Deals fatigue? Groupon stock 27 percent down

Camry sheds ho-hum image to snare younger car buyers

New toilet technology after 150 years

Home Depot sees signs of improving housing market

ATLANTA (AP) - The Home Depot Inc. is feeling more optimistic about the recovery of the housing market after customers spent more on sprucing up their homes in the second quarter. The country's biggest home-improvement retailer said Tuesday that strong cost controls and healthy sales of paint, bathroom accessories and kitchen installations helped lift its net income by 12 percent during the ...

Higher retail spending lifts economy hopes

Luxury cars do poorly in new safety crash tests

Chevron refinery deemed hazardous

Number of new credit cards issued up 4%

Phone companies lose broadband subscribers for 1st time to cable firms

Google cutting 4,000 jobs at Motorola unit

Judge tentatively OKs $40M Skechers settlement

Falling GM stock raises government loss on bailout

A quick explanation of those darn Social Security offsets

Federal budget deficit totals $974B through July

CEO salvages JC Penney 2Q earnings disaster

Cheerios stands by TV ad showing mixed-race family

Cloud computing rains billion-dollar deals

ITC rules for Samsung, bans iPhone 4 imports

Frozen berry mix linked to hepatitis A recalled

Home prices jumped in April by most in 7 years

Chrysler refuses US request to recall vehicles

Merck, Bristol jump on cancer drug news

US blames Apple for 2010 run-up in e-book prices

US proposes labeling some nonbanks threats

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NEW NYC ADS WARN ABOUT SWEET TEA, ENERGY DRINKS:NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's campaign to cut consumption of sugary drinks now features ads warning people about sweet teas, sports and energy drinks and fruit-flavored beverages.

Dunkin' taking doughnut bacon sandwich national

Auto sales pickup in May

Shameful lack of progress on Social Security reform

Cancer Society: Sweet smokes aimed at kids

Dell board recommends buyout offer