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Augusta National, the all-male country club that hosts golf's Masters tournament, always invited the CEOs of sponsor IBM to join -- until this year, because a woman, Ginni Rometty heads the company. Now both sides have a big PR problem.

Warehouse club Costco is adding gas pumps to more stores as it seeks to expand its sales of fuel to America's price-sensitive drivers. Find out what effect Trefis sees the discount gas business having on the retailer's bottom line, and where it sees the stock price going.

Decided that 2011 will be the year of the treadmill and spinning class for you? Better read all the fine print before signing an expensive gym contract. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray says checking the cancellation policy is particularly important (not that we're saying you're going to...

My parents are brilliant at personal finance. When they see or hear an advertisement trumpeting how much money they'll save if they just buy this, that or the other thing, they're smart enough to say, "I know how to save even more money!" How? By not buying that money-saving "miracle" product being...

Membership has its privileges, the question is -- are they worth it? Unequivocally, the answer is a resounding ... maybe! Ultimately, the value of anything depends on how much you use it. If you pay $399 for a Disneyland annual pass and go once, that's an expensive trip. If you buy the same pass...

Who among us doesn't own a closet full of toys, tools, clothes and electronics that we just had to have, only to find after we made the purchase that we'd pretty much wasted our money? Don't place too much of the blame on yourself: the advertising world devotes itself 24/7 to enticing you to open...

Cutbacks are coming as state and local governments try to achieve anything resembling a balanced budget. One of the items on chopping blocks across the country is support for local zoos and aquariums. New York has one of the most prominent examples of zoo cutbacks. Governor Paterson is cutting the...