Category: Business
Delta Airlines Buys Pennsylvania Oil Refinery
Delta Airlines(TRAINER, Pa.) — Airlines everywhere have been suffering due to high fuel prices. Now Delta Airlines has decided to purchase its own oil refinery from ConocoPhillips — a move the airline says will save around $300 million a year i…
SNOPA: Bill to Ban Schools and Employers from Asking for Passwords
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — There may have been lots of backlash against SOPA (the Stop Online Privacy Act) a few months ago, but something tells us SNOPA, the Social Networking Online Protection Act, won’t provoke the same protest.Intr…
Manufacturing Report Boosts US Markets
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A better-than-expected report on manufacturing helped the markets rally on the first day of May. The report also gave the Dow its best close in four years Tuesday, up 66 points at 13,279. The Nasdaq gained just four point…
From Georgia to Nevada, 12 Towns for Sale
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — American homeownership levels are at a 15-year low as many people are renting instead of buying. But perhaps the opportunity to own your town could stir some potential homeowners out of their caves. On sale for $2.5 …
Chrysler Sales Soar in April While Ford Sales Drop
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Chrysler sales soared 20 percent in April compared to the same month in 2011, while Ford sales dropped 5 percent.The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler reported its twenty-fifth consecutive month of year-…
Former ’60s Activist Bill Ayers Among May Day Protesters
May Day Protest in NYC. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages(CHICAGO) — Occupy protesters have amped up May Day labor demonstrations across the country with a wide range of partnering organizations and individuals. Former 60s anti-war activist William &ld…
‘Smart’ Homes Prevent Illness, Run The Dryer
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PULLMAN, Wash.) — Might your house someday become too smart? It’s one thing to have a sensor-and-computer-equipped home telling you the best time to run the dryer—when, say, energy costs are low. But do you want it telling…
BlackBerry OS 10 Released for Developers
RIM/Blackberry(ORLANDO, Fla.) — It hasn’t been an easy couple of months for RIM, makers of the BlackBerry. The Waterloo, Canada-based company has lost key board members as well as significant smartphone market share to Apple and Android ph…
Man Sues BMW, Blames Motorcycle for Embarrassing Problem
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco biker Henry Wolf has sued BMW, claiming his 1993 motorcycle from the German manufacturer has left him with an erection lasting two years.In paperwork filed in San Francisco Superior court…
Zuckerberg Explains Life-Saving Facebook Tool, Stays Mum on IPO
Rick Rowell/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Conversations over the dinner table with his med-student girlfriend helped Mark Zuckerberg formulate his latest big idea — harnessing the power of Facebook to help eliminate the critical shortage of organs for pa…
