Several of the nation's largest retailers cut their earnings forecasts Thursday after lingering summer weather and an uncertain economy kept consumers from shopping last month and left the big merchants with disappointing sales. ...more

October 12, 2007

Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, was sued by wheeled-footwear maker Heelys for making knockoff skates that Heelys claims violate a patent. ...more

October 11, 2007

Publix Super Markets' future growth includes its restaurant and organic grocery ventures, company President Ed Crenshaw said Friday. ...more

October 6, 2007

Microsoft Corp. launched a Web site Thursday for managing personal health and medical information, but privacy advocates worry that neither the technology nor U.S. law will protect patients' most confidential details. ...more

October 5, 2007

The Eagles will perform during this fall's Country Music Association Awards for the first time, a nod to the success of their new single, 'How Long,' on country radio. ...more

September 28, 2007

Twenty-one people in eight states may have fallen ill after eating hamburgers possibly contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. ...more

September 27, 2007