The November election produced an unintended stimulus package for one industry: gun sales. ...more

March 20, 2009

The November election produced an unintended stimulus package for one industry: gun sales. About as soon as Democrats took control of both the White House and Congress last fall, people began lining up to buy guns at local shops. Ammunition has been flying off store shelves, merchants say. ...more

March 11, 2009

The November election produced an unintended stimulus package for one industry: gun sales. About as soon as Democrats took control of both the White House and Congress last fall, people began lining up to buy guns at local shops. Ammunition has been flying off store shelves, merchants say. "Yes, there was a big rush," Christopher W. Drum, owner of CRS Weaponry in Port Richey, said. Sales boomed as much as 60 percent since November, although sales seem to be leveling off of late, he estimates. ...more

March 4, 2009

It may seem like the country that used to make everything is on the brink of making nothing. ...more

February 26, 2009

Retailers are expected to have one of the worst holiday seasons in years as consumers cope with job uncertainty and the nerve-racking stock market, which lost $10 trillion in value between October 2007 and November. ...more

December 25, 2008

One thing on Monica Chandler's "must have" list this Christmas: a healthy dose of skepticism. ...more

November 30, 2008

If it feels like a Twinkie, smells like a Twinkie and tastes like a Twinkie, but has fewer calories, is it really a Twinkie? ...more

November 3, 2008

Author Jennifer McLagan makes a case for the maligned ingredient. Suet, anyone? ...more

September 30, 2008

At a time when shoppers are forking over more money for everything from groceries to gas, The Home Depot Inc. is planning to put some prices temporarily in reverse. ...more

September 17, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Thursday to avoid buying infant formula imported from China, citing reports of babies in that country who have fallen ill with kidney problems after consuming suspect formula. ...more

September 12, 2008