Bratz feud costs Mattel $309 million

The first salvo was fired years ago when toy giant Mattel Inc. sued MGA Entertainment Inc. over ownership of the hugely popular Bratz fashion doll […]

U.S. House approves bill debt bill, Senate rejects it

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Roseman: Cardholder faces $1,600 interest fee, despite paying on time

A store asks you to apply for its credit card. You get an interest-free period before making any payments.
Should you say yes?
This story might […]

Nissan expects 15 pct drop in profit for this year

Nissan is forecasting a 15.4 percent drop in profit for the fiscal year through March 2012 because of production disruptions from the March quake and […]

More ads are creeping into TV shows online

One of the rewards of watching TV online is not having to sit through as many commercials. Now the networks are chipping away at that […]

Teams recover 75 more bodies from 2009 air crash

The French gendarmerie says that 75 more bodies have been pulled from the Atlantic Ocean in the past week, nearly two years after the crash […]

European debt crisis shakes markets again

Europe’s debt crisis returned to shake markets on Monday as fears over the solvency of Greece combined with concerns that Spain, or even Italy, may […]

German insurer says it organized orgy for salesmen

A German insurance company says it organized an orgy with prostitutes in a renowned Hungarian spa to reward its best salesmen.
A spokesman for Ergo insurance […]

Teleprompter inventor Schlafly dies in Conn. at 91

Hubert “Hub” Schlafly, a key member of the team that invented the teleprompter and rescued decades’ worth of soap opera actors, newscasters and politicians from […]

Chinese premier rejects faster currency rise

China’s premier ruled out allowing a faster rise in its tightly controlled currency to cool surging inflation, saying Monday that Beijing has to consider the […]