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This ain’t Marty McFly’s hoverboard

The latest fad in personal transportation is a two-wheel device that’s earned the nickname “hoverboard.” When a reporter from The Washington Post tried to commute on one, he quickly learned its limitations.

A worst-case scenario for stocks? It's ugly

China's slow-growth pains are still rattling investors, and things could get worse. Much worse.

A minimum wage hike discouraging business to hire?

Small business owners Ramon Ray and Butch Yamali on the impact on their businesses of a minimum wage increase.

Big Oil CEO warns that 'a few people are going to drown'

Anadarko will be one of the survivors, said CEO Al Walker. "We're capable of handling whatever the market gives us."

Carmakers Are All Testing Driverless, So What's The Holdup?

The list of automakers working on creating self-driving cars keeps growing, but we're still far from being able to buy one.

Nobel Prize winner Shiller warns of a market bubble

Fears of a bear market for U.S stock markets came back to the fore Monday with economist Robert Shiller warning of rock-bottom investor sentiment.

5 reasons budgets don't work

Why are budgets so tough to follow? They're hard work and time consuming, for starters.

How much should you be saving for retirement?

Many consumers are falling short of the recommended 10 to 15 percent retirement contributions and some may need an even bigger savings boost.

American flies wrong plane from LA to Hawaii?

Thew mix-up occurred just days after the airline started to fly Airbus A321 planes along that route, The Washington Post reports.

Pitfalls for the Unwary Online Borrower

Marketed as a way to get out of debt, loans from online lenders are instead leaving some people deeper under water.