economic times

Even in scary economic times, investors who stick with the basics -- indexing, diversifying, dollar-cost averaging and more -- are usually rewarded.  

In these tough economic times, Americans were supposedly paying off debt and spending more wisely. But new figures tell a different story.

So much for righteousness in tough economic times. Overall, stocks of companies peddling products that many of us associate with bad habits are beating the market.

Several grants were awarded to groups working to keep individuals healthy during these difficult economic times, including $180,000 to the Food Research Action Center and $150,000 to the Manna Food Center....

The majority of the awards will be used to strengthen the state's safety net, including up to $1.5 million to help regional health clinic consortia train and assist their member clinics on how to manage during difficult economic times....

In tough economic times, many families look for a way to reframe the season.

Consumer prices fell 1% last month, the most on record. It's good news for consumers looking to save a little on purchases, but as Steve Henn reports, deflation means we could be heading into even worse economic times.

A down economy is usually bad news for businesses, but not Troy-based Entertainment Publications.

The company provides discounts and promotions on the Internet and in traditional coupon books, the type of places people look to save money in tough times.

The firm's website traffic has shot up 50 percent this year and its coupon prints are up more than 33 percent.

It expects more than 1.5 million prints by the end of the year.

Since the mortgage crisis has hit Wall Street, President Bush has said little and offered little involvement.

But what difference can a president really make in economic times like these? Jeremy Hobson reports.

Tough economic times have many seeing red -- and not just in their wallets. Jeremy Hobson reports on another economic indicator that's on a lot of people's lips.