Dairy Queen

Getting your finances under control on a tight budget is hard, But as Dana Burgess shows, it can be done. Here's how she racked up $63,000 in credit card debt, how she's digging her way out, and how she learned to enjoy living on less.

This weekend marks the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, often called "Woodstock for Capitalists." But what do the tens of thousands of investors making the pilgrimage to Omaha, Neb., get for their trouble?

Wall Street's endless parade of buyouts and mergers, divisions and revisions has created a tangled landscape in which companies that are famous for one thing often own brands that are completely different -- or even diametrically opposed. Here are seven of our favorite mismatches.

Aggressive advertising by fast-food companies has taught 15% of preschoolers to ask to go to McDonald's every day, and convinced teens it's OK to consume as many as 1,100 calories in a single meal, says a sharply critical study of the industry's marketing tactics from Yale's Rudd Center for Food...

It's hot outside, but the ice cream business is preparing for a blizzard. Upstart Yogubliz' Blizz Frozen Yogurt faces a legal challenge from Dairy Queen that the Blizz name is too close to Dairy Queen's own Blizzard dessert.

Dairy Queen is handing out sugary pick me ups starting today, April 19. That's when you can buy one Blizzard and get a second for 25 cents. Tasty ice cream blended with candy for a quarter -- what bliss! My favorite is vanilla swirled with crunchy bits of Butterfinger. The deal lasts until April...

If you have a sweet tooth and want to enjoy your guilty pleasures in smaller sizes, Dairy Queen has a treat for you this summer. Minneapolis-based Dairy Queen, part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is launching a miniature version of its signature Blizzard in August.

When it comes to restaurants, all they want is your money...and your email address. Once they have this bit of information, they can shoot you an email with a come-hither picture of their newest burger at 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning. You know, right about the time that you can barely stop yourself...

I don't want to get all Andy Rooney here, but why in the heck does Dairy Queen charge 40 cents each for nuts and whipped cream on my chocolate sundae when they're simple items I'd expect to come with any sundae? And why do they ask me if I want stuff without telling me how much it is? Suddenly a...

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) CEO and uber-investor Warren Buffett took responsibility for his company's worst performance since he took over 44 years ago, admitting he "did some dumb things in investments" in 2008. The recession and financial crisis swatted Berkshire and the markets alike, Buffett...