Even as most of the world struggles with soaring fuel and food prices, two major issues facing President Bush and seven other leaders as they meet here this week, many people in Japan see an opportunity to shine during these tough economic times because of the nation's long-running conservation programs. ...more

July 7, 2008

We are facing difficult times with gas prices rising nearly every day, the stock market falling precipitously, food prices rising, floods and tornados in the heartland and other disasters. ...more

July 5, 2008

Just a few months ago, the consensus view was that Barack Obama would need to choose a hard-core national-security type as his vice presidential running mate to compensate for his lack of foreign policy experience and that John McCain would need a running mate who was young and sprightly to compensate for his age. ...more

July 1, 2008

The holiday shopping season is still months away, but a growing number of economists are predicting it could be worse than last year - which is to say, disastrous. ...more

June 26, 2008

United Airlines has laid off 1,400 employees and will, in the next two or three months, furlough 950 pilots. ...more

June 25, 2008

Homeowners rebelled Thursday night against a proposed budget that would increase their community development district assessments by $540 next year. ...more

June 25, 2008

Making ends meet on food stamps has never been easy for Cassandra Johnson, but since food prices began their steep climb this year, she has had to develop new survival strategies. ...more

June 22, 2008

The economy, hobbled by higher fuel and food prices, tighter credit and a depressed housing market, is limping along at a snail's pace, a private business group said Thursday. ...more

June 20, 2008

Since Lorne DeWitt apparently considers the bulk of the scientific community to be "environ-whackos," he probably doesn't really want an answer to his question as to why it was so cold in the 1940s, given global warming. But here's one anyway. ...more

June 20, 2008

We know, we know. Gov. Charlie Crist apparently wants to be John McCain's running mate so bad that he is parroting his proposals, even if they are fiscally bad and potentially harmful for Florida. ...more

June 20, 2008