WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about spending to invigorate the recovery. That's the picture that emerge...
AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business
Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers ...
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
When marketers knowingly play in the darker parts of the gray to drive sales, they're doing a disservice to the consumer and the industry. A good deal not a good deal when it misinforms consumers.
The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business
The US might be in the midst of a second housing and financial bubble, according to economist and Yale Professor Robert Shiller. Shiller and Financial...
Eric Schurenberg | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business
To the extent that the Clunkers program gave Americans a reason to believe that things can return to normal and to that the government has a handle on recovery, it was a pretty good investment.
Jim Randel | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business
The Great Recession may be technically ending, but I recommend that consumers proceed with caution.
Jill Schlesinger | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business
Why is Wall Street sure that things are honky-dory, while Main Street is plagued by anxiety? Because Main Street has started to accept the reality of the past 20 years and change its behavior.
Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business
The centrality of the U.S. consumer to the overall global economy has meant his pulling back on a debt induced shopping spree, which has sparked a worldwide synchronized recession.
Reverend Billy | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York
Consumerism is what they call a "totalizing system." It expands outward across the landscape and simultaneously into the individual's psyche. It must expand.
Grant Cardone | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business
We became too reliant and dependent upon others for our false sense of security. The institutions we relied on for easy credit and cheap financing have left us for this new reality.
Wendy Gordon | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living
The bill gives the FDA broad new powers to regulate produce at the farm level and review corporate records on activities ranging from food-processing to pathogen-testing.
Levi Novey | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green
We shouldn't generalize from a study that had found that 98% of "green" products on the shelves of American supermarkets made false claims.
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business
The stock market surged Tuesday after a big jump in consumer confidence, despite word of a 19.1 percent drop in housing prices over the past year and ...
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — Even with unemployment still rising and home prices still slumping, Americans are getting their confidence back in the economy. A wide...
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 06.18.2009 | Style
I haven't forgotten those pre-2007 feelings of indulgence, even though they prevented me from fully preparing for the rain clouds of 2009 hovering over my (hat-less) head.
Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the abusive and predatory practices of the credit card companies.
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 05.29.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — Consumer confidence zoomed past economists' forecasts in April to its highest level since November, reflecting a growing sense that t...
Harry Moroz | Posted 05.09.2009 | Business
This rather overwhelming response to the first "green shoots" of the economic crisis suggests that we've reached a significant, even threshold, moment that policymakers must utilize.
Ryan Mack | Posted 05.06.2009 | Business
If we don't have faith, we will see the level of apathy continue to rise while production continues to decrease, causing this recession to lengthen.
Carolita Johnson | Posted 03.05.2009 | Comedy
Bob Burnett | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
During his first 100 days in office, President Obama faces daunting problems, including a deteriorating economy and two wars. On May 1st, how can we tell whether he is doing a good job?
Don McNay | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business
In today's economy, there are a lot of things out of control. Greedy bankers and lousy leaders put the world in peril -- it is easy to get depressed. Then I think about the bright side.
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — This is one recession Americans aren't going to spend their way out of. The Conference Board said Tuesday its Consumer Confidence In...
AP | ELLEN SIMON | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — The grim outlook for the economy was affirmed Tuesday by separate reports showing consumer confidence and housing prices have plummet...
MSNBC/Local News | Posted 01.30.2009 | Home
Three men were arrested when a brawl broke out at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin the day after Christmas. Local news reports: The big-tim...
AP/Huffington Post | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business