Two items caught my attention in the Aug. 11 Journal Star: "Deb Fischer … It seems to me that both Fischer and MacDonald are standing their ground against affordable health care for people, especially the less affluent. We do not save money by …

IN FACT, TODAY THE CPI NUMBER CAME OUT AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT SELECTED ITEMS THAT CONSUMERS ARE BUYING, PRICES ARE OFF FROM JUNE TO JULY AS WELL AS YEAR-OVER-YEAR. THE FACT OF THE MATTER MIGHT BE IS THAT THEY … THE MORE AFFLUENT CONSUMER, IF YOU …

Wal-Mart attributed the sluggish results in the United States to the payroll-tax increases, a lack of expected inflation in food and “a general reluctance of customers to spend on discretionary items right now,” said Charles M. Holley Jr., Wal-Mart's …

Child care was the second-biggest expense in more affluent homes, ahead of food, while health costs pinched all household budgets. "Health-care and child-care costs have been stresses to families over the past few years," … Low-income households have …

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Child care was the second-biggest expense in more affluent homes, ahead of food, while health costs pinched all household budgets. “The cost of raising a child … Spending on such items in wealthier homes rose 37 percent. “It's a zero-sum game, and …

The publishers of PocketPhonics have conducted an extensive survey across UK schools — and while I know things are a little different in the US, where district-wide iPad deployments are becoming ever more widespread, these results show a few …

The store, modeled after similar Goodwill outlets in Denver and Southern California, will feature “fashion-forward clothing, shoes, accessories and household decorative items at a fraction of their retail value,” according to a news release. Chris …

The 20-something Beijing lawyers and fans of South Korean pop idol Rain are part of a small but growing number of affluent Chinese for whom the craze for all things South Korean means flying to Seoul for the weekend to have wedding pictures taken.