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Why Is Gas So Freakin' Expensive?

Did you know that gas price gouging almost never occurs as prices rise? Rather, it's most often when dealers keep prices artificially high even as their costs fall. More »

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2:46 PM on Tue May 29 2007
By Carey
48,340 views, 80 comments

negotiation

Time To Call And Ask For A Discount, Comcast Revenue Up 80%

As you well know, calling your cable company and calmly telling them they're way overpriced will likely result in your cable bill being lowered significantly. Don't believe us? Try it. More »

11:44 AM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Meg Marco
1,683 views, 22 comments

government waste

Anyone Want To Buy A FEMA Trailer?

FEMA has some used trailers (41,000 of them) to sell and so far, they've been netting "about 40 cents on each dollar spent by taxpayers," according to the Washington Post. More »

1:41 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Meg Marco
19,041 views, 31 comments

burger king

Burger King Is In The Video Game Business; Earnings Up 40% Thanks to XBOX

Who knew? Burger King's XBOX promotion featuring games like "Sneak King" was a huge success, raising same store sales 4.4% in the US. From CNN:
"Burger King Holdings Inc., the world's second-largest hamburger chain, said Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose a better-than-expected 40 percent as an Xbox 360 video game promotion spurred sales in the U.S."
Yikes. Are those games any good? —MEGHANN MARCO More »

11:55 AM on Thu Feb 1 2007
By Meg Marco
502 views, 12 comments

books

J.D. Powers Pens the Profitability of Playing Mr. Nice Guy

It's not just nice to be nice, it also pays better. More »