Starbucks (SBUX) may have figured out a way to make its near-$4 Caffe Latte seem like a bargain: It's rolling out a $599 Starbucks espresso machine this holiday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, PresidentBush has settled on steps intended to reduce air traffic congestionand long delays that have left passengers stranded.
Forget shuffleboard and croquet. With Americans living longer, a growing number of people are embarking on entrepreneurial second careers -- well into their 80s.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of new cars considered the safestby the insurance industry nearly tripled in the past year, helpedby automakers'push to make certain safety equipment more widelyavailable.
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says you have to be bullish on the commodity when we're using more of it than ever, it's running out and $100 a barrel doesn't even sound crazy anymore.
The inventory of Levi's jeans at Mervyns stores in the Los Angeles area was mysteriously shrinking last year, and not because of hot-rinse cycles. After setting up surveillance cameras, the retailer's loss-prevention department realized why. Organized gangs of thieves were swiping the pants from shelves, hustling them to waiting cars, and whisking them to a couple of homes in the San Fernando Valley. The hot jeans were then sold in L.A.'s garment district. In the end, 30 people were arrested for what Mervyns estimates was more than $1 million in losses.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The dispute between Martha Stewart andsome of her neighbors over her bid to trademark the name of theirvillage has been resolved with a compromise: Katonah furniture, OK;Katonah paint, no way.
ATLANTA (AP) - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air LinesInc. have been discussing a combination between the nation'ssecond- and third-largest carriers that would keep the United nameand the corporate headquarters in Chicago, The Associated Press haslearned.
NEW YORK (AP) - Merrill Lynch &Co. has tapped New York StockExchange head John Thain to lead the world's largest brokeragethrough the unfolding credit market turmoil that threatens WallStreet's biggest investment houses, according to published reports.
