AP - The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to block AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA on grounds that it would raise prices for consumers.
consumersRising Gas Prices Force Consumers To Make ChoicesNPR Programs: Morning Edition Wed, 04/13/2011 - 3:10am
For months, gas prices have been rising. In some parts of the country, the price at the pump has hit $4 a gallon. President To Sign Food Safety Bill Into Law. Now What?NPR Programs: Morning Edition Wed, 12/22/2010 - 11:38am
President Obama will sign the food safety bill into law as early as today. But many other challenges lie ahead, such as what consumers will see, where the $1.4 billion cost will come from, and how the regulations are written. Consumers Still Gear Up, Camp Out In RecessionNPR Programs: Morning Edition Thu, 09/02/2010 - 11:01pm
Sales in the outdoor gear industry are up more than 8 percent this year, topping retail sales overall. The industry's strength may be due to its consumers' high incomes, but the recession also has more people heading out into the wilderness. Consumers Still Skittish On Gulf Seafood SafetyNPR Programs: Morning Edition Thu, 08/05/2010 - 10:36am
Restaurants took the word Gulf off their seafood menus right after the spill, but say they are willing to put it back on once the government declares Gulf seafood safe. Consumers Not Buying Seafood's Clean Bill Of HealthNPR Programs: Morning Edition Thu, 08/05/2010 - 2:42am
Certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico have been given permission to resume commercial fishing. Consumers, however, are still leery about eating seafood from the Gulf since all the oil hasn't been cleaned up yet. Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious (AP)Ytop stories Fri, 07/30/2010 - 6:39am
AP - The recovery lost momentum in the second quarter as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment. |
