consumers

Happy Cyber Monday! If the crowds on Black Friday were any indication, it looks like consumers will be busy surfing the Web for deep discounts as well.

Two readers weigh in with ideas on getting bailout dollars into the hands of consumers. Because if the Treasury chief can't decide how to spend it, we can.

The federal government made two big moves to help consumers, but some people are ineligible while others will have to wait months before the benefits trickle down.

Consumers should not expect lower food prices anytime soon because the prices on most meat and packaged items are holding firm or even increasing.

While U.S. merchants are a few weeks away from wrapping up a potentially disastrous 2008, experts say there is some relief on the horizon in 2009 for both stores and consumers - and it's coming from thousands of miles away in China.

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.

As consumers try to pinch pennies this holiday season, they are going to spend less money on gift cards than last year, according to a report released Tuesday.

Google's ad business was supposed to be recession-proof. But Google and companies like it rely on search-related ads and fewer people are clicking on them.

Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

The head of the Senate Banking Committee Thursday said banks receiving money as part of the $700 billion federal bailout must step up their lending to consumers and businesses.

Borrowing by consumers increased in September after a pullback the previous month, according to a government report issued Friday.