Netflix ditches star rating system for ‘thumbs up, thumbs down’
NEW YORK — From now on, rating Netflix movies will be a bit like using a dating app. At 9 a.m. ET Wednesday, Netflix’s five-star rating system vanished. In its place are “thumbs up” and “thumbs down”...
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Neuhaus brings chocolate twist to ‘The Smurfs’ with mushroom house tin
The Neuhaus Smurf Mushroom House Tin features 24 pralines in Belgian chocolate. (Neuhaus) NEW YORK — It’s the Smurfs like you’ve never seen them. Belgian chocolatier Neuhaus unveiled their Smurfs...
View ArticleJCPenney stores get a temporary lifeline
NEW YORK — JCPenney tried to close the doors, but shoppers came pouring in. The company said Thursday that it’s decided to throw a temporary lifeline to 138 stores that it planned to close in April and...
View ArticleBebe is closing all its stores, the latest casualty in retail
NEW YORK — Bebe is closing all its stores, the latest brick-and-mortar retailer to get dumped by customers who would rather shop with their phones than their feet. Bebe Stores, which models itself as a...
View ArticleDo you work overtime? Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK — If you get paid for working overtime, you can thank President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law in 1938. It's the same legislation that sets the federal...
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield will offer customers free Lyft rides
NEW YORK — Blue Cross Blue Shield wants you to make it to your doctor’s appointments — so much that it’s willing to pay for your Lyft. The health care provider announced Wednesday that it will offer...
View ArticleIs this the last Black Friday?
This could be a make-or-break holiday shopping season for some of America’s retailers. Economic conditions are good — unemployment is the lowest it’s been in 17 years, and credit is cheap and easily...
View ArticleThe good, the bad, and all the issues shoppers faced on Black Friday
The holiday shopping season is on, and consumer experts say Black Friday did not disappoint — numbers were some of the best in recent years. Shoppers spent more than $600 million Friday morning, but...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S9 is all about the camera
Watch Video NEW YORK — The South Korean tech giant on Sunday unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world’s largest phone show. While the phones are about the...
View ArticleBusinesses look for customers and help during major utility work along 9th...
The burgers and their delicious toppings are competing for the attention of neighbors and visitors to Hell's Kitchen. Utility work on water mains and pipes along 9th Avenue has been going on for...
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