Retailers hope many of us spend this Labor Day shopping — the holiday weekend is an important one for stores. Some schools start classes later this year and many shoppers have held off on back-to-school purchases. So retailers are pushing special deals and promotions to draw tepid consumers back to the check out line. Janet Babin reports.
Ball gowns that literally make you glow, a chic mini dress that doubles as phone — these aren't ideas from the future, but ideas that are already available on the market. Janet Babin reports.
The travel industry was hit hard by the recession. But rental car companies Hertz and Avis are putting up a fight for another rental company Dollar Thrifty.
If you're a "wealthy, sophisticated" investor, there's a special market for you, the secondary trading markets. It's where you can trade shares of private companies who haven't made the leap to IPO, but seem promising.
Just before Hewlett-Packard and Dell offered to buyout 3PAR, a data storage company, 3PAR's investors were deciding whether to sell the company or hold out for better future returns. Marketplace's Janet Babin looks into why 3PAR caught the eye of the two computer giants.
Bank of America and Visa are getting ready to try a pilot program in New York that will let some customers pay for stuff with their phones. Janet Babin reports.
Initially, it may seem Intel's acquisition of computer security company McAfee is an odd one. But Marketplace's Janet Babin reports that it's a merger that makes sense.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will come out with statistics on workplace fatality rates for 2009. Commercial fishing is among the most dangerous professions. There may be a few ways to protect fishermen from danger, but some say the measures soak their profits. Janet Babin reports.
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch says he plans to launch a digital newspaper made just for distribution on tablet computers like the iPad. Janet Babin reports.
