Investment Firm Buys Fresh Market Grocer For $1.36 Billion
Fresh Market currently has more than 13,000 employees and operates 186 stores in 27 states, particularly in the Southeast.
Economy
Clinton, Sanders Campaigns Expect Tuesday's Race In Ohio To Be Close
Sanders has been hitting his message opposing free trade deals hard in the major industrial state. The issue gave him traction in a win over Hillary Clinton in Michigan, something he'd like to repeat.
How To Pick A Tooth Paste
Go to any pharmacy or grocery store and stand in front of the toothpaste aisle and you will face an overwhelming array of choices. Each brand has a plethora of options
Fashion Retail Slump: Are Brands Out Of Touch?
A couple of major retail brands have posted some grim numbers. Rachel Martin talks with Washington Post reporter Sarah Halzack about why it's so hard to make mid-priced clothes people will buy.
How Low Oil Prices Are Changing Career Plans At An Ohio College
Students come from all over the world to study petroleum engineering in southern Ohio and Marietta College. In the past nearly every graduate had a good job. Not any more.
The U.S. Is Pumping All This Oil, So Where Are The Benefits?
America has joined Saudi Arabia and Russia as one of the world's leading oil producers. Forecasters predicted this would usher in a golden age. It hasn't worked out that way.
FACT CHECK: Republican Candidates On Keeping Or Changing Social Security
The candidates say they want to leave Social Security as it is for people who are already retired, or soon will be. But Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have proposed changes for younger workers.
Dallas Kindergarteners Get An Early Start On Money Management
Financial planners say it's important to start saving for retirement at a young age. You won't believe how young one group of investors is starting in Texas.
Millions Of Voters Are Sending A Message: Our Economic Framework Is Rotten
The Washington consensus on economic policy hasn't changed for decades: Economists and most political leaders say growth is tied to trade, immigration and technology. But now many workers disagree.
What Happens If Reynolds American Changes Owners?
One of the city's signature companies could be picked up by an overseas competitor.