Mike Adams

Christmas Crooks Are on the Loose This Holiday Season — Dollars and Sense
Employee theft and shoplifting will cost retailers nearly $9 billion this holiday season, and unfortunately it's the upstanding consumer who pays for that loss in the end.

More Workers Want Extra Cash Rather Than a Holiday Party — Dollars and Sense
More employees wish their employers would just skip the holiday party this Christmas season and show their appreciation with cold hard cash instead, according to a recent survey by career site Glassdoor.

Walmart Tests iPhone App to Speed Up Checkout Process
Walmart, the world’s largest retail chain, is currently testing a “scan and go” iPhone application that would allow customers to scan items as they shop and pay more quickly and conveniently at a self-checkout counter.

New Research Suggests Working Parents Are Not Focused On Raising Healthy Kids
Many moms today are cursed with having to put in more hours at the office to feed the kids, but a new study suggests that those moms working full-time time jobs to put food on the table are actually not paying close enough attention to their children’s dietary and fitness requirements.

World’s Oldest Person, Besse Cooper, Turns 116 Years Young
Some might find the 116th birthday marker to be a little daunting. However, if you are healthy and lucky enough to be one of only eight people to celebrate it, we are positive the ride has been one for the books.

Latest Gun Statistics Show Americans Want More Firepower
Sometimes it seems like the philosophy behind the right to bear arms was not thoroughly workshopped by our forefathers before they included it as the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

Discover Plans to Have PayPal in Millions of Retail Outlets in 2013 — Dollars and Sense
Soon you will be able to use your PayPal account to make purchases at millions of physical retail outlets across the country, thanks to a recent collaboration between merchants and Discover.

New Research Reveals Egg Yolk Is As Unhealthy as Cigarettes
Just short of playing Russian roulette at the breakfast table, the consensus seems to be that we are all doomed without a doubt, as the latest chapter of the great American death machine has just revealed that eating egg yolk may be just as bad as smoking cigarettes.
So what in the name of Joe Camel is going on here?

Fast Food Apple Slices Being Recalled Across the Country Amidst Listeria Scare
While an apple a day may keep the doctor away, it looks as if fast food apple slices could have you racing for the emergency room.

McDonald’s Testing a Breakfast After Midnight Menu
It appears that while McDonald’s was busy dominating the fast food world they figured out a way to make themselves an even stronger entity in the quick service food industry.

New Survey Reveals Employees Can’t Help But Check In with Work While on Vacation
While a break away from the daily grind should be all about kicking back and relaxing, a new survey suggests that most hardworking Americans do not seem to understand the concept of a vacation.

The Self-Driving Car May Soon Be a Reality to Make Our Lives Easier
Have you ever heard someone talk about how his or her car is so luxurious that it practically drives itself?
Well — today a statement like that can almost be taken quite literally.