At the Corner Pub on Cincinnati's west side, bartender Melissa Metz can count the cost of the economic hangover in the stack of bills she has at the end of a shift. ...more

June 24, 2008

one of the worst earthquakes in modern history. More than 40,000 people have been found dead so far. Additionally, a number of record setting tornadoes have hammered the midwestern United States. ...more

June 8, 2008

At the time this article is being written, several devastating catastrophes have happened in just a matter of days. ...more

June 7, 2008

Tax rebate checks gave consumers a little extra money in their pockets during May, but most were still spending conservatively, buying necessities such as food and gas and shying away from splurging on clothing or furniture. The result was some better-than-expected sales for the nation's retailers, with lower-priced merchants such as discounters and wholesale clubs showing the strongest gains. ...more

June 6, 2008

As gas prices reach new highs, Americans are driving fewer miles. A study by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows the sharpest decline ever for March. Compared with the same month a year ago, U.S. motorists drove 11 billion fewer miles. ...more

May 28, 2008

Americans are curbing their driving at a historic rate as gas prices reach new highs. A study by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows the sharpest decline ever for March. ...more

May 27, 2008

Will spiraling gas prices impact your vacation plans? ...more

May 22, 2008

Spending less doesn't have to mean settling for less. ...more

May 9, 2008

Battered by a slumping North American auto market and unfavorable currency swings, Toyota is forecasting a double barrel of bad news this fiscal year: its first year-on-year sales slide in nine years and first profit slip in seven years. ...more

May 9, 2008

Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April after months of dismal sales, gravitating toward less-expensive discounters and wholesale clubs but generally still shying away from stores selling clothes and other non-necessities. ...more

May 9, 2008