A Texas Barndominium on Sale for $120,000
It does not seem very much of a deal at first. A barn converted to a three-bedroom, two-bath 1,600 square foot house.
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Labor Day Specials: Boston Globe $0.99 a Week, Chicago Tribune $0.39 a Week
As newspapers try to increase paid subscribers and put a great deal of their content behind paywalls, they have resorted to car dealership tactics. Buy over Labor Day weekend, or lose the deal altogether.
Counterfeiting Causes 750,000 Job Losses, eBay and Amazon Main Culprits (eBay Comments Added)
According to The Counterfeit Report, the sale of counterfeit and fake products on sites such as Amazon.com and eBay take a terrible toll on the world's economy.
DraftKings and FanDuel: $1 Billion Unicorns Ready for NFL 2016 Season
While we are certainly excited for the NFL season to return, there are two companies that have been waiting even more patiently than we have: FanDuel and DraftKings.
The Money Anxiety Most Americans Face
From The Fiscal Times Even as Americans are racking up ever-higher levels of credit card debt and student loans, they’re claiming that paying down what they owe is their top financial priority. A new…
California Just Passed a $1 Billion Tax on the Whole Country That No One Noticed
The California State Assembly recently passed a bill that received minimal recognition by the press, outside of the state, but has substantial negative consequences for basically everyone in the country.
BMW Sales Crater as Mercedes Inches Up
BMW's sales fell sharply in August, while luxury car rival Mercedes had a modest sales increase last month.
Sales of Popular Chevy Cruze Drop 25%
The Chevy Cruze, one of GM's best-selling cars, has suffered a year-to-date sales decline of around 25%. General Motors needs the low-priced sedan to do well.
Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7, Opens Huge Door for Apple
Samsung has recalled its popular Galaxy Note 7 due to possible fire and explosion during charging. The news gives Apple breathing room ahead of the iPhone 7 launch.
Troubled Smartphone Market May Hurt Apple Badly
A new IDC study shows that smartphone sales will be flat this year. That means Apple will release the iPhone 7 into a stagnate market.
Dilma Rousseff, One of the 50 Least Powerful People in the World, Thrown Out of Office
Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, was thrown out of office by the country's senate, not long after 24/7 Wall St. published its 50 Least Powerful People in the World with Rousseff is on…
America’s Hidden 714 Million Barrel Oil Storage
America's 714 million barrel capacity Strategic Petroleum Reserve only gets on the front page of the news when oil prices suddenly skyrocket or there is a threat to imports.
Madison Wisconsin Is Safest City for Drivers
How does one measure the safest city for drivers? Accidents? Fatalities? Insurance claims?
Suffering From Another Debacle, Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Is One of the Least Powerful People In The World
According to The Wall Street Journal, blood testing company Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes have suffered a new, major setback.
Why Is Best Buy Selling Pet Food Bowls?
Call it diversification, but consumer electronics giant Best Buy sells pet food bowls. Personal computers, smartphones, game systems and appliances are not enough, it seems.
The 10 States That Contribute Most to the $1 Trillion Pension Disaster
From The Fiscal Times While a handful of states including West Virginia, New York and Indiana have made important strides in reducing major shortfalls in their employee pension plans, many others are just treading…
Coke Replaces All the Water It Uses
As fresh water comes in somewhat smaller and smaller supply, Coca-Cola has hit a milestone. It replaces all the water its uses.
Amazon’s $49.48 Drone
New FAA drone regulations restrict drone use to those that weigh less than 55 pounds, and they must fly below the 400 foot level. Amazon.com sells an army of these.
Chicago Records ‘Most Violent Month in 20 Years’
Special from ZeroHedge With 3 days left in the month of August, the city of Chicago has recorded 84 homicides making it the deadliest month since October 1996 when 85 homicides were committed. In…
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before’: The Housing Markets in the Hamptons, Aspen And Miami Are All Crashing
Special from ZeroHedge One month ago, we said that “it is not looking good for the US housing market”, when in the latest red flag for the US luxury real estate market, we reported…