Time Warner and Intel on Wednesday issued disappointing guidance.  Computer chip maker Intel Corp. said it expects fourth-quarter revenue to drop 23 percent, below prior estimates.

The Virginia Board of Education is considering requiring a financial-literacy course for high school students in order to graduate with an advanced-studies diploma

Energy prices tumbled across the board Wednesday as a government report showed U.S. oil reserves were much bigger than expected, suggesting demand continues to fall

Here’s a look at some recent recalls: cribs, electric toasters, girls jackets, bicycles, dried sweet potatoes.

Understand what you are buying. Read the fine print very carefully, cautioned Virginia AARP spokesman Tony Hylton. A contract can contain guaranteed items and non-guaranteed items.

The CPSC is recalling more than 56,000 Jardine cribs because the slats on the crib can break and cause dangerous gaps to infants and toddlers.

The bear may lurk for a good while yet, but don’t lose hope for the eventual return of the bull either, some local investment advisors and market analysts say.

With anywhere from 700 to 1,000 NASCAR team employees looking for work and racing teams struggling to find sponsors and keep the teams they still have running, a lot of people are having to use job search skills that they haven’t used in years, Don Gemmell said.

The Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday the U.S. services sector contracted at a slower pace in December. But the National Association of Realtors says pending home sales fell to the lowest level on record in November, much more than expected.

The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.