NYC Diamond Heist Targets Famed Tiffany & Co.

(NEW YORK) -- While organized retail crime has become a growing trend that vexes businesses, what appears to be an old-fashioned five-finger discount recently plagued the mother of all jewelry reta... Read More

Mortgage Rates to Increase Even Further?

(NEW YORK) -- Is it finally time to kiss record low interest rates goodbye? The cost of borrowing money fell for 30 years, but in recent weeks the cost of mortgages and other loans have been ris... Read More

It Pays to Have an Excellent Credit Score

(NEW YORK) -- The average credit score for American consumers is about 675, according to a new survey from a credit rating company. But there can be a world of difference between having an av... Read More

Oops! Calif. Husband Sells $23,000 Ring for $10

(LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.) -- He thought the box was empty, but a California husband accidentally sold his wife’s $23,000 diamond wedding ring for $10 at a garage sale on June 1. &ldq... Read More

Banks Reap Profits on Overdraft Fees as Customers Lose Money

(WASHINGTON) -- Many banks reap huge profits in overdraft fees by allowing customers to overdraw their checking accounts, according to a report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.... Read More

US Markets Close Lower

(NEW YORK) -- It's more proof that we live in a truly global economy. Stocks here tanked on Tuesday after the markets in Europe and Asia suffered big losses. The Dow Jones Industri... Read More

As Details of NSA Scandal Emerge, Sales of Orwell’s “1984” Increase

(NEW YORK) -- Sales of 1984 , George Orwell’s classic 1949 novel about the oppressiveness of government overreach, have risen more than 3,000 percent on Amazon since the country learn... Read More

Google Buys Popular Social Mapping App Waze

(NEW YORK) -- Google is now the owner of a lot more traffic information. The search giant announced Tuesday that it has acquired Waze, the popular iPhone and Android mapping app that works based of... Read More

Summer’s Priciest Vacation Destinations

(NEW YORK) -- Wondering how much your neighbors are paying for that family vacation to Hawaii this summer? How about your colleague who’s headed to New York City? TripAdvisor has the (approxi... Read More

Lululemon Stock Plummets After CEO Announces Departure

(NEW YORK) -- Lululemon stock plummeted Tuesday morning after the apparel company's announcement that CEO Christine Day will step down when a successor is named. Day, 51, joined Lululemo... Read More