The level of well-being of American women from the baby boom generation has risen, but that momentum has not carried over into subsequent generations, according to a new report.
It will cost a driver an average of $8,469 a year, or $706 each month, to own and operate a new vehicle in 2017, according to a newly published study from AAA.
Macy’s said Monday it had hired Hal Lawton, a senior executive from eBay, to become president of the chain.
Ross Levinsohn, an internet and media veteran who served as interim chief executive officer of Yahoo before he was passed over for Marissa Mayer, was named CEO and publisher for the Los Angeles Times…
Average gasoline prices in the United States slipped last week, declining 2 cents a gallon to $2.32 as oil prices failed to return above the $50 a barrel level, according to online gas price…
America is hooked on pain-relieving opioids. In 2015, more than 33,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose, including prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. In 2015, an…
Great Wall Motor Co. has confirmed it is is interested in bidding for all or part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU), a company official said Monday, as the Chinese automaker sets its sights…
The terrorist attack in Barcelona comes during the high season for tourism in Spain, the third-most visited country in the world, and it could dissuade tourists from visiting the Mediterranean nation.
The current economic expansion, one of the nation’s longest, has increased personal income in all states above pre-recession levels, according to a recent report from Pew Charitable Trusts. However, the gains have been uneven,…
A total solar eclipse will sweep across 14 states on Monday, August 21, costing employers $694 million, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Eclipse-mania is sweeping the United States. From Oregon to South Carolina, 14 states will experience a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. It will be the first event of its kind in the continental…
New research indicates that minimum-wage laws have forced companies to accelerate the introduction of technology in the workplace, hurting American workers in mostly low-skilled jobs.
On Monday, August 21, North America will see a solar eclipse. The path of the total solar eclipse will stretch from Salem, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina, and traverse 14 states.
The American workplace is physically and emotionally demanding, with workers facing unstable work schedules, unpleasant and possibly hazardous working conditions, and an often hostile social environment, according to a new study.
The rate alcohol use disorder, also known as alcoholism, rose by 49% in the first decade of the 2000s, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry this month. One in eight American…
NOAA said there is a 60% chance of an above-normal hurricane and tropical storm season, up from its prediction in May of 45%.
The announcement Thursday that the parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP plans to close as many as 160 restaurants underscores the financial pressure many casual restaurant chains are under.
About one-third of males in the United States use a condom when they have sex, an increase in condom usage among males since 2002, according to new data from the CDC.
One in 12 U.S. doctors received more than $46 million from 2013 to 2015 in payments from drug companies that were selling strong painkillers, according to a new study.
Consumer Reports shows that while consumers have mixed feelings about so-called sin or behavior taxes, among those who favor them, the majority approve of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages as a way to combat obesity in…
