Five smaller SUVs fared poorly on a new crash test designed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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A new study shows that streaming video company Netflix is the top consumer of home bandwidth ... and it's growing.

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Filmmaker Greg Karber is protesting Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries elitist attitude by giving A&F clothes to the homeless.

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In the wake of Angelina Jolie's announcement, the company that makes the test she used is enjoying a nice bump in its stock price.

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Mega-retailer Walmart is refusing to sign the Bangladesh Safety Accord, instead saying it can police itself better.

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Skechers will pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding its misleading claims about its shoes.

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Amazon is offering all Kindle Fire owners 500 of its new Amazon Coin virtual currency to use in the Amazon Appstore.

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A global crime ring has managed to steal more than $45 million by hacking banks and cash machines around the world.

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Microsoft is toying with -- but not committing to -- the development of a set-top streaming video device to work with Xbox Live.

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Fast-food chain McDonald's is killing off the Angus Burger in an effort to revamp its menu to appeal to more customers.

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Coca-Cola is continuing its efforts -- especially in emerging markets -- to make consumers aware of the nutritional value of its products.

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A new report finds that adolescents who eat at Subway are only marginally better off than if they eat at McDonald's.

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The new Apple iPhone game "Dots" has been downloaded more than 1 million times in less than a week.

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Apple is about to pass the 50 billionth download from the App Store and to celebrate has published a list of the 25 most downloaded paid apps.

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For the fourth straight year, Google holds the top spot on the list of the best Fortune 500 companies for which to work.

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Through its ownership of PayPal, online auction site eBay is considering making digital currency Bitcoin one of its payment options.

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Drugmaker Pfizer is taking Viagra online and selling it directly to patients on its own website.

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Older, more health-conscious consumers are driving cereal companies to add more nutritional value to their products.

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Facing a growing move of customers toward indie coffee shops, Starbucks is testing out a new indie shop without corporate branding.

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New Sears CEO and majority shareholder Eddie Lampert spent two hours at the company's annual meeting this week talking turnaround.

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Pepsi is apologizing for a Mountain Dew ad which is being criticized as "arguably the most racist commercial in history."

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The Volkswagen iBeetle -- a car that's fully integrated with the iPhone -- debuted this week at the Shanghai Auto Show.

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McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is hinting that big changes -- including delivery and all-day breakfast -- could be coming soon.

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A new study of Facebook user behavior indicates that each time a consumer "likes" or "friends" a business' page, it's worth roughly $174.17 to that company.

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A study has connected the chief ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller to cancer and Parkinson's disease.

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A 340-pound man is complaining that Southwest Airlines humiliated him by removing him from a plane and informing him of their "customer of size" policy.

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Retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) is removing pressure cookers from its stores near Boston. The removal — which applies to stores in Massachusetts — is a temporary one, Patch.com reports. “It’s a temporary thing out of respect,” the manager of a store in Natick said. The move is local and the cookware will still be available on…

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Chipotle is finding itself involved in another investigation into its hiring practices, following two earlier inquiries by the Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Office and the SEC.

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Another Carnival cruise ship -- the Carnival Ecstasy -- lost power for a short time last night because of a mechanical error.

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The two largest theater chains in America -- in a dispute with Disney -- are refusing to sell advance tickets to the upcoming 'Iron Man 3'.

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Amid softening demand for PCs, manufacturers are lowering their prices to what is being described as "Black Friday" levels.

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Shock jock Howard Stern lost his appeal of a lower courts ruling on his $330 million stock suit against Sirius XM.

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Rumors are circling that Microsoft -- at a planned May 21 event -- will announce the next-gen Xbox console.

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KFC is trying its biggest product change in history: its switching to boneless chicken.

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Dunkin' Donuts is testing a new breakfast sandwich featuring eggs and meat between two halves of a glazed donut.

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In an effort to provide better advice and customer service, Bank of America is changing its lobbies and attitude.

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Shoe company Reebok is facing pressure to drop rapper Rick Ross after his lyrics about date-rape gained public awareness.

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Disney announced Wednesday that it was shutting down video game studio LucasArts and ending production of two Star Wars games.

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In response to grown men's fascination with My Little Pony, Hasbro and Build-A-Bear Workshop are bringing out two new plush ponies.

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A catalog typo had retailer Macy's selling a $1,500 gold necklace for about 3% of the price.

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A Ponzi-style scheme in a small town in North Carolina has taken in more than 1 million people for $600 million.

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A new treatment for type 2 diabetes has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Chipotle announced it would disclose all of its ingredients and pledge to remove GMOs and other unhealthy ingredients on its menu, pleasing a popular food blogger.

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The Internal Revenue Service just released its annual list of the dozen most popular tax scams so taxpayers can protect themselves.

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Fast food chain Panera is experimenting with "pay what you want" for it's turkey chili in all 48 St. Louis-area locations.

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A lawsuit against Parkay Spray alleges that the "no-fat no-calorie" butter substitute has a lot of fat and calories.

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is maintaining the company's support for gay marriage and told an investor to sell his shares if he didn't like it.

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A man in New Jersey is suing celebrity physician Dr. Oz after he reportedly burned himself while following the doctor's advice.

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Actress Mila Kunis has moved her money into the market, and at least a few skeptics have taken the news as a sign the market has topped.

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A Reuters reporter has been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous.

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