FTC scrutiny dims allure of toning shoes

Athletic shoe companies often insinuate that their newest products will help you jump higher or run faster.
Then came along toning shoes. With slightly unstable soles, […]

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Regulators close Virginia bank; 2011 total is 72

Regulators on Friday closed a bank in Virginia, lifting to 72 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized Bank […]

Libyan fighters have no certain info on Gadhafi

A military spokesman for Libya’s transitional government says revolutionaries have no certain information about Moammar Gadhafi’s location.
The spokesman Col. Ahmed Omar Bani says he thinks […]

Donations prompt federal inquiry of Missouri’s ex-Gov. Wilson

Federal authorities are investigating former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson in connection with two campaign donations to the state Democratic Party in 2009, numerous sources close […]

Stocks fall sharply as Europe worries deepen

Stocks fell sharply in morning trading Tuesday as worries deepened about Europe’s debt crisis and the weak U.S. economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury […]

World Bank: China can help by boosting consumption

China can boost global economic growth by pressing ahead with reforms to promote domestic consumption and reduce reliance on exports and investment, World Bank President […]

U.S. jobs report fuels recession fears

A disastrous U.S. jobs report Friday provided the best evidence yet that the American economy is sputtering toward a recession.
Economists say that spells trouble for […]

Budget deficit slips to $1.28T; red ink continues

After months of unrelieved gloom and discord, Congress and President Barack Obama are starting to make a dent in the federal budget deficit. It’s projected […]

Stocks fall as traders worry over weekend

A growing belief that the country is headed toward recession gave the stock market its fourth straight week of losses.
The anxiety in the market was […]