Investing in limited edition sneakers and clothes

If stocks and bonds aren't your thing, how about investing in limited edition sneakers and clothes instead?  StockX, a Detroit-based trading platform lets you bid on gear---the same way you'd bid in a traditional stock IPO.

Tesla to upgrade semi-autonomous Autopilot system

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla Motors is planning improvements to its semi-autonomous Autopilot system after a fatal crash earlier this summer.

Amazon testing 30-hour work week for some employees

Whatever current work schedule, our dream schedule, our best schedule, at some point or another most of us who abide by a schedule decided by someone else to economically support ourselves desire a little more flexibility.

Questions about safety at amusement parks

It's a scary pastime, and isn't that why people come? While it's only supposed to scare people, a string of theme park-related accidents has left one boy dead and at least 3 other children seriously injured in recent weeks prompting some to question exactly how safe are amusement parks.

Southern Tier's Tioga Downs awarded full casino license

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state gambling regulators have formally awarded a casino license to Tioga Downs, a racetrack and electronic gambling facility in the state's Southern Tier.

Christie vetoes minimum wage hike attempt

Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday shot down an attempt to raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in the next year and to at least $15 over the next five.

Mylan to sell cheaper, generic version of EpiPen

Mylan will start selling a cheaper version of its EpiPen after absorbing waves of criticism over a list price for the emergency allergy treatment that has grown to $608 for a two-pack, making it unaffordable for many patients.

FAA forecast: 600,000 commercial drones within the year

There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Monday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration estimate.

Black market deals on EpiPens can be dangerous

Look online and you might see an EpiPen twin pack on sale for $350 or two out of the packaging and up for grabs at $99. Prices that sound good to any allergy sufferer desperate to save some money but doctors everywhere are warning consumers who are trying to buy their EpiPens online.

The colonel's secret recipe revealed? Not so fast, says KFC

Has Col. Sanders' nephew inadvertently revealed to the world the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices behind KFC's fried chicken empire?

Bryant Park mines data about you from your phone

While hundreds of aspiring yogis strike their best tree-poses on the Bryant Park grass Thursday evening, the Bryant Park Corporation employs new technology to raid their cell phones for information about this crowd that travels to the park for a group stretch.

TPD: Fake $100 bills passed counterfeit pen test

Meeting at a public place wasn't enough to stop a Lutz man from getting cheated out of his iPhone and hundreds of dollars on Saturday. He arranged to sell the phone using a popular app, but the man on the other end of the deal paid in counterfeit money.

Benefits of replacing meetings with tee times

$8.5M are up for grabs on Long Island this weekend as The Barclays takes over The Black Course at Bethpage State Park. 

Auto, technology industries clash over talking cars

Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self-driving cars and someday maybe even help solve traffic jams, automakers and government officials say.

Facebook knows you are likely to vote for

It is common knowledge when you sign up for sites like Facebook you're basically giving the tech giant unfettered access to find out what you like to eat, where you like to go, and now -- even if you don't specifically declare it -- how you might vote.

Iran allows payments for kidney donors

The whirling hum of a dialysis machine could have been the soundtrack to the rest of Zahra Hajikarimi's life but for an unusual program in Iran that allows people to buy a kidney from a living donor.

Expert: Don't wear huge engagement ring to a job interview

The bigger the rock, the harder the fall. That's the advice of career counselor Bruce Hurwitz in his LinkedIn essay that has everyone talking: "When interviewing for a job, lose the ring!"

Kanye West pop-up store opens but no Yeezys

Rap and fashion mogul Kanye West announced the location of 21 pop-up stores around the world and it didn't take long for fans to start camping out.