More than a third of U.S. households relied on credit cards to pay for living expenses, such as rent or mortgage bills, groceries, utilities or insurance, in the past year, according to a new survey on the third ...

“CableWiFi” sounds generic, but it actually refers to a precedent-setting cooperative, with five of the biggest U.S. cable companies providing wireless Internet access to their combined customer bases. Comcast, ...

American Express has forged some unique partnerships, especially within its extensive foray into social media. The latest venture marries the venerable charge card and the Serve digital wallet with FarmVille, the ...

More than a third of Americans surveyed said fuel economy is the primary factor in shopping for their next vehicle, even trumping quality (17 percent) and safety (16 percent), according to Consumer Reports. Nearly ...

Thousands of consumers who purchased two home cleaning products from Oreck Corporation will receive refunds because the company’s ads allegedly made false and unproven claims, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Oreck ...

A new survey of 54 economists provides a fairly optimistic outlook for the remainder of this year and 2013, with moderate growth in jobs and consumer spending anticipated. Those surveyed raised their average monthly ...

Verizon Wireless is eliminating unlimited data plans – sort of. A wireless tech blog this week revealed that the top wireless provider was ditching its $30 per month unlimited plans for 3G customers who were “grandfathered” ...

Skechers USA has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges of deceptive ads and making false claims that “Shape-ups” would help people lose weight, and strengthen and tone consumers’ buttocks, legs and ...

AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, an increase of 1.2 percent – or 500,000 travelers – from the 34.3 million people who did ...

U.S. retail spending barely budged in April, slowing down the momentum from big gains in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said. Retail sales inched up 0.1 percent, weighed down by declines ...