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  • According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, young workers are being pushed out of the labor market as older workers delay retirement or…

  • A study by the business advisory firm AlixPartners says the many U.S. consumers plan to drink around the same or less this year….

  • After computer engineers got wind of a Mattel voting campaign to figure out Barbie's next career, the newest doll comes dressed in a binary code…

  • Facing months of slowing sales, Wal-Mart is slashing prices on thousands of products. The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart's sales at U.S. stores…

  • If you need a good excuse to indulge today (beyond the fact that it's the weekend), maybe you'll want to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Twinkie…

  • Anyone catch that new Tiger Woods Nike commercial? Where his deceased father speaks while the golf icon just stands there? It's just the first of…

  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration acknowledged the potential harmful effects of antibacterial chemicals like triclosan, which is used in many…

  • Thailand's prime minister has declared a state of emergency after "red-shirt" protesters broke into the parliament building, sending government…

  • Apple says it will unveil a new version of the iPhone operating system at an event on Thursday, April 8. Several tech Web sites have already…

  • You might remember the story reporter Ashley Milne-Tyte did on a push to clarify ink cartridge labels so that costs are more transparent to…