In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster. ...more

November 21, 2009

Bill Kurek had been coming here from Broward County for 40 years, and he kept passing the sign that boasted Lake Placid was the caladium capital of the world. ...more

November 16, 2009

Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled. ...more

November 8, 2009

Skype, eBay make software deal EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion. ...more

November 7, 2009

and therein is the rub for some of our fellow citizens. ...more

October 31, 2009

How does Dorvan Cofield love Diana, his wife? Let him count the ways. ...more

October 24, 2009

Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull a Halloween costume depicting a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words "illegal alien." A group that supports strict immigration laws says such a move impinges on freedom of speech. ...more

October 21, 2009

A chance to have dinner with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has swelled the coffers of an organization that aids wounded veterans. ...more

September 18, 2009

The price for spending eternity above Marilyn Monroe is $4.6 million. ...more

August 24, 2009

An unnamed buyer has shelled out $500 for a copy of a high school yearbook that contains pictures of an Orlando woman accused of killing her daughter. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the 2003 Colonial High School yearbook with pictures of Casey Anthony was sold on the Web site eBay.com Wednesday. The book didn't belong to Anthony, who is charged with murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. It sold for $499.99, plus shipping and insurance. ...more

June 4, 2009