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Economics

Bank robber leaves debit card behind

A woman charged with robbing more than $11,000 from a Waukegan bank was captured less than 40 minutes later after leaving, among other clues, her personal debit card on the teller's counter, according to a criminal complaint filed by the FBI.

Show biz lawyer down to collecting food stamps

Cliff Lovette's days of riding in a limousine to the Grammy Awards or hopping on a private jet with record company executive Antonio "L.A." Reid are behind him. Way behind him. The Atlanta entertainment attorney has suffered a series of financial setbacks -- seeing high-profile clients leave him, and struggling through a recession in the record business as well as a recent divorce.

Progressive Insurance introduces first car insurance-focused app for Android

With the free Android app, users can: * Get car insurance quotes and buy a policy * Make payments and update policy information * Get directions to a local independent insurance agent * Get directions to the closest service center, where customers receive Progressive’s concierge level of claims service * Research crash test results and recall notices

Warning if You Buy Flowers Online

Have you ever placed an order with a company and then discovered a monthly charge was being made to your credit card? Or do you have such a long list of charges on your statement that you might not even notice you've been a victim of "negative option marketing?"