Monthly $1,000 stimulus payments are coming, and you can apply now
Basic income programs that provide recipients with a guarantee of free money are an increasingly popular experiment around the country right now. States and cities …
Money
Latest Money
Nebraska man takes fake $1 million bill to bank, asks to open a new account
Tellers at Pinnacle Bank in Lincoln, Nebraska, had an unexpectedly eventful Monday thanks to a man who insisted on opening a new bank account with …
Survey: More people than ever are able to go a whole week without spending physical cash
Here’s an idea for an experiment: Could you go an entire week without ever paying for something with actual paper currency? Without ever having cash …
Researchers prove that money does indeed buy happiness
You’ve no doubt heard the old saying “money can’t buy happiness” at least a few times over the years, but new research suggests that it’s …
Even by Bitcoin’s standards, this is crazy
For the last five years, Bitcoin critics have said that the currency is too volatile to be a practical economic tool. The usual response is …
There’s a secret symbol on money that prevents you from copying it
Have you ever tried to photocopy money, or just open an image of a $20 to put it into a dumb Photoshop? If so, you’re …
10 clever ways you can start being smarter with your money today
Oftentimes, even the very notion of trying to improve your financial situation can seem overwhelming. Especially if you’re starting from scratch, trying to come up …
How much money do you have to save each day to become a millionaire at 65?
There are plenty of legal ways of becoming a millionaire, but you probably won’t be able to do it overnight. However, if you’re determined to …
Make money on the side with these high-paying part-time jobs
Working a full-time job is stressful enough, but sometimes you have to start thinking about ways you can make money after regular work hours. Still, you …
Why Did a Homeless Man Return $2,400 Found on the Street and Refuse the $5,000 Reward?
A homeless man in Canada found $2,400 on the street, which he decided to turn over to police rather than keep for himself. The inspirational …
‘Rich Kids of Instagram’ Are Having a Better Summer Than You Are
In today’s increasingly voyeuristic society, there’s an understandable fascination with how those with rather generous bank accounts tend to live their lives. Indeed, the popularity …
Belgium just punked France in the most hilarious way
This past March, France took offense when it learned of Belgium’s plans to release a 2 euro coin to commemorate the 200 year anniversary of …
Kim Dotcom may be able to reclaim his assets thanks to a ‘procedural error’
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, who was recently arrested and charged with racketeering, copyright infringement and money laundering, may be able to reclaim his seized assets due …
Deutsche Telekom confirms $6 billion prenuptial agreement with AT&T
It’s more like a pre-prenuptial agreement, but you get the idea. T-Mobile’s parent company, Deutsche Telecom, has confirmed that it stands to receive a $6 billion settlement from …
Android, iOS grab 34% of U.S. portable video game sales in 2010
Analytics company Flurry has published an interesting study involving Android, iOS, and the U.S. video game market. Following up on a report from 2009, the company notes …
Microsoft employee charged with stealing over $500,000 from company
Charges have been filed by federal prosecutors in Seattle against a Microsoft employee accused of wire fraud. Robert D. Curry was arrested Tuesday morning and …
Verizon to provide free calls, texts from wireless and wireline phones to Japan
One of the nation’s largest telecommunications companies, Verizon Communications, has announced that it will be providing its customers free text messages, along free with wireless and wireline calls, …
LookTel Money Reader: The iPhone as a tool for the blind [video]
In January 2009, legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder went to the Consumer Electronics Show and asked companies to consider the blind when building their wares. At …
WSJ: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon working on mobile payment system
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that U.S. wireless providers AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless are working on a joint project that aims to bring a mobile-phone …
iPad propelling Apple retail store business, up 72.8% year-over-year
Digital Daily has published an interesting report about the profitability of Apple retail stores. The report states that in Apple’s last quarter — Q3 for Apple — the fruit …
AT&T pushes Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 through technical acceptance
We are thinking some of you may have entirely forgot about Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10 Android handset — we know we pretty much have. That’s …
Oracle's CEO highest compensated in the world, Jobs ranked 4th
Here’s a list we wouldn’t mind being on. A recent Wall Street Journal study found that Larry Ellison, Oracle’s CEO, has received over $1.84 billion …
New $100 bill a counterfeiters' nightmare
Sure, this doesn’t exactly fit in with what we normally cover at BGR, but when we saw what the Treasury Department did with the design …
China uses crowdsourcing and money to identify pornography on the internet
Crazy but true… China’s Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center is offering a monetary reward to online surfers who send in information about pornographic websites. The …
Nokia announces new mobile payment platform dubbed Nokia Money
Remember back in July when a handful of Nokia’s trademark applications were uncovered, launching unending speculation about tidbits such as “C Series”, “X Series” and …
