American households lost $1.33 trillion of their wealth in the first three months of the year as the recession took a bite out of stock portfolios and dragged down home prices. ...more

June 12, 2009

The DVR takeover of America's living room continues briskly, and more Americans looked at the January launch of shows like "Lost," "24" and "American Idol" and decided to watch later. Sometimes a week or two later. ...more

March 12, 2009

Banks collecting billions of dollars in federal bailout money sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers to the U.S. for high-paying jobs, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications. ...more

February 1, 2009

TAMPA – After failing to eat 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, Takeru Kobayashi had the same reaction last year that more than 2 million people fought back. ...more

July 3, 2008

For U.S. retailers, the phrase "challenging environment" has become a shared refrain for one of the toughest quarters in decades. And merchants expect the climate to remain rough for the rest of the year as higher gas and food costs as well as slumping home prices weigh on shoppers. ...more

May 21, 2008

She hooked me with the word "debt." "The word alone causes people's blood pressure to rise. It's a hard-sounding word, phonetically in sync with its impact on people's lives," writes Tamara Draut in the foreword to the compelling "Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt." ...more

May 11, 2008

You have one year from today to get ready. By law, on Feb. 17, 2009, all TV broadcasters must upgrade to digital and stop broadcasting their old analog signals. Nearly 20 million American households will be affected. Are you one of them? ...more

February 15, 2008

Score one for the regal beagle. Uno, the first beagle to win Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club, has vaulted the breed of Underdog and Snoopy to the highest echelon of doggie stardom. ...more

February 14, 2008

I know that analog television is going off the air next February and that I can keep using my old analog set with a digital converter box, but I can't find any at a reasonable price. So what good is a $40 coupon from the government for the purchase of a converter? ...more

January 28, 2008

Tampa Bay area football fans who lack access to the NFL Network received a belated Christmas gift Wednesday. ...more

December 27, 2007