Hong Kong's 'Occupy' takes on Beijing

Black-clad lawyers gather at Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal to protest Beijing's influence. HONG KONG (CNNMoney) The pro-democracy protests, which recall the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, have divided the powerful business community....

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Why you don't need to buy extra car rental insurance

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Often times, people end up buying supplemental insurance protection that they really don't need, said Odysseas Papadimitriou, CEO of credit card comparison site, CardHub.com. That can add anywhere from $15 to $30 a day to the...

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Should happiness, more than GDP, define a nation's success?

The tiny nation of Bhutan started measuring "gross national happiness" in the 1970s. More recently, public experts have started to tout the importance of measuring citizens' well-being in addition to GDP. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) But in recent years,...

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American Apparel adopts plan to prevent a takeover

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) On Saturday, the company announced that it has adopted a one-year shareholders rights plan in an effort to prevent Charney, or any other person or group, from seizing a controlling interest in the company. The company's "poison...

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Aereo suspends TV service...but not 'shutting down'

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The court ruling found that Aereo violates copyright law by picking up the signals of local television stations and retransmitting them via the Internet to paying subscribers. "As a result of that decision, our case has been...

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GM's 'culture' blamed for current crisis

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) In an exclusive interview that aired Saturday on CNN's "Smerconish," former GM manager Bill McAleer told host Michael Smerconish that employees who work at GM were "faced with a culture where you get fired if you do talk about...

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Meet Google's futurist-in-chief

SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) Kurzweil appeared before a standing-room only crowd at Google's annual software developer conference on Wednesday to discuss his work for the search giant. He's currently leading a team that's trying to develop artificial...

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Obamacare = opportunity for insurers

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) In Illinois, for example, 10 insurers are submitting proposals to state regulators to market 504 plans on the Obamacare exchange, a huge jump from the eight insurers that offered 165 plans for this year. "Carriers who sat...

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3 bites and you're out! Suarez sponsors flee

Sponsors are distancing themselves from Luis Suarez after he bit another player during a World Cup game this week. LONDON (CNNMoney) Suarez will play no further part in the World Cup after FIFA suspended him for four months from any football...

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Google to focus more on wearable devices

Google co-founder Sergey Brin rocks Google Glass. SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) Google's annual I/O conference for software developers and designers begins on Wednesday. The company is widely expected to showcase its new smartwatch-ready "Android...

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Your dead ex-spouse's debt can become your problem

Divorce doesn't put an end to your liability for joint debt accrued while you were married, even if the court rules your ex should pay it. If he or she dies before doing so, then creditors can come after you. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) After all, you...

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Squandering the family fortune: Why rich families are losing money

In 90% of cases, the family fortune is squandered by the third generation. Here, New York City mansions built by the Vanderbilt family -- a classic example of wealth made and lost. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Nearly 60% of the time a family's money is...

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Can this bank lift 80,000 out of poverty?

Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, cuts the ribbon at the U.S. Training Institute's opening. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Grameen Bank made its name by offering loans of $1,500 to impoverished female entrepreneurs in the developing world. In...

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Seattle $15 wage plan is unfair to me

Kathy Lyons owns a franchise in Seattle and says that her business might not survive the transition to a $15 minimum wage. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) He worries that the city's newly passed $15 minimum wage will hurt his ability to be competitive. That's...

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A $6.9 million bet on a clean shave

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) As a first year student at Stanford Business School, Walker emailed Foursquare founders Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai. He parlayed the email into a job heading up business development for the startup. Walker later left Foursquare...

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Should you drain your 401(k) to start a business?

Eric Schneider emptied his 401(k) to start a specialty coffee and tea shop with his wife Nancy in 2012. Two years later, the business is set to log a profit. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Eric Schneider followed it diligently during his 25 years selling...

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Oil prices spark economic growth concerns

LONDON (CNNMoney) Crude oil prices in London and New York touched levels not seen since last September after militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized city after city over the weekend as they continued their march towards...

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Aereo's Supreme Court destiny

Online TV startup Aereo will soon hear its fate from the Supreme Court. Brian Stelter has covered Aereo from the beginning. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) That's obvious now, two years after the streaming TV service came online in New York City and incurred...

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Friday Links

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) A weekly collection of design, data and interactive links.Photo/VideoSeismik | Herman Kolgen explores vertical layering dislocations8-Bit 3D Art | Ron Burgundy and Boba Fett rendered in 3D printed pixelsKodama | 20syl's new...

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From cancer survivor to millionaire

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The science teacher and textbook author was fighting off a rare and terminal form of cancer as he watched the Great Recession swallow up 40% of his investment portfolio. Friends in finance warned him to dump his stocks because...

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American Apparel's ousted CEO fights back

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) In a letter to the company's board, Glaser, who heads Glaser-Weil's litigation department, claims American Apparel "violated its legal and contractual obligations to Mr. Charney in numerous respects" that have resulted in "substantial...

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Friday Links

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) A weekly collection of design, data and interactive links.Photo/VideoSeismik | Herman Kolgen explores vertical layering dislocations8-Bit 3D Art | Ron Burgundy and Boba Fett rendered in 3D printed pixelsKodama | 20syl's new...

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Google hosts all-girl coding party

Actress and producer Mindy Kaling was the host at an event geared toward getting more young girls interested in tech. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Made With Code aims to address what, according to Google's own research, are the top two reasons women don't...

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Teacher beats the odds on cancer, stocks

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The science teacher and textbook author was fighting off a rare and terminal form of cancer as he watched the Great Recession swallow up 40% of his investment portfolio. Friends in finance warned him to dump his stocks because...

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Hollywood woos China with Hong Kong premiere

Paramount was given access to a Chinese national park to film the latest installment in the Transformers' franchise. HONG KONG (CNNMoney) One Hollywood blockbuster after another is either filming in China or casting Chinese actors, from the new...

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Stocks: Five things to know before the open

U.S. stocks ended mixed Thursday. LONDON (CNNMoney) Stock futures were flat early Friday in the absence of obvious market catalysts. But here are five things you need to know before the opening bell rings in New York: 1. More M&A moves:...

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Bill Gross blames media for Pimco troubles

Bill Gross hit the stage June 19, 2014 at the Morningstar Investor Conference wearing sunglasses and trying to convince attendees his company is fine. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) "We're a happy kingdom at Newport Beach," said Gross, founder and chief...

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Can you inherit your dead parent's debts?

If your parents die before paying off their debts, you may worry creditors will come after you. Usually they can't, but not always. The rules are complex and much depends on state law. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Who is on the hook to pay them? Unless...

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Try on glasses from the comfort of your couch

Kate Doerksen looks at Ditto's site with an employee. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) "I have a small head," she said. "It's always been hard to find exactly the right fit for my skinny face." That eventually helped inspire her to found Ditto, an online...

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BlackBerry stock surges on surprise profit

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Shares of the struggling smartphone maker surged more than 10% in premarket trading and are on track to open at their highest level since late March. The company earned $23 million in the quarter. Excluding certain charges...

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Sneaker resales are hot. But $14,500!

Rare "Eminem" Air Jordan 4's sold in May for an eye-popping price. But fans weren't fazed, as sneaker resales get hotter. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Sneaker connoisseurs and collectors, also known as "sneakerheads," didn't bat an eye at the price. ...

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