200-square-foot ‘shed’ renting for $1,050 a month in California

A rental listing in San Diego received some backlash from locals who say the rental illustrates how bad the cost of living has become in the city.

Nestle's new luxury KitKat will cost $17

Nestle is launching a luxury, bespoke KitKat through its KitKat Chocolatory, which will first open as a pop-up in 30 stores across the U.K., before it will become available through the chocolate company’s new online shop.

More generic Zantac tablets recalled due to concerns over carcinogen levels

Apotex Corp. issued a voluntary recall of ranitidine tablets, a generic form of Zantac meant to treat heartburn, over concerns that the tablets may contain too much of a probable human carcinogen.

NY Attorney General sues Dunkin Donuts

The New York attorney general says Dunkin' Donuts violated state law by not notifying almost 20,000 customers, including more than 2,000 in New York, about cyberattacks on their accounts in 2015 and inadequately warning more than 300,000 customers in 2018 about another attack.

Snickers introduces pecan candy bar for a limited time

Snickers announced a pecan version of its popular candy bar and it’s sure to have Snickers lovers going nuts.

Marshalls launches first-ever online store

Marshalls, popular discount retail store, has officially launched its first-ever online store.

Recall of blood pressure medications expanded for 5th time due to possible cancer risk

Federal health officials said a recall for medication used to treat high blood pressure has been expanded for a fifth time after trace amounts of a possible cancer-causing substance were detected.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy amid thousands of opioid lawsuits

Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in the first step in a complex, multibillion-dollar plan by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments over the nation's deadly opioid disaster.

Blue pumpkin or bucket: What does it mean?

Kids all over the country will be hitting the streets to go trick-or-treating Halloween, and you may see different colored candy buckets and pumpkins.

RECALL: Death of toddler prompts recall of over 316K chests of drawers

Canadian furniture company South Shores Industries Ltd has issued a recall for over 316,000 chests of drawers sold in the US and Canada after a toddler died due to an unanchored three-drawer chest.

Spring 2019 home-buying tips
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Spring home-buying season is almost here. Grant Long of StreetEasy expects this to be a busy spring season. A lot of listings will come on the market in March and a really big wave will hit in April and May. Last year was a really big spring buying season, he says, because a lot of sellers decided it was the right time to list. More than 12,000 units were listed on StreetEasy in March, April and May 2018.

2019 real estate trends for NYC
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To rent or to buy? To sell or to hold? Where will you find the best real estate deals in New York this year? StreetEasy senior economist Grant Long says prices are continuing to fall in a lot of places in the city and buyers continue to have the upper hand in negotiations.