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Happy Birthday, blue jeans! Jeans turn 140

Today is the 140th anniversary of the invention of blue jeans

Top 5 vacations for 500 dollars per person

Keeping a vacation within your budget can be difficult, but we're here to help.

Mike Trim's Tips: Top 5 vacations for $500 or less

Mike Trim gets an expert's tips for the top 5 vacations for $500 or less. Friday at 11 on NewsChannel 5.

SUV crash tests: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests smaller SUVs

The Insurance Industry's Highway Safety Group is coming down pretty hard on many smaller SUVs.

Bag fees, change fees, reservations fees all add up to billions in revenue for…

Those airline baggage and reservation change fees add up, to the tune of more than $6 billion.
 

Burger King's answer to the McRib

Looks like Mc Donalds' McRib won't be the only pressed pork patty in town.

Boomers lose more than 100,000 in reitirement savings in down economy

Unexpected setbacks, ranging from stock market declines to suddenly supporting an adult child, have taken a major hit to Baby Boomers' retirement savings,

Smartphone scams: Experts say smartphones offer another avenue for hackers

Study found consumers are three times more likely to respond to a phishing email on a smartphone than they are on a computer.

Airline satisfaction study: JetBlue tops J.D. Power & Associates North America…

 J.D Power & Associates has released its satisfaction study for 2013

American Craft Beer Week kicks off this week

American Craft Beer Week kicks off this week, a seven-day event celebrating the awesomeness of craft beer.

U.S. Airlines sets record for baggage fees

U.S. Airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year -- the highest amount since the fees became

McDonald's adding 3 new Quarter Pounders to menu

Mc Donald's plans to replace Third Pounders with Quarter Pounders.

US retail sales edge up 0.1 percent in April

 Consumers are spending more money on cars and clothing according to the US Commerce Department.

The high cost of same sex divorces

Married same sex couples who decide to divorce have found that the unraveling to be extremely difficult and expensive.

Social media now becoming acceptable at weddings

Traditional wedding etiquette is no longer traditional. Social media is changing how couples are planning for the big day.

Stamp prices could rise again as US Postal Service announces another loss

In the three months ended March 30, the agency lost $1.9 billion -- less than the $3.2 billion lost in the year-earlier period.

 

 

 

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