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The new strategy for technology companies is to build a device, sell it to consumers and then sell them the content to play on it — and maybe some ads too.

Globally, consumers threw away 41.5 million tons of electronics in 2011. Unless something changes, by 2016 we'll be tossing out 93.5 million tons.

Central bank Chairman Ben Bernanke is betting that the Fed's increased transparency on rates will help spur more borrowing among businesses and consumers.

The nation’s biggest banks are getting back to the business of writing loans to businesses and consumers after another year of dismal returns from in-house investment trading.

NEW YORK -- The start of a new year is typically when consumers take a close look at their finances and make resolutions on saving money and cutting expenses.

The holiday shopping season is wrapping up to be bigger than anyone expected. Now, retailers are holding their breath and hoping consumers will keep spending in the final days before Christmas.

(Michigan Technological University) A new analysis shows that solar photovoltaic systems are very close to achieving the tipping point in many regions: they can make electricity that's as cheap -- sometimes cheaper -- than what consumers pay their utilities.

Cyber Monday, now a sacrosanct day for retailers with even the more basic of websites, is not even ten years years old.A Coined by the National Retail Federation, the term refers to a trend established after consumers got a taste of the wonders of high-speed Internet, but were not likely to have it in their own homes.

90% of consumers will shop online on Cyber Monday. Here's how to keep your personal information secured.

New rules aimed at curbing Venezuela's high inflation by broadening government price controls will scare off investors and hurt consumers, the president of the country's largest business chamber predicted Monday.