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Some Best Buy stores are now accepting Apple Pay
You’ll soon be able to use Apple Pay in a lot more retailers, starting with Best Buy. The 12th-largest retailer confirmed to Quartz it is…
Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.91 percent
For the second straight week, average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week as financial markets awaited the Federal Reserve's crucial decision on interest rates.Capping months of feverish speculation, Fed policymakers announced Thursday they've decided to keep interest rates at record lows in the face of threats from a weak global economy, persistently low inflation and unstable financial markets. But at a news conference, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said a rate hike was still likely this year. A majority of Fed officials on the committee that sets the federal funds...
Here's Why Coloradans Got A One-Day Weed Tax Break
Reduced taxes on weed for a single day were inspired by some unique tax laws.
The 10 Best States to Start a Small Business
A new survey examines state and city governments are the friendliest to growing companies.
How companies are targeting Hispanics to boost sales
NEW YORK — When NxStage Medical Inc. realized Spanish-speaking people made up 15 percent of the market for its home kidney dialysis equipment, the company created a website and brochures printed in Spanish.NxStage, which started its marketing campaign to Hispanics a year ago, has also increased its staff of Spanish-speaking customer service agents."If we're doing our job in the community, 15 to 20 percent of our growth would come from the Hispanic population," says Jeff Burbank, CEO of the Lawrence, Massachusetts-based...
Why Facebook should pay all of us
We are Facebook’s customers, but we are also its products and we are ultimately resold to others.
Dow closes down nearly 300 points as Fed shakes markets
U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, pressured by concerns over the implications of the Federal Reserve's decision to leave short-term interest rates unchanged.
Oil sinks amid broader sell-off as Fed fears global risks
Oil dropped for a second day Friday after the Federal Reserve left borrowing costs unchanged so it can take more time to ponder the impact of recent global economic turmoil on the U.S.
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