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Credit Crisis, Debt Load A Double Whammy For Investment
November 9, 2009 — Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new study ... > full story -
Computer Scientists Work To Strengthen Online Security
November 9, 2009 — If you forget your password when logging into an e-mail or online shopping website, the site will likely ask you a security question: What is your mother's maiden name? Where were you born? The ... > full story -
Frequent Flower Buyers Seek Product Variety
November 4, 2009 — Florists and other retailers who sell flowers are helped by a recent study designed to evaluate the differences in floral consumption across consumer groups. "Showing care to others" was found to be ... > full story -
Growing Online Sales Could Lower Prices, But Also Trim Choices
November 2, 2009 — Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new ... > full story -
Virtual Goods Offer An Alternative To Material Consumption As Social Lives Move To Online Networks
October 29, 2009 — Millions of people are spending real money on virtual clothes in online hangouts, digital items in multiplayer games and presents for their friends in social networking sites. This digitalisation of ... > full story -
Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks
October 28, 2009 — Scientists are reporting results of one of the first studies on the release of silver nanoparticles from laundering those anti-odor, anti-bacterial socks now on the market. Their findings may suggest ... > full story -
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Consumer Electronics Can Help Improve Patient Health
October 27, 2009 — Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a new ... > full story -
Even Low Alcohol Consumption Has A Negative Impact On Overall Health, Researchers Argue
October 22, 2009 — Low alcohol consumption is bad for your health in general, according to a new study. Researchers studied the relationship between alcohol consumption and health to test the current theory which ... > full story -
Costs Of Plug-in Cars Key To Broad Consumer Acceptance
October 21, 2009 — A new survey shows widespread consumer interest in buying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. But the cost of the cars is much more influential than environmental and other non-economic factors as a ... > full story -
Older Workers Spend Less On Necessities And Health Care
October 21, 2009 — The number of workers age 65 and older is predicted to increase by more than 80 percent by 2016. In an ongoing study, researchers are examining the financial motivations of older working Americans. ... > full story
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