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Jolly holiday for retail
Jolly holiday for retail
CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Retailers are anticipating a jolly holiday as shoppers get off to a fast and early start to the holiday season.
Consumers say 'Show me the bargains'
Consumers say 'Show me the bargains'
CHICAGO, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers say the deals had better be good if retailers want them to spend their money this weekend.
Thanksgiving is coming and Butterball is ready to help
Thanksgiving is coming and Butterball is ready to help
CHICAGO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- It's 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving and the turkey still is in the freezer. Is the holiday ruined? Will this mean pizza for dinner? What's a novice cook to do?
Fear of reality drives Halloween spending
Fear of reality drives Halloween spending
CHICAGO, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Grim economic figures and the fear of unemployment are doing little to put a damper on Halloween celebrations this year, with a record 170 million people planning to spend as much as $8 billion to celebrate the ghoulish holiday, retailers say.
Oil prices, global demand push food higher
Oil prices, global demand push food higher
CHICAGO, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Food prices are up, but the global economy -- rather than a lack of rain in the U.S. Corn Belt -- are likely to blame, a U.S. food marketing expert says.
Reframing what it means have balance
Reframing what it means have balance
CHICAGO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Job satisfaction ranks higher than benefits and pay as the reason U.S. workers stay with their current employers, a survey by the American Psychological Association suggests.
School lunches getting a colorful makeover
School lunches getting a colorful makeover
CHICAGO, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- School cafeterias are taking on a colorful new look this fall as students across the country sit down to lunches that feature red sweet peppers, yellow squash and purple cabbage.
Despite economy, Americans still optimistic
Despite economy, Americans still optimistic
CHICAGO, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- In 1992, Bill Clinton made "It's the economy, stupid" his successful presidential campaign's mantra. Twenty years later, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney would do well to take a page from Clinton's playbook.
Time running out for states to control their insurance exchanges
Time running out for states to control their insurance exchanges
No matter how loudly Republicans maintain they're going to repeal healthcare reform, with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on its constitutionality behind us, it's time for states to begin implementing one of the law's signature provisions: setting up insurance exchanges for those who have to buy health insurance on their own.
Dog days of summer becoming back-to-school shopping daze instead
Dog days of summer becoming back-to-school shopping daze instead
The dog days of summer used to be for lazing about at the beach or swimming hole.
Organics gain clout in export markets
Organics gain clout in export markets
CHICAGO, July 15 (UPI) -- Organics have moved well beyond the niche of farmers markets and health food stores to become an important sector in the U.S. economy and the next big commodity class to watch, the Organic Trade Association said.
Preserving the perfect summer tomato
Preserving the perfect summer tomato
CHICAGO, July 1 (UPI) -- Juicy, red tomatoes right off the vine and sweet strawberries that melt on the tongue -- fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden or a nearby farm are one of the joys of summer that disappear all too quickly.
U.S. consumers say 'No' to antibiotics
U.S. consumers say 'No' to antibiotics
A U.S. consumer group is campaigning to get local supermarkets to sell only meat that has been raised without antibiotics.
Healthcare reform rhetoric heating up as SCOTUS decision, election near
Healthcare reform rhetoric heating up as SCOTUS decision, election near
As the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, so is the rhetoric surrounding healthcare and President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
Boomerang kids not being tossed back
Boomerang kids not being tossed back
U.S. Census figures suggest 3.4 million newly minted college graduates are heading out into the world this month, although more than half won't be venturing far from home.
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A trader wears a DOW 15,000 hat on the floor of the NYSE before the closing bell on Wall Street In New York City on May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time in history. UPI/John Angelillo