Lifestyle and Budget

Former first lady Nancy Reagan was a ‘true champion’ of Alzheimer’s disease.

CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves recently said he thinks Apple has hit the “hold button” on its much anticipated Apple TV live streaming service, and although Wall Street shops including Goldman Sachs forecast a launch in 2016, consumers may not see the live streaming service next year.

Video game maker Activision Blizzard said it will buy "Candy Crush Saga" creator King Digital Entertainment for $5.9 billion to strengthen its mobile games portfolio.

Netflix announced that new parents who work for the streaming-video giant can take up to a year of paid leave, topping its Silicon Valley rivals.

AutoNation, which cut ties with TrueCar, is taking a different approach to digital car shopping.

Amazon is reportedly laying plans to expand its lineup of private-label products, adding a wide range of food and household items.

Be aware when you book online you might not actually be dealing directly with the hotel of your choice but a website set up by a third party.

Comcast’s Xfinity & NASCAR want to reward loyal fans while also bringing in new ones. 

Baseball fans hoping to use Meerkat or Periscope to stream live video from Opening Day games today might strike out. Major League Baseball will watch for egregious self-streaming activity, said Bob Bowman, president of business and media for the league.

TUN’s founder Peter Corrigan aims to ease the trillion-dollar financial burden American college students carry, while propping up local businesses – through an app.

StubHub rolled out an all-in pricing model starting with Major League Baseball last year, getting rid of the extra fees when you check out, and has now extended it to everything on its site.

Pandora plans to start rolling out in-car advertising this month, while the Internet radio giant’s market share continued to climb in December.

Online sales on Cyber Monday jumped 16% to set a new single-day record, as more shoppers turn to e-commerce to check off their gift lists.

Johnson & Johnson reportedly stopped selling certain products on Amazon.com in a dispute over third-party sales.

Amazon.com will start delivering packages on Sundays in select cities, partnering with the U.S. Postal Service to make it happen. •Report: J&J Drops Tylenol, Band-Aids From Amazon

Microsoft quietly began a trade-in program for used iPad tablets, challenging Apple fans to switch to products like the Surface.

The home information provider agreed to purchase New York City real estate website StreetEasy for $50 million. 

The bidding war for the streaming video site is now a party of two, in addition to an offer from Time Warner Cable to buy just a stake in the company.

The bidding war over Hulu is nearing completion, with three groups reportedly submitting final offers for the online video site. Meanwhile, Time Warner Cable offered to buy just a stake in Hulu.

The company, which bills itself as the world’s largest digital coupon provider, expects its IPO of about 9.1 million shares to be priced at $20 to $22 a share.