Americans were finally given another outlet for their discretionary-income spending Tuesday, when it was announced that a new consumer-product item is available for retail purchase.

BATTLE CREEK, MI—Amid a firestorm of controversy, Kellogg's is voluntarily ceasing all sales of its new cereal Choco-Bastard. "We are withdrawing the cereal ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Starbucks announced that people can now enjoy an espresso any time they please, even while defecating.

Last week, the Justice Department and 20 states filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft, accusing the software giant of monopolistic business practices, such as its ...

NEW YORK—Seeking to reduce costs, AT&T eliminated 1,500 mid-level employees Tuesday.

NEW YORK—At the current rate of mergers, there will be only one corporation in the world by the year 2000.

Advance orders for the newly revived VW Beetle have far exceeded Volkwagen's expectations. What do so many people want the car?

ROANOKE, VA—A day after the bank's record-breaking $42 billion merger with First Federal of Virginia, spokespersons for Midlantic Trust held a press conference ...

NEW YORK—Demography Today, a new magazine targeting the demographer demographic, is set to make its debut on U.S. newsstands this week. "Our statistical ...

DUBUQUE, IA—An era came to an end Tuesday when Pat's Place, the nation's last themeless restaurant, closed its doors in Dubuque. "We ...

LOS ANGELES—Psychic phone services across the nation are declaring bankruptcy as a result of the Caring Psychic Souls Service's recent announcement that it ...

After nearly a decade of enormous profit and growth, Nike hit a wall in 1997, with sales down substantially. What are the reasons for Nike ...

ATLANTA—When Andrew Nash decided to abandon a successful career in land development to pursue his lifelong dream of owning his own children's hospital ...

REDMOND, WA—In a step to protect their "intellectual property," the Microsoft Corporation patented ones and zeros.

VIENNA, VA—According to AOL CEO Steve Case, there is room enough for everyone in cyberspace.