cash

You are here this morning to discuss why some states and cities are fighting the move away from cash. What’s the story? In recent years we have seen a rapid shift away from cash, both in the U.S. and around the world. Fewer people are using paper money, and the number of retailers cutting out […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions prize was already giant, but now it’s even bigger. Lottery officials have increased the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night’s drawing from $654 million to $667 million, making it the third-largest grand prize in U.S. history. The increase reflects a surge in ticket sales. The record lottery jackpot […]

Authorities say a U.S. postal worker admitted to stealing over 6,000 greeting cards filled with cash and checks while delivering mail in Wisconsin. Ebony Lavonne Smith, 20, pleaded guilty last week to theft or receipt of stolen mail, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. According to the Sentinel, residents in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin began reporting that they were not receiving cards in […]

A Houston, TX area woman nearly lost her life after she was run over by thieves who attempted to snatch her purse containing $75,000 in cash. Yes, you read that right. She was run over. The wild surveillance video shows the woman arriving to a Valero gas station she co-owns with her husband. Seconds later a robber hopped out […]

LAPD won’t be able to use surveillance footage to catch whoever broke into Usher’s home and took off with $820,000 in jewelry and cash…because the security cameras were stolen as well. Usher’s estranged wife, Grace Miguel, reported the burglary to LAPD, saying their housekeeper notified her of the break-in on March 29, according to the […]

The world’s leading streetball brand to visit major cities throughout the country, taking on the top local players at each tour stop; the best player…

NEW YORK (AP) — Here are the 10 highest-paid CEOs of 2013, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive pay research firm: 1.Anthony Petrello, Nabors Industries, $68.2 million, up 246 percent 2.Leslie Moonves, CBS, $65.6 million, up 9 percent 3.Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, $55.3 million, up 294 percent 4.Stephen Kaufer, […]