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  • The damages from BP's oil catastrophe are fast spilling into the high billions, and experts are just beginning to project what that will do to our…

  • To demonstrate the union of airlines United and Continental as a "merger of equals," the company planes will represent both carriers in a special…

  • Hmm? Did America top the list? According to Businessweek, although the U.S. consumes the most coffee, it "can't crack the top 10 on a per-capita…

  • When we found out Greek coffee cup inventor Leslie Buck died this week, we asked Marketplace Morning Report Host Steve Chiotakis to reflect on the…

  • Aaron Viles of the Gulf Restoration Network put up a quick blog post for people interested in volunteering at the BP oil spill in Louisiana. Check…

  • If you're grabbing a coffee in the Big Apple, raise a cup to Leslie Buck. The 87-year-old paper-cup company executive and Holocaust survivor, who…

  • Conan O'Brien has given his first post-Tonight Show interview to "60 Minutes." The interview airs this Sunday, May 2nd. NBC apparently prohibited O…

  • Arizona is facing a big backlash over its immigration law, as we reported. But now even businesses with loose associations to Arizona are bearing…

  • The National Milk Producers Federation is very protective about the use of the word "milk." USA Today reports they've written the FDA for the sec…

  • If you're planning to buy a McDonald's Happy Meal for your kid in California's Silicon Valley sometime soon, don't expect to get a toy….