Economy

Facebook's Oculus Vs Google Glass: The Telecommunications War Begins

Why did Facebook buy Oculus? What is Oculus? And how does Facebook's new acquisition face against Google?

Mexican Farmers On Alert After Rise In Lime Theft; Prices Have Double In The Last Year

As the price of limes increase in Mexico, the "green gold" has become a precious commodity that has citrus growers and truckers who deliver the crop on edge because of a recent rise in theft of the product.

Gas Prices By State: National Average Gas Price To Drop This Summer As Supply of Ethanol Improves

Prices of gas will begin to drop in the next few weeks and stay low during the summer. For now, gas prices nationwide will vary between the current average of $3.

Top List Of Most Counterfeited Items In The United States: Footwear, Apparel, & Electronics; Which Item Is Number 1?

From knockoff designer purses to shoes, these items fool buyers who think they are getting a bargain.

BP Gas & Oil Spill: Just How Much Oil Actually Spilled Into Lake Michigan?

On Thursday, BP more than doubled is initial estimates of the amount of crude oil spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week.

Chevy Cruze Recall, Diesel, & Review: General Motors Recalls Chevrolet Cruze; CEO to Testify to Congress

General Motors adds to the millions of cars recalled due to various safety concerns. Amid accusations of safety issues and massive recalls of various models, General Motors has pulled its most popular car model off the show floor in another large recall of vehicles.

Sprinkles Cupcakes Locations: Store Opens Cupcake ATM in NYC So You Can Withdraw Happiness and a Treat

The Cupcake ATM has come to New York City, and it's a dream come true for cupcake lovers. The Cupcake ATM has come to New York City, and it's a dream come true for cupcake lovers.

Batman vs Superman Movie News: DC Comics' 'Man of Steel 2' to Compete With Marvel's Captain America On Same Release Date?

Since the announcement at last year's Comic-Con San Diego that Superman would be joined by Batman in the follow up film to 2013's Man of Steel, other than the slew of casting announcements in the last few months, very little information is known about the film's plot.

HTC One M8 2014 Release Date and Specs: Samsung Galaxy S5 Competitor Released, Features Google Play and Motion Launch

On Tuesday, the world finally got to see the highly anticipated HTC One (M8) as HTC unveiled its new device to audiences at its London and New York conference.

Maryland Delegates Jeopardize 'House of Cards' Season 3, Threaten to Seize Netflix Show's Property

Maryland's House of Delegates may have found its very own Frank Underwood in Del. William Frick (D-Montgomery) on Thursday.

What Does Hashtag Mean to Twitter: Twitter Users May See Hashtags and @ Replies Removed From Page

In case you haven't heard, Twitter might eliminate #-hashtags and @-replies. At this point this is just a rumor, but a pretty scary one.

Comcast Time Warner Cable Merger Finds a New Enemy: Cable Company Charter

The contentious proposed Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable has met with another detractor on Friday. Unsurprisingly, Charter Communications, the company that was trying to bid for Time Warner Cable before Comcast swept in, urged TWC investors not to endorse the merger with Comcast.

Latina Businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet Confirmed as Head of Obama's Small Business Administration

In a time when congressional action is slow, at best, the U.S. Senate confirmed the third-ever Latina to head a Presidential Cabinet position. On Thursday, Maria Contreras-Sweet, a long-time leader in the Hispanic business community, was confirmed as the head of the Small Business Administration.

Mozilla Employees Ask CEO to Resign for His Support of Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Mozilla's recently appointed Chief Executive Brendan Eich has comes under harsh criticism from his own employees as they are calling for his resignation as the head of the software developing company for publicly and financially supporting California's Proposition 8 back in 2008.

Samsung Wearable Smart Watch Gear 2, Neo, and Fit Specs, Review and Release Date 2014: AT&T Announces Samsung Galaxy S5 Promotion Price and Pre-Order

AT&T has partnered with Samsung for the new devices Companies are trying to push wearable devices but it's unclear why consumers aren't clamoring to get them.

Hobby Lobby Affordable Care Act Contraception Update: Retailer Could Suffer from Supreme Court Case on Obamacare's Contraception Mandate

As the U.S. Supreme Court debated Tuesday about whether for-profit companies could refuse the Affordable Care Act's mandate for contraception coverage to its employees citing religious beliefs, Hobby Lobby became part of a list of organizations to publicly take a religiously conservative stance on socioeconomic topics.

Foursquare Picks IMS Internet Media Services for Latin America Expansion in Advertising, Marketing

One of the leading media and marketing companies in Latin America has been chosen by Foursquare as their exclusive advertising sales partner in the region.

Tablet Sales in US to Decline: Mainstream Consumers 'Unsure' About Buying Tablets Due to Price, Brand, More

While tablet sales grew during the final quarter of 2013, it is expected to slow down for various reasons including consumer apathy.

Apple Inc. iPhones Sells 500 Million Unit, But Smartphone Sales Expected to Drop During in 2014

Apple Inc. reportedly hit a milestone with their iPhone brand with the smartphone's 500 million unit sold.

Target Credit Card Breach: Senators Criticize Retailer for Not Acting on Warnings

Target's woes only seem to grow as the retailer is now facing major criticism from U.S. government officials about its failure to act on warning signals that could have prevented December's massive security breach that made off with an unprecedented amount of consumer personal records.
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