The economic downturn is forcing America's households to learn a tough lesson: how to fend for themselves. ...more

February 28, 2009

Paula O'Rourke always keeps peanut butter crackers in the car for her children to snack on. The Bethesda, Md., mother of three had just bought a new supply when she heard the product had been recalled because of a risk of salmonella poisoning. She felt obligated to throw away the $2 package, but, she says, "I had this moment where I thought, 'Come on. The chance of these crackers actually being trouble is so slim.'" ...more

February 8, 2009

Americans have slammed their wallets shut since the financial meltdown, and the future is looking downright scary for stores across the country and the whole U.S. economy. ...more

November 15, 2008

NEW YORK - Walt Disney Parks and Resorts today announced a new promotion to admit visitors free on their birthdays next year. ...more

September 18, 2008

In seven years of selling school supplies, Traci Torres cannot remember a back-to-school shopping season shaping up as gloomy as this one. ...more

August 1, 2008

SARASOTA - The Sweetbay Supermarket at Clark Road and Honore Avenue has started a pilot program that, if successful, could be implemented throughout the chain. ...more

June 10, 2008

Jocelyne Aposaga is a hairstylist who relies on tips for about 20 percent of her income. As the economy slumps, she has a new survival plan: cut tips. ...more

May 4, 2008

Television ratings giant Nielsen would like to read your mind about advertisements you see, and it's taking a stake in a brain scan company to try to do just that. ...more

February 8, 2008

Where Torsten Ringberg is concerned, the key to marketing angle grinders and reciprocating saws to bricklayers or carpenters isn't muscle. It's feelings. ...more

January 28, 2008