Tag Archives: MoneyWatch

High gas prices are unavoidable for Americans who commute to work by car or who plan to hit the road this summer.  But there are ways for motorists to save money at the pump, even with the national average for regular gas at $4.72 a gallon Friday.  Indeed, Americans are looking …

Look no further than your car’s exterior to earn cash to help pay for the surging cost of filling up. New companies enabling drivers to swath their vehicles in advertisements say that drivers — especially those who log many miles on the road each month — are signing up in …

Thousands of workers at Salesforce are pressing the software company to cut ties with the National Rifle Association after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, left 21 people dead. At least 4,000 employees at the San Francisco-based company signed an open letter to co-CEOs Marc Benioff and Bret …

Taxpayers awaiting refunds from Uncle Sam may find some solace in knowing they’ll earn 4% interest on payments from the Internal Revenue Service that are behind 45 days or more. That’s more than double what savings accounts and money market funds currently fetch. The IRS began this year’s tax filing …

Job growth in the U.S. held steady in April despite concerns about inflation and the impact of the Ukraine war on the global economy. Employers added 428,000 new jobs in April, on par with growth in March. The unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 3.6%. “After just over two years of …

Nike’s first collection of shoes for the metaverse is fetching astronomical sums. The collection, known as CryptoKicks, is being auctioned off as non-fungible tokens (NFT) on online marketplace OpenSea. Customers are paying between $4,000 and $9,500 in cryptocurrency for the shoes, but some pairs have sold for well over six …

Amazon is extending the benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site, a move geared toward boosting revenue from merchant fees and expanding its logistics footprint. The company said Thursday the new service called “Buy with Prime,” will initially be available by invitation for merchants who …

More than 8 million users of mobile payments service Cash App could be affected in a data breach involving a former employee who took records containing customer names and account numbers. While account user names and passwords were not affected, the mobile payments app is now notifying customers of the …

BMW is recalling more than 917,000 older cars and SUVs in the U.S. — most for a third time — to fix a problem that can cause engine compartment fires. The recall covers many 3 Series, 5 Series, 1 Series, X5, X3, and Z4 vehicles from the 2006 through 2013 …

Fears of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine are adding to rising global oil prices, causing more pain at the pump for U.S. motorists. Gasoline prices surged across the U.S. this week to their highest level in eight years amid rising concerns that a military conflict in Eastern Europe could drive …