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If you are a frequent traveler, one of the best things you can do for yourself is get a credit card that both rewards your travel purchases and offers perks that make travel less of a hassle. No one...
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In global terms, it’s a great time to be carrying greenbacks. The U.S. dollar’s strength against the euro has been on American travelers’ radar for some time now, enabling them to scoop up economical...
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Soft drink giants The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo both announced new ad campaigns recently. Their strategies, though, could not be more different. Pepsi went the traditional route, signing an...
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Eyewear retailer Warby Parker burst onto the scene in 2010, offering nerdy-chic prescription glasses over the Internet for an all-inclusive $95. Since then, the company has become a media darling. “...
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New York City’s subways have creaked back into action, power is slowly being restored to areas that lost it, and many schools are set to reopen for the first time since Sandy wreaked havoc on much of...
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The Great Recession hit everyone, but it didn’t hit everyone equally. A report released Wednesday by the Urban Institute found that the Great Recession’s impact on employment varied greatly by...
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The wildfires raging out West and the freakish storms that ravaged much of the east have property insurers scrambling to keep up with all the claims. The current blitz of wildfires in...
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Louis C.K. – the comic phenom who upended traditional business models by producing his own comedy special and selling it directly online – is at it again. C.K. announced yesterday that he’s selling...
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The image of the independent entrepreneur – striking out on his own, building something from the ground up – is central to the American identity. The reality, though, is not quite so Horatio Alger....
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In an earlier era, there was just one Sin City. In today’s America, there are dozens, and the number is climbing ever higher. In the wake of the Great Recession, at least 10 more states have entered...
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In the growing debate over online piracy, score one for Internet companies. They won a decisive battle last week with a protest that was literally impossible to ignore, blocking access to their...
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Like so many other people, my email inbox fills up daily with 15 or so deal offers from the likes of Groupon, LivingSocial, WagJag, GiltCity, and Lifebooker. But one of the emails I got today stood...
