Powerball Pot Would Near $1 Billion If No One Wins on Saturday

(NEW YORK) -- The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has swelled to a record $600 million for the popular lottery game, but one official estimated Friday that if it goes unclaimed t... Read More

Wall Street Ends Week at Record Highs

(NEW YORK) -- Stocks finishing out another record breaking week. The Dow, S&P and NASDAQ posting four straight weeks of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the Fri... Read More

‘Smart Rifle’ Begins Shipping to Gun Owners This Week

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- A Texas startup has developed a “smart rifle”that barely needs to be aimed. The maker of the gun, being shipped to stores this week, brags that &ldqu... Read More

Powerball Jackpot Soars to Record $600 Million

(NEW YORK) -- The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has swelled to a record $600 million for the popular lottery game. The biggest lottery jackpot ever was $656 million... Read More

Unemployment: How Does Your State Rank?

(NEW YORK) -- Forty states showed a drop in unemployment in April. Louisiana, Tennessee and North Dakota showed an increase in the unemployment rate, while rates were unchanged in seven... Read More

Steak n’ Shake Waitress Scores $446 Tip on $6 Check

(INDIANAPOLIS) -- If service with a smile results in a good tip, then Steak n’ Shake waitress CeCe Bruce is smiling from ear to ear. Bruce, a waitress for the past two years at a S... Read More

Taco Bell Sued By Prisoner for ‘Stealing’ Doritos Locos Idea

(NEW YORK) -- Where do wildly popular fast food ideas come from? According to Gary Cole: Prison. That is the contention of Cole, who claims that it was he who invented Taco Bell’s... Read More

Consumer Confidence Rises to 6-Year High

(NEW YORK) -- American consumers are feeling better about the economy. Consumer confidence rose this month to 83.7 -- better than expected and its highest level since July 2007, accordin... Read More

Microsoft Hides Job Posting in Web Code

(NEW YORK) -- Looking for work? Well, just finding out this Microsoft job exists is work. Microsoft has posted a sort of secret job listing for a Bing software development engineer... Read More

Don't Work Too Hard: Seven Secret Sins at Work

(NEW YORK) -- While some career killers are clear and follow common sense, the workplace can be rife with hidden dos and don'ts. "There are lots of different ways to get fired, and somet... Read More