First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices. ...more

November 7, 2009

New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in 14 weeks, a possible sign that the massive wave of layoffs has peaked. ...more

May 8, 2009

Liberty Investing In Satellite Radio Sirius XM Radio staved off a possible bankruptcy filing Tuesday when Liberty Media agreed to invest $530 million in the ailing satellite radio company. ...more

February 18, 2009

Five Guys Eyes South Tampa Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries has signed a lease to put a new restaurant inside Sunshine Plaza, 4304 S. Dale Mabry Highway, now wholly occupied by Sunshine Thrift store. A real estate Web site also indicates a Verizon store is coming to Sunshine Plaza. ...more

February 11, 2009

She sat patiently in her wheelchair, as scurrying volunteers gathered ham, a turkey, canned goods, bread, and bags of potatoes, apples and pungent onions in a storeroom with sporadic drafts of frigid air from outside. ...more

December 26, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when "out-of-control" shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept shopping when store officials said they were closing because of the death, police and witnesses said. ...more

November 30, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division. ...more

November 22, 2008

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) - Style at a Wal-Mart used to mean a clean cut on the side of a box so customers could get their products right from the case. ...more

November 2, 2008

At a time when shoppers are forking over more money for everything from groceries to gas, The Home Depot Inc. is planning to put some prices temporarily in reverse. ...more

September 17, 2008

Consumer Prices Surge, Job Market Remains Strained WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation is running at the fastest pace in 17 years, the job market is under further strain and foreclosure filings are surging. ...more

August 17, 2008