Adam Allington

Ten thousand dollar sign-on bonuses and generous benefits? No, we’re not talking about the tech industry; it’s nurses who are now in high demand. As the economy improves, many older nurses are cutting back hours or retiring, causing a major shortage across the country. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.

While banks make loans to those with extraordinary credit, these companies take on more risk.

Women running companies face higher scrutiny from board members and the media.

There's another telecommunications deal that could affect the way you go online.

Wings and football games - a national American pastime

The good news: a new report shows that Apple sold over a million smartwatches this summer. The bad news: sales are 71 percent down from the same period last year. Smartwatches were quick out of the gate, but sales have slowed, including Garmin’s and Samsung’s versions. What’s behind this drastic drop in sales?   

Retail broker TD Ameritrade has announced it’s buying competitor Scottrade in a $4 billion deal, hoping to shore up the low-cost stock trading industry as it deals with declining revenue and growth. Online brokerages helped popularize trading for the masses in the 90s, but now they’re under pressure as investors move to more passive investing […]

COLA will increase 0.3 percent in 2017. Social Security payments remain flat.

The fix for attack ads run amok has lost some of its power in the digital age.

Pepsi plans to cut calories in two-thirds of its drinks to target obesity.