As the economy has become an increasing concern across the country, its hardships are beginning to affect not just individuals, but businesses and organizations as well.

Cybercrime, the harvesting and sale of credit card and other data for online fraud and theft, is a "shadow economy" that mimics the real business world in its practices and the mafia in its structure, according to a new report from security firm Finjan.

Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, today announced the appointment of Robert Page as chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. This appointment is effective immediately.

A sluggish economy has helped bolster the number of business entries in Sonora's 25th annual Historic Downtown Christmas Parade, at least in part, area business and city officials say.

The price of a gallon of gas -- now averaging $4 a gallon in the United States -- is having a major impact on the international automotive industry and the way it conducts business.