Lochte finds new sponsor

Ryan Lochte has a new sponsor – Pine Bros. Softish Throat Drops.

It says people should give the swimmer a second chance.

Four major sponsors, including Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren, dumped Lochte on Monday, determining they no longer wanted their brands associated with the swimmer.

He will appear in ads that say the company’s products are “forgiving on youR throat.”

As sales continue to drop, Sears is borrowing 300 million dollars from its own CEO.

When Sears announced its disappointing quarterly earnings Thursday, it also revealed that CEO Eddie Lampert’s investment company had offered and it had accepted the $300 million in financing.

Sears sales have been struggling even in places they were once strong like home and garden and appliances.

Stocks dropped for a second day as the Fed Chair speech looms. Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks today and may give some hints on interest rates.

The Dow lost 33 points.

In an era of add-on fees, crunched-up knees, and general dissatisfaction with air travel, what does it take for an airline to stand out with customers? Apparently not much.

Consumer Reports says higher-rated airlines set themselves apart from the pack by simply giving passengers a bit of room to breathe: two of the top-rated airlines in the survey, JetBlue and Virgin America, are known for having wider- than-the average seats.

Dwayne Johnson’s bank account is solid as a rock offering a crystal-clear view of the gender wage gap in Hollywood.

The “Fast & Furious” star was named Forbes’ highest-paid actor after taking home a whopping $64.5 million between June 2015 and June 2016.

That’s nearly $20 million more than Jennifer Lawrence, the planet’s top- earning actress, pocketed over the same stretch.

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