 27 years ago. J.D. Powe... Read More

Federal Reserve Won't Change Interest Rates

(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it won't be changing its $85 billion a month bond purchasing stimulus program, though labor market conditions have improved in recent mo... Read More

Men's Wearhouse Founder Had 'Difficulty Letting Go,' Analyst Says

(NEW YORK) -- Retailer Men's Wearhouse announced Wednesday that it "terminated" founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, best known to consumers for his hundreds of TV commercials pitching sui... Read More

Cap’n Controversy: Cap’n Crunch Not a Real Captain?!

(NEW YORK) -- Beloved cereal icon Cap’n Crunch is involved in a soggy controversy. It turns out the so-called Cap’n is not actually a captain at all. By the looks of his uni... Read More

Best Toilet Papers Wipe Out Top Brands

(NEW YORK) -- Consumer Reports revisited its toilet paper ratings after testing more than two dozen products, naming the worst and best brands. The results may be a surprise those who thin... Read More

Jackpot! Man Wins Lottery Twice in One Day

(SEATTLE) -- Cary Collings of Puyallup, Wash., won two separate lottery jackpots last week just over 24 hours, according to the Washington Lottery. Collings, 61, hit his first jackpot on... Read More

United Frequent Flier Change Could Cost You

(CHICAGO) -- United Airlines has made a significant change to its frequent-flier program, MileagePlus. The change requires, in addition to miles flown, a minimum amount of money spent i... Read More

Video Coming to Instagram?

(NEW YORK) -- Your Instagram feed of photos of your friends and their food might soon include video too. According to various reports, Instagram will add video to its popular photo-shari... Read More

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Diverted over Oil Filter Problem

(SEATTLE) -- A month after returning to the skies, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner had to be diverted on Tuesday for repairs. United flight 139, which was en route to Tokyo from Denver, was forced to la... Read More