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The damages from BP's oil catastrophe are fast spilling into the high billions, and experts are just beginning to project what that will do to our...

To demonstrate the union of airlines United and Continental as a "merger of equals," the company planes will represent both carriers in a special...

Hmm? Did America top the list? According to Businessweek, although the U.S. consumes the most coffee, it "can't crack the top 10 on a per-capita...

When we found out Greek coffee cup inventor Leslie Buck died this week, we asked Marketplace Morning Report Host Steve Chiotakis to reflect on the...

Aaron Viles of the Gulf Restoration Network put up a quick blog post for people interested in volunteering at the BP oil spill in Louisiana. Check...

If you're grabbing a coffee in the Big Apple, raise a cup to Leslie Buck. The 87-year-old paper-cup company executive and Holocaust survivor, who...

Conan O'Brien has given his first post-Tonight Show interview to "60 Minutes." The interview airs this Sunday, May 2nd. NBC apparently prohibited O...

Arizona is facing a big backlash over its immigration law, as we reported. But now even businesses with loose associations to Arizona are bearing...

The National Milk Producers Federation is very protective about the use of the word "milk." USA Today reports they've written the FDA for the sec...

If you're planning to buy a McDonald's Happy Meal for your kid in California's Silicon Valley sometime soon, don't expect to get a toy....