To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents. ...more

January 26, 2009

Like anyone who pays attention to business and financial news, I am in a state of high economic anxiety. Like everyone of good will, I hoped that President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address would offer some reassurance, that it would suggest that the new administration has this thing covered. ...more

January 24, 2009

Even after a crucial deadline came and went, the financing arm of General Motors Corp. remained silent Saturday on whether it cleared a final hurdle to become a bank holding company and gain access to billions in federal bailout money. ...more

December 28, 2008

When it comes to Santa Claus, my 9-year-old son is letting go in stages. The other day he made a key tactical concession. ...more

December 25, 2008

Wall Street is showing signs of settling down but the economy is still quite troubled, so putting money into funds that focus on dividends might help some investors regain their confidence in the market. ...more

November 9, 2008

News of economic turmoil bombards us at every turn these days. It may remind some elderly Americans of the fear that struck the nation at the start of the Great Depression. ...more

October 19, 2008

After hearing the country's financial system characterized by words such as "crisis" and "disaster" over the past several weeks, I wasn't surprised to find that my inbox was clogged with questions. Many people are looking for ways to save money. Others want to know where to put the money they've already saved. And nearly everyone wants some reassurance that the decisions they're making - whether they're about credit, their homes, or investing - are the right ones. ...more

October 12, 2008

bread lines stretching around street corners, shantytowns sheltering the unemployed, small-town banks with darkened windows. ...more

October 4, 2008

On June 19, my husband went into Florida Hospital Lake Placid for a routine appendectomy. The surgery went fine, but two days later he came down with shortness of breath and we soon learned he had a pulmonary embolism. The fear we all felt was unexplainable. ...more

July 3, 2008