Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States, with its flagship warehouse in nearby Seattle. Costco's Canadian operations are based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is the fourth biggest general retailer overall, Wal-Mart first, The Home Depot second, and Kroger third.

McDonald's employees trained in skills needed to run outlets for the fast-food chain can get credit toward high school diplomas, the British government announced Monday. Why not just get rid of high schools all together and just have McDonalds educate the youth of the world. Is this a sign of the coming apocalypse?

HAVANA | Brazil’s president met Tuesday with ailing Fidel Castro, a surprise ending to a visit in which he offered Cuba credits for food and infrastructure. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also signed a deal for Brazil to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.

Here's a compilation of identity theft videos. Identity theft is getting worse and worse and the Real ID Law going into effect this May 08 won't do much of anything to prevent it. Sure it will get a little more expensive but so long as people continue giving their credit/debit cards to waiters and waitresses at restaurants and fast food places...

Soon your good intentions with carbon offsets may contribute to financing the spread of genetically modified foods and the further growth of large corporate agribusinesses — companies that also happen, incidentally, to be the largest contributors to climate change and environmental degradation.

A US bioscience firm will give Chinese farmers who plant their GMO rice carbon credits to sell on the open market. The company hopes to get the plan registered as part of the UN's Clean Development Initiative.