DETROIT - Scott Piechocinski roamed the rows of a CarMax dealership in Charlotte, N.C., on a recent afternoon, searching for something small to replace his son's 2001 Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle.

Robert G. "Bob" McEniry believes that making way for the advancing careers of younger employees is key to sustaining a business, even if it means stepping aside himself.

SHOPS in a Northumberland market town are to open for business on Sunday in the run-up to Christmas as it continues to recover from the worst flooding in its history.

NEW YORK (AP) _ Mark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." That's worth thinking about when comparing the current economy to the woes of the 1970s.

Democrat Barack Obama said Republican John McCain's long advocacy of deregulation contributed to the current financial crisis and letting his GOP rival continue those policies as president would be a gamble "we can't afford."