Archive for 'January,2011'

Home Prices Sink Further

Home Prices Sink Further

Home values are falling at an accelerating rate in many cities across the U.S. The Wall Street Journal’s latest quarterly survey of housing-market conditions found that prices declined in all of the 28 major metropolitan areas [...]

Americans getting out of Egypt

Americans getting out of Egypt

As the threat of further unrest loomed in Egypt, the United States planned to begin charter flights to help Americans leave the country Monday. Other governments and businesses have also said they plan to evacuate citizens [...]

Taco Bell Makes Spicy Retort to Suit

Taco Bell Makes Spicy Retort to Suit

Taco Bell is striking back against a lawsuit that challenges the actual beef content in the chain’s beef tacos, illustrating how vulnerable companies can be in a viral age. But the company’s response also shows how [...]

Could a Little Pink Pill Guarantee Her Orgasm?

Could a Little Pink Pill Guarantee Her Orgasm?

Viagra” — that is, a pill for female sexual dysfunction.Last week I was fortunate enough to attend a screening of a documentary called Orgasm, Inc. The film, by Liz Canner, chronicles the race for pharmaceutical companies [...]

Google Searches for Mobile-App Experts

Google Searches for Mobile-App Experts

Google Inc. plans to hire dozens of software developers to create applications for smartphones and other mobile devices, people familiar with the matter said, a new strategy aimed partly at helping Google counter Apple Inc. in [...]

SAG Awards 2011: Alec Baldwin, Julianna Margulies Among Winners

SAG Awards 2011: Alec Baldwin, Julianna Margulies Among Winners

The Screen Actors Guild Awards were given out tonight in Los Angeles. The cast of “Modern Family,” Alec Baldwin, Julianna Margulies, and Betty White were among those taking home awards. Click on the slideshow tab to [...]

Billion-dollar fund will help struggling Florida Homeowners

Billion-dollar fund will help struggling Florida Homeowners

Thousands of struggling homeowners in Florida will receive up to a year-and-a-half’s worth of mortgage payments from the state’s Hardest Hit program, which opens for applications next month. [...]

6 Reasons Why Alcohol Is Good For You!

6 Reasons Why Alcohol Is Good For You!

Let’s be clear: Alcoholism will kill you dead. Drunk driving will kill you, and probably multiple children along the way. There are no medical benefits to chronic drunkenness. But for all the times booze gets us [...]