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Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's scalping about 1,000 tickets from each show to make up for the cheaper regular price. "I'm in the scalping

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats. The Hops for Heroes project began in 2011 as a collaboration between Center of the Universe Brewing Co.

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime - baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the

France won't force companies to cap executive pay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced Friday that the government no longer plans to

World stocks stabilize after big sell-off

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By NATALIYA VASILYEVAAP Business Writer MOSCOW (AP) - World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei, which had led the previous day's

Japan's PM Abe defends policies as markets settle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's top leaders are defending the economic strategies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though the central bank chief acknowledged a need for better communication with financial markets, a day after Tokyo shares suffered their worst

GOP's Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do - one of their own. After all, the Wisconsin governor weighing a 2016 bid for president spent seven years as a

6 tips on managing your 401(k) plan effectively

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By ALEX VEIGAAP Business Writer The run-up in stock prices this year could tempt even the most hands-off investor to wade into their 401(k) and make some changes. The Dow Jones industrial average, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes are each up more than 20 percent over the past 12

Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week for critics of a massive, five-year farm bill that would cost

Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd