The Conference Board announced Tuesday that the consumer confidence index dropped in July to 80.3. The drop comes amidst a rise in home prices on the U.S. market. It is a slight…
Month: July 2013
Real Housewives Couple Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges
Two stars of the Bravo reality show have been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly exaggerating their income while they applied for loans before the pair debuted on the show in…
Health Panel Urges Smokers to Get Lung Cancer Screens
On Monday, Dr. Virginia Moyer, Chairwoman for the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, made a recommendation that heavy smokers get checked for lung cancer through a CT scan procedure. By heavy smokers…
Ohio Bank In Hot Water For Foreclosing On Wrong Home, Won’t Fully Compensate Homeowner
An Ohio bank admits it accidentally foreclosed on the wrong home, with its foreclosure cleaning crew cleaning the homeowner’s belongings out and changing her locks. However, when homeowner Katie Barnett asked for…
Ravens Dennis Pitta Could Be Out for the Entire NFL Season
The Baltimore Ravens lost Dennis Pitta to injury on Saturday during day 3 at the team’s training camp. He was carted off the field with a hip fracture and more than likely…
Survey: UK Best Place To Do Shopping In Europe
The best place to shop in Europe is Britain. That’s according to information from the most recent EuroTrack survey from YouGov. The survey keeps tabs on public opinion from the following countries:…
FDA Issues Warning Over Health Life Chemistry Supplement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on Friday regarding the dietary supplement Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First B-50. The B-50 product is promoted as a vitamin B…
Gandolfini’s Final Film “Enough Said” In Theaters September 20
The last film “Enough Said” that the late Gandolfini starred in will be in theaters September 20. The premiere will be shown earlier in the same month at the Toronto International Film…
Facebook’s Mobile Success Makes Its Stocks Soar
Stocks of the ever-popular social networking company Facebook realized record performance on Thursday by soaring more than 30%. They approached closely to its IPO price of $38 to $34 per share. This…
Facial Recognition Technology Complicates Privacy Concerns
This week, facial recognition technology comes under the spotlight after a manager in the Los Angeles boutique Tarina Tarantino recognized a celebrity in her store after the fact. The celebrity was Mindy…