Life Inc.: Well-heeled patrons dine and dash
Older, well-heeled patrons -- including at least one millionaire -- brazenly skip out on their restaurant checks, according to a New York Post report.
View ArticleJudge allows Hooters waitress weight lawsuit
A Michigan judge has given the go-ahead to lawsuits by two ex-Hooters waitresses who say they were fired because of their weight.
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Gulf businesses weigh dollars now vs. suing
Thousands of business owners, fishermen and others along the Gulf Coast are confronting a conundrum. Accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund or sue for a bigger payday.
View ArticleGulf jobs report stirs debate over moratorium
A report from the Obama administration on Gulf jobs and the deepwater drilling moratorium was immediately disputed by Louisiana lawmakers.
View ArticleYelp's elite, epicurean totally free work force
In the strange, exclamation point-laden netherworld of online restaurant reviewing, Yelp's Elite are a chosen people.
View ArticleCrowd is all-in at Vegas icon Sahara's fire sale
Hundreds of visitors lined up outside the once-iconic Sahara hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday as it reopened for a liquidation sale to get rid of everything inside.
View ArticleStrike at bakery imperils Philly's cheesesteaks
The foundation of Philadelphia's signature sandwich was harder to come by on Monday.
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Amazon to cut off California-based Web affiliates
Amazon.com says it will stop working with online affiliates based in California since the state passed a new rule that forces online retailers to collect sales tax there.
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10 cities that will take a decade to recover
The IHS report lists 37 metropolitan areas which are not expected to return to peak employment until after 2021. These areas are facing a “Lost Decade.”
View ArticleCourt burns Dillard's over hot dog canning
The Indiana Court of Appeals says a department store wasn't justified in firing a worker who took two leftover hot dogs from a company picnic, so it must pay him unemployment.
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Customer jailed after trying to cash bank check
For 28-year-old Ikenna Njoku, what should have been a simple check deposit turned into four days in jail and losing his car and job.
View ArticleSilicon Valley spawns another gold rush
Silicon Valley, the mother lode of the high tech business, has another gold rush under way. And that means a lot of suddenly wealthy people .
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NY could profit from legalizing gay marriage
A lot of people are happy to see same-sex marriage legal in New York: lawyers, marriage counselors, insurance agents.
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Drought is damaging Texas' oyster fisheries
Tracy Woody heaved a hemp bag filled with oysters across the deck of his boat and began inspecting his catch. One shell after another was empty.
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Businesses have role to play in thwarting terror
Ultimately, it was the keen eye of a Texas gun shop clerk that helped authorities find an AWOL soldier who'd stashed bomb-making material in his nearby motel room for a planned attack on Fort Hood...
View ArticleRural towns will really feel post office closures
Welcome to Yellow Pine, Idaho. Population: 32. Miles to nearest (big) town: 60. Cell phone service: None. Post Office: One, in the bottom floor of the postmaster's home.
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Banker pleads not guilty in assault on cabbie
A senior Morgan Stanley banker pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from a dispute over a $200-plus cab fare that allegedly escalated to a knife attack.
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