Car manufactures and dealers are shielding themselves against class action lawsuits by incorporating an arbitration clause in the contract when selling a vehicle to a consumer, the New York Times reported.   As a result of the clause,...

Belo Corporation (NYSE: BLC), owner of local television stations and websites, and the Gannett Company have come to terms on a deal that would buy out current Belo shareholders for $13.75 per share in cash.  The transaction...

CNBC is reporting that an elite group of traders pay a fee to Thomson Reuters to access an important economic indicator prior to its public release. The University of Michigan, which generates the consumer confidence statistic, and...

Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) and Equinix Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), two information system infrastructure providers preparing to transition to real estate investment trusts for tax purposes fell in trading after the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scrutinized...

Looking for a synonym for hypocrite? Consumer watchdogs groups have a suggestion: try Google. On Thursday, the company responsible for the Google Glass- a fully functioning computer worn on a person’s head like glasses, which has been...

Two New Jersey women have filed a class action lawsuit against TGI Fridays, alleging the restaurant chain served patrons cheap liquor camouflaged as top-shelf brands. The class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of New Jersey consumers, is...

In an article published on Bloomberg, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may initiate an antitrust probe into Google’s display advertisement business.  The FTC is currently examining whether Google took advantage of its dominant position in this market...

Shares of IEC Electronics Corp (NYSE MKT: IEC) have fallen nearly 30% over two days, to $3.40 per share in midday trading, after announcing its inability to timely file its second quarter results due to a restatement...