When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry customers cross their thresholds.

(CNN) -- Unemployed people with disabilities are having increasing trouble finding a job. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities was at 14 percent in February, compared with 8.7 for people without a disability. The rate for disabled people

The world's airlines have agreed to new fuel efficiency and carbon emission targets which go much further than the levels required through regulation, an industry group said on Saturday.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- In a decision as shocking as Friday's surprise peace prize win, President Obama failed to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday.

Star Ledger reporter goes to sex industry convention to compare how journalism and adult entertainment are both having to compete with free content on the world-wide web.

The ultra-rich are taking a more hands-on approach to investing and protecting their fortunes, and are increasingly determined that their children also know the ropes, wealth managers say.

For millions of Americans, the recession has been a curse. For a relative few, it's something more complicated: A catalyst for change. An opportunity to grow. A kick in the butt.

It's a bonanza! At least that is how some describe the drug industry's expected windfall from the swine flu pandemic as it prepares to cash in on what could be the most widespread winter flu season for a generation.

Another way to stick it to patients

Anyone who has ever been into a Starbucks knows the beverages aren't cheap. As a frugal mom, I hardly ever go there - I brew my Green Mountain coffee at home and add flavored creamer and cappuccino mix