Puerto Rico Downgraded Bonds Reach Junk Status


The bonds have sunk to junk levels in Puerto Rico making the poor state even poorer in the process. The whole issue of too little money to go around has been a major reason behind the struggling...

The Good News Behind the Alarming Energy Headlines


In Davos, Switzerland the confabbing tycoons at the World Economic Forum spent their Friday fretting over climate change.  The irony of the super-wealthy flying in their private jets to hang out...

Grammys Taxes and the IRS


The Grammys award show is a big production, which GRAMMY.com calls Music’s Biggest Night. Awards are coveted for their status and industry recognition, but they can increase performer...

Sam’s Club layoffs reach 2,300


Around 2,300 workers from Sam's Club will be axed from their jobs, Wal-Mart said. The news is the chain's second largest cut after the 2010 layoffs, where 10,000 workers were involved.Today's layoffs...

Flywheels Could be More Efficient for Electric Cars


The idea of powering your car with a flywheel conjures up amateurish images of rubber bands, or big, clunky contraptions attached to ponderous nineteenth century steam-powered wagons. But modern...

Booger & Lewis Geek Out About ‘King Of The Nerds’


When the second season of TBS’s reality TV competition King of the Nerds begins tonight, viewers can expect the program to reach nerdier heights than ever. Just ask two of the most iconic nerds in...

Display Ads are as Compelling As TV Spots


In the lobby of Google’s Building 900 at its Mountain View headquarters, there’s a display of Google-colored squares and rectangles that looks like a bland abstract-art piece. It turns out these are...