- Gas prices above $4 in California for first time in five yearsFuel prices are up nationwide, too, as unexpected repairs put refineries out of action in West Coast and Rocky Mountains
- 1 in 4 millennials raiding 401(k)s early to pay debtA generation defined by high levels of debt often thinks paying off credit cards and student loans trumps saving for retirement
- Fiat Chrysler recalls 320,000 cars due to rollaway riskTransmission problem in Dodge Dart compact cars made from 2013 through 2016, when company stopped producing them.
- Some millennials are using their 401(k)s to pay down debtFor a generation defined by unprecedented levels of debt, paying down credit card and student loan bills trumps saving for retirement.
- Corporate America embraces 420 as pot legalization growsApril 20 marijuana holiday now a mainstream marketing gimmick, from Lyft's $4.20 credits to Carl's Jr.'s CBD burgers
- Got $20? You, too, can drink like Dwyane WadeThe retired Miami Heat superstar finished a bottle of rosé while on the golf course this week
- Bunny bans seek to stop Easter holiday purchases of live rabbitsAmericans looking to buy real live Easter bunnies won't find them for sale at pet stores in California and dozens of cities
- Fashion industry's carbon impact is bigger than airline industry'sAs consumers learn of toll fast fashion can take on the environment, they're embracing less wasteful alternatives
- Fashion industry creates more emissions than flyingThe clothing industry accounts for 8 percent of the world's carbon emissions. So what's it doing to reduce that figure?
- How guns sales have changed 20 years after ColumbineInfamous school shooting followed by more bloodshed, with firearms killing nearly 40,000 in 2017 even as fewer people own guns
- The government might allow debt collectors to text consumersA federal agency wants to update rules about how debt collectors contact borrowers. Consumer advocates fear abuses
- Debt collectors may soon be able to text and email youA federal agency says debt-collection regulations need to be updated to reflect new technology like smartphones.
- Stop & Shop is "not kosher" to shop at during strike, rabbis sayAs Passover nears, rabbis in New England are cautioning against crossing the Stop & Shop picket lines
- The many ways "green buildings" saveRetrofitted and newly built structures that meet a varied set of energy-efficiency standards yield many payoffs
- Are hailstorms getting worse? Why 2019 could see record damageWhile baseball-sized hail stones are common, the biggest this year was the size of a grapefruit and weighed more than half a pound
- Pinterest pinned hopes on big IPO. Looks like it got oneStock price — trading under ticker symbol "PINS" — zoomed to nearly $25 a share from $19 opening bid within hours of NYSE debut
- NYC takes aim at its biggest source of carbon emissionsThe New York City Council has passed a far-reaching plan to cut building emissions by up to 80%, and other cities could follow.
- New York City slashes its biggest source of carbon emissionsIn a first, America's largest city is moving to curb emissions by requiring buildings to become more energy-efficient
- Zoom's stock soared 54,000% — for a very bad reasonA tiny Chinese company seems to have hitched a profitable ride on Zoom Video Communications' hot IPO
- The National Enquirer is being sold to Hudson News' CEOThe tabloid publisher is embroiled in a dispute with Amazon and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos
