Far from the cause for celebration that an exuberant Wall Street assumes it to be, soaring consumer confidence is a source of concern. And make no mistake; it is soaring. The Conference Board' consumer confidence index jumped to 125.6 in March, from 116.1 in February . That is one of the biggest…

President Donald Trump fires off tweets every few hours, on average. Whether you’re a fan or a detractor, given this particular Twitter account ’s status and capacity to move both markets and public opinion, that can be a lot of must-read tweeting to keep up with. There are websites, though,…

Ted Rall Ted Rall/Cartoon of the Day Under the Obama administration, telecommunications companies were not allowed to collect and sell browser history or other data from smart phones. In a party-line vote, Congress proposed legislation to the Donald Trump administration which reverses those…

Tinder launched a new web version of its app Tuesday, giving online daters yet another platform to swipe through potential partners. The location-based dating app said the new iteration targets users who have limited data and memory on their devices. The service was previously only available only…

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“You have to be very careful when you talk about 'disruption in the context of the NHS, “ says Stephen Bourne. “It's an extremely political and also emotional area.” Bourne is co-founder of Echo , an app-based service created to make it easier for UK National Health Service patients to order repeat…

A wave of banks, mostly underwriters of Snap Inc.’s offering, initiated coverage of the Snapchat parent company Monday and offered a sunnier overall outlook than analysts from banks that were not paid to push the initial public offering. Several of the underwriters based their ratings on…

There’s a very easy way to raise your credit score, and almost no one is trying it. About 89% of credit cardholders who asked their credit card issuer for a higher limit ended up receiving one, new study today from CreditCards.com found. The site surveyed almost 1,000 cardholders. If cardholders are…

Uber Technologies Inc. said on Saturday it is suspending testing of its autonomous vehicles after one of the autos was involved in an accident in Tempe, Ariz., casting doubt on one of the most high-profile self-driving programs. The ride-hailing company is pulling vehicles from streets in…

If you swipe my back, I’ll swipe yours. Tinder users just want to know their stock still has value. LendEdu, a consumer finance comparison site, asked more than 3,800 millennials aged 18 to 22 if they used Tinder and a staggering 72% of them said they did. When the researchers asked them why , 22%…

Whatever happened to Richard Simmons? Over the last six weeks, millions of people have been listening to the podcast “Missing Richard Simmons,” a series that concluded on Monday two days earlier than scheduled with no real answers, but many important questions. The title was deliberately…

Steve Napierski Cartoon by Steve Napierski Their gripes may seem trivial to us, but how many worlds have you single-handedly saved? Hmm ... Cartoon by Steve Napierski . See more cartoons: How 'The Legend Of Zelda' Created The Greatest Gamer Insult Of All Time Gallery 16 Video Game Cartoons That…

While chatting with several friends recently about a new TV show, I enthusiastically recommended it to a friend. “I wish I had time to watch TV,” she said. “I’m just so busy.” These kinds of conversations have become commonplace in cities across the U.S., where addiction to work has become a new…

U.S. stocks looked set to push higher Friday, but were still on track for their worst weekly performance in months, as concerns grew that President Donald Trump’s ability to push through his reforms could be waning. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ESM7, +0.20% rose 37 points, or 0.2%, to 20,626…

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the organization's 10th birthday. He remains inside the Ecuador Embassy in London, while releasing CIA tools for the public to peruse.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) A new Wikileaks release called DarkMatter was released today, affirming that the Central…