FROM NEWS STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Updated: 08/29/08 7:10 AM
Once relegated to the dank corners of the basement, shoppers are re-embracing the deep freezer, stashing bulk-sized purchases of meats, fruits and vegetables there as they work to combat rising food prices.
By Gillian Flaccus
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The $100 million jury award in the three-month legal battle between Mattel Inc. and Bratzmaker MGA Entertainment left one key issue unresolved.
By Tom Krisher
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 08/26/08 7:10 AM
DETROIT — In a normal year, the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt wouldn’t be any different than the 2008 model, save for a few minor cosmetic changes. But this is far from a normal year.
By Derrik J. Lang
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 08/26/08 6:56 AM
LOS ANGELES — Will Wright is not offended by the explicit monsters some folks have created using his evolution simulator, no matter which private parts they may resemble. In fact, Wright said he’s been impressed with the indecent beasts spawned by a slimmed-down edition of “Spore,” his much-anticipated but difficult-to-describe game.
By Anick Jesdanun
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 08/26/08 6:56 AM
NEW YORK — A highly popular Scrabble clone already pulled from Facebook in the United States and Canada continued its tumble over the weekend as the online hangout extended its block of the game throughout most of the world.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish mobile operator said Friday it had hired actors to stand in line to buy Apple’s iPhone as the ubiquitous device went on sale for the first time in the Eastern European country.
By Samantha Maziarz Christmann
NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
Updated: 08/22/08 7:14 AM
BHY S&B Holdings, a newly formed affiliate of investment firms Bay Harbour Management and York Capital Management, acquired bankrupt discount clothier Steve & Barry’s for $168 million at auction early Thursday morning.
LORDSTOWN, Ohio — General Motors Corp. said Thursday it will invest more than $500 million in the U. S. to build a new compact car that will compete in an era of high gasoline prices.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mars Inc., the maker of Snickers bars and M&Ms candies, says it is raising prices on various items to offset the higher costs of raw materials, packaging and energy. The statement issued this week by Mars follows a similar announcement by its larger rival, The Hershey Co.
By Rachel Metz
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 08/21/08 6:37 AM
NEW YORK — Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.
By Stevenson Jacobs
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 08/21/08 6:37 AM
NEW YORK — As prices for crude oil and other commodities ease, consumers have gotten a small dose of relief at the gas pump. But don’t expect less pain at the grocery counter.
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (AP) The Quebec metropolis of Montreal snagged the most expensive spot on a new global version of Hasbro Inc.’s Monopoly, unseating the Atlantic City fixture of Boardwalk as the board game’s most prestigious property.
By Dan Strumpf
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 08/19/08 6:41 AM
NEW YORK — U. S. car buyers are growing less satisfied with their purchases from domestic automakers while their Asian and European competitors continue to improve, according to a recent survey.
