Consumers who have not yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one for the holidays. ...more

November 21, 2009

Football fans aware of President-elect Barack Obama's call for a college football playoff have another "poll" they can focus on in the meantime, thanks to Coldwell Banker Real Estate. Since the Akron Zips are ranked No. 1, rather than the Alabama Crimson Tide, this so-called poll, at first glance, could cause football followers more grief than the system that determines the teams for the Bowl Championship Series title game. The real estate company released its rankings of the most affordable and expensive college towns based on a four-bedroom home with a family room. ...more

November 22, 2008

Consumers' appetites for home furnishings dropped again in August, with orders tumbling 16 percent to $1.68 billion - the fourth double-digit decline in six months. ...more

November 7, 2008

Hewlett-Packard Co. weathered economic turbulence remarkably well in the fiscal third quarter, but the technology bellwether faces another big challenge: stiffer personal-computer competition that threatens to slow its steady growth. ...more

August 21, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed an online movie download service it launched less than a year ago. ...more

December 29, 2007

General Motors Corp. probably thought nothing could be worse than poor quality ratings or a strike by the United Auto Workers union. ...more

November 30, 2007

Apple's fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 67 percent and easily beat Wall Street expectations, capping a record-breaking year that saw unprecedented momentum in its Mac business, ceaseless consumer interest in its iPod players and a successful introduction of the iPhone. ...more

October 23, 2007